Skiers can expect to pay upwards of 15 % more for skiing trips this winter as operators cut the quantity of holidays available.
Peak-season weeks will be particularly expensive yet even at other times there will be fewer big discounts on trips.
Snowboarding insiders say that with skiing companies slashing holidays by as much as 27 % prices are unlikely to fall.
Demand is already beyond the number of beds available for school holidays that for the second year occur on the same week for most the schools in England and Wales.
Price rises along with a decrease in the amount of holidays comes after what was a especially good winter season for snowboarders with deep snowfall across France.
With the collapse of the pound sterling against the US dollar wiped out profits leaving a lot of small providers in the red.
Next season already looks brighter for vacationers happy to go on vacation in Jan or March, as costs for ski holidays France will cost on average 16 % on the average, rather than 28 per cent for peak-season dates.
Airlines, chalet companies and ski resorts are beginning to recognize that they have to offer holiday makers reductions or deals. Organised snowboarders will pay for as many extras ” such as lift passes and ski rental ” in sterling before they leave home.
