Ski Solutions – New for Winter 2022/23

16th October 2022

Last modified on October 20th, 2022

The leading UK ski agent has a host of new offerings for the coming winter. As the first snow falls in the Alps and some glaciers area open thoughts are turning to winter.

“After our busiest summer on record, we’re extremely excited about the start of the next ski season.

“We have some fantastic new product updates this year, including an exclusive partnership with new Bear Lodge hotel in Les Arcs, brand-new luxury hotels in Alpe d’Huez and St Martin de Belleville, and we’ve expanded our offering in Norway with the addition of four ski resorts in the country.

“These new products will offer more options for our clients’ next luxury ski trip and after two years of interrupted ski seasons, we can’t wait to get our clients back on the slopes this year.” – Craig Burton, MD of Ski Solutions.

Ski Solutions. Image © Ski Solutions

Ski Solutions launches exclusive packages to Les Arcs 1950 hotel, Bear Lodge.
Ski Solutions introduces four new Norwegian ski resorts.
New hotel L’Eclose Hotel opens in Alpe d’Huez, France.
Brand-new luxury hotel, M Lodge, opens in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France.
Serre Chevalier makes moves to go carbon neutral.
New luxury chalet in Méribel available to book with Ski Solutions.
Brand-new Zermatt chalet available to book with Ski Solutions
Three new ski resorts available for train travel packages.
Canadian resort, Whistler, to receive new lift upgrade.

The French Alps. Image c/o PlanetSKI

Ski Solutions launches exclusive packages to Les Arcs 1950 hotel, Bear Lodge

Ski Solutions has partnered with VIP SKI to exclusively offer flight-inclusive packages to Bear Lodge a new hotel in Les Arcs 1950.

The hotel is ideally located to allow easy access to the 425km of slopes in the Paradiski ski area.

This 30-bedroom hotel offers rooms with piste side views from the balconies so that guests can feel fully immersed in the ski scene at all times.

The hotel’s own state-of-the-art restaurant offers half board, including wine, with a choice of menu to fuel hungry skiers.

Guests are also encouraged to make the most of the hotel’s own après bar, which is a great place to end a day on the slopes or enjoy a pre-dinner drink.

As well as the food and beverage options, Bear Lodge has facilities available to all guests.

Unwind after a day on the slopes in the hotel’s spa or take a relaxing dip in the swimming pool.

The hotel has also partnered with ESF in Les Arcs to provide complimentary ski guiding for the first two mornings of the holiday to help guests familiarise themselves with the ski resort – good for those who are new to the resort.

There’s an in-house ski shop, making the collection of ski equipment smooth and seamless on arrival.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay half board at Bear Lodge, Les Arcs 1950 priced from £1,440pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Bear Lodge, Arc 1950. Image c/o VIP SKI

Ski Solutions introduces four new Norwegian ski resorts

As the most successful nation to compete in the Winter Olympics, it should come as no surprise that the skiing scene in Norway is second to none, and the destination certainly shouldn’t be forgotten about when considering a destination for your next ski holiday.

Often favoured by those in search of some quieter slopes, the Norwegian ski resorts offer guests uncrowded mountains, state-of-the-art lift systems, and a warm welcome from friendly locals.

Not only is the skiing world-class here, but the experiences offered by Ski Solutions, both on and off the piste, are equally impressive.

Surrounded by fjords, mountains and villages, ski holidays can be tailored to include both time spent on the slopes as well as opportunities to explore the towns and fjords within the same trip.

Ski Solutions is excited to now be expanding its Norwegian holiday offerings with the addition of the Norwegian ski resorts Hafjell, Kvitfjell, Hemsedal and Norefjell as part of their winter 2022/23 portfolio, so guests will have more choice when booking their ski trip for this season.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay half board at Norefjell Ski and Spa, priced from £795pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

For more information on Norwegian resort options: https://www.skisolutions.com/ski-holidays/norway-resorts

Norway. Image © PlanetSKI.

New hotel L’Eclose Hotel opens in Alpe d’Huez

To add to Ski Solutions’ growing portfolio of properties, brand-new for this season is the L’Eclose Apart-Hotel complex which has been built in the family-friendly resort of Alpe d’Huez.

The new building presents a great mix of both modern and traditional architecture, taking inspiration from its surroundings in the resort, whilst still providing guests with that all-important luxury feel.

The hotel is located at the bottom of the ski slopes, providing ski-in, ski-out experience.

In terms of facilities, there’s a heated indoor swimming pool surrounded by windows, with views out onto the slopes, as well as a fitness room, hammam, sauna and massage treatment cabins.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay at L’Eclose Hotel Alpe d’Huez priced from £780pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Alpe d’Huez, France. Image c/o PlanetSKI.

New luxury hotel, M Lodge, opens in Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, France

Situated in the village of Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, M Lodge is a five-star hotel offering a luxurious haven for skiers during a visit to the famous Trois Vallées ski area.

The new hotel has 25 bedrooms, all decorated in Alpine style.

Guests can enjoy the spa facilities that can be found at the hotel, complete with a sauna, massage room and indoor swimming pool.

The hotel also has a games room and wine cellar, so there’s plenty for all guests to enjoy during their stay.

The hotel offers skiers direct access to the largest ski area in the world via the Saint-Martin gondola, and from here, skiers can access 600km of terrain across Les Menuires, Val Thorens and Méribel.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay with bed and breakfast at M Lodge, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, priced from £2,370pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Les Trois Vallees, France. Image c/o PlanetSKI.

Serre Chevalier makes moves to go carbon neutral

Ski areas around the world are working towards carbon neutrality.

Serre Chevalier is doing its bit to make skiing more sustainable, as they aim to have 30% renewable electric power by next year.

Earlier this year, the resort’s first hydro-electric turbine was installed, with production starting in the spring of 2022 and a second turbine will begin working in the spring of next year.

As an eco-conscious ski area, Serre Chevalier has created a local organisation designed to promote the transition to carbon neutrality across the resort community to generate ideas and help support multiple projects at all levels.

In Serre Chevalier their group is called ‘Tous Engagés’ and brings together employees, resort guests and partners to help achieve the goal of achieving carbon neutral status.

Additionally, in a bid to improve energy efficiency on the slopes, there is the movement to adapt the speed of ski lifts to cut energy use and new, lower-energy lifts are under construction in the area.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay with bed and breakfast at Le Grand Aigle Hotel and Spa in Serre Chevalier priced from £1,040pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Serre Chevalier, France. Image © PlanetSKI

New luxury chalet in Meribel available to book with Ski Solutions

Chalet Le Cygne is a Savoyard chalet designed with style and luxury in mind.

The chalet is in a ski-in ski-out location so skiers will waste no time in getting out onto the slopes each morning, and it’s also located near the Rhodos lift, providing guests with access to the centre of Méribel and Courchevel.

After a day out exploring the many pistes in the Trois Vallées, guests can enjoy the chalet, complete with a sauna, underfloor heating and a fireplace in the open-plan living area.

The chalet sleeps up to eight guests across four bedrooms, so this is good for a family or group of friends looking to explore Méribel next season.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay self-catered at Chalet Le Cygne, Méribel, priced from £1,365pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Les Trois Vallees, France. Image c/o PlanetSKI.

Brand-new Zermatt chalet available to book with Ski Solutions

Designed by the Zermatt designer Heinz Julen, Chalet Schlumatt is a four-bedroom property which is situated within the heart of the Winkelmatten area of Zermatt.

The chalet is located in a ski-in ski-out location, and it’s a three-minute walk from the main Klein Matterhorn ski lift.

The apartment is built in a traditional Swiss-style and sleeps up to eight people in four bedrooms.

The open plan kitchen and living area is the good for guests to relax after a day out carving down the slopes.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay self-catered at Chalet Schlumatt in Zermatt priced from £1,305pp. Flights and transfers are not included in this price. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Zermatt, Switzerland. Image c/o PlanetSKI.

Three new ski resorts available for train travel packages

Last year, new train travel packages were launched to provide skiers with a way of travelling to French ski resorts using the train travel hubs of Moûtiers and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.

This eco-conscious mode of travel offsets travellers’ carbon footprint by up to 90% compared to travel by aeroplane, providing a more sustainable way to travel to the mountains.

This sustainable mode of transport has now expanded its reach with three new ski resorts being added to the train packages for this season.

These resorts include Courchevel, La Rosière and Val Thorens.

Ski Solutions will be offering a wide variety of holidays to the Alps this season via train travel including ski resorts such as, but not limited to, La Plagne, Les Menuires, Méribel, Brides les Baïnes, Les Arcs, Tignes and Val d’Isère.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay at White Pearl Lodge & Spa in La Plagne priced from £970pp, including Ski Train from London to Moûtiers, return transfer from Moûtiers to Plagne Soleil, and La Plagne lift pass. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Canadian resort, Whistler, to receive new lift upgrade

The mountains in Whistler offer the ultimate big mountain experience, and Ski Solutions has been facilitating holidays to the destination for years.

As part of Vail Resort’s $325 million investment across 14 resorts, people will be have increasingly easy access to the slopes.

Whistler is also on track to have two brand-new, high-speed lifts ready for winter, which means that skiers will spend more time on the slopes, and less time travelling to get there.

The new ‘Creekside Gondola’ will be an eight-person gondola aimed to improve uphill capacity by around 35% as well as the ‘Big Red Express’, a six-person chair lift that will increase uphill capacity by nearly 30%.

HOW: Ski Solutions offers a seven-night stay room-only at Hilton Whistler Resort in Whistler priced from £1,555pp, including flights and transfers. www.skisolutions.com / 020 7471 7761

Ski Solutions

Ski Solutions is Britain’s original specialist ski travel agency and tailor-made tour operator and have been arranging ski holidays for over 35 years to Europe and North America.

Ski Solutions works with the finest chalets, hotels and apartments in the mountains and with access to the full ski market, they can tailor-make the perfect holiday.

Offering total flexibility, their ski experts can find the best solution for their clients, whether that’s a luxury seven-night escape, a ski weekend or a long-haul, multi-destination trip.