St Anton, Austria
For a bargain late-season break, head to snow-sure St Anton, with deals in March and April through the local tourist board (+43 54 46 22690, stantonamarlberg.com). Celebrate the resort's glorious firn snow (when granular snow melts, forming a soft top layer) between 19 March and 2 April from €394pp per week, including a six-day lift pass (flights extra).
Méribel, France
Enjoy being looked after for the week beginning 19 March at Chalet de Méribel in the Trois Vallées ski area, for £535pp, including flights, through SkiFrance (0845 862 1121, skifrance.co.uk, book by 19 February). It is offering 30-40% off chalets across the French Alps in March with, in several resort, a week's lift pass for just £50, a saving of around £150.
Morzine , France
How about this for a bargain: a week half-board at Chalet Club Les Gourmets in Morzine, part of the Portes du Soleil ski area, for just £254pp, based on two sharing. This includes return overnight coach travel from London Victoria, Thurrock, Maidstone or Folkestone. Skiweekends has dozens of holidays on offer at just £200pp (08444 060600, skiweekends.com). These include Friday-start weekend trips to Brides les Bains, in the Trois Vallées, and week-long trips to Morzine (excluding February half term).
Val Thorens, France
Head to Val Thorens, the highest resort in the Alps, from 26 March and stay in Residence Les Temples du Soleil, in an apartment sleeping up to five, for €516pp (saving €344, flights extra) through apartment rental company Pierre & Vacances (08700 267145, pv-holidays.com). P&V is offering up to 60% off at 10 other top French resorts from now until the end of the season.
Arinsal, Andorra
A week half-board at the Hotel Princesa Parc in Arinsal, on the western side of Andorra, costs £449pp including flights from Gatwick departing on 6 March (a saving of £200pp) through Directski.com (0800 358 0448). It has £200 off every holiday to Italy, France, Austria, Andorra and Slovenia. For Andorra, it is also throwing in free lift passes for under-11s.
Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
Book a week at any hotel in Madonna di Campiglio – a great resort for beginners and early intermediates in the Brenta Dolomites – through Enchanted Holidays (020-8538 3927, enchantedholidays.co.uk) between 19 and 26 March and it will throw in a six-day SuperSkirama lift pass (giving access to eight resorts) saving you £171.
Nendaz, Switzerland
By next Saturday (12 February) , you could be skiing the tree-lined descents of Nendaz, lined to Verbier, staying in a Valasia studio apartment for £286 for two, saving £141, through Interhome (020-8246 4100, interhome.co.uk, flights extra). The company offers a last-minute booking discount of 33% up to eight days before travel on more than 300 properties in Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland.
Ylläs, Finland
Break away from the ski herd by trying a week self-catering at the Akas Alp Apartments in Ylläs, Finland's largest ski area, through Igluski (020-8542 6658, igluski.com) for £464pp (a saving of £154pp), including flights from Gatwick on 27 March. Igluski is also offering 25% off hundreds of breaks to Switzerland, France and Austria.
Banff, Canada
Fancy high-mountain scenery and backcountry routes? Ifyouski.com (020-7471 7734, ifyouski.com) has up to 50% off trips to Banff, in the Canadian Rockies. Seven nights' room-only at the Inns of Banff from 23 February costs £499pp (saving £440pp, based on two sharing), including flights from Gatwick.
Steamboat, Colorado, US
Good news for powder-hounds looking to ski Colorado's famed "champagne powder" without breaking the bank: Ski Safari (01273 22060, skisafari.com) is offering more than 25% off 10 nights at the Steamboat Grand hotel in February and March (excluding 4-12 March). Prices start at £1,389pp (a saving of £375, based on two sharing), including breakfast, flights from Heathrow and transfers. The company also has a seven-day lift pass for the price of five, from £148, a saving of £42.
