Snowboarders should expect ski holidays to cost up to 15 % more for ski vacations this coming winter as operators slash the number of ski trips on offer.
Peak season trips will be especially pricy however even at other dates there may be fewer heavily discounted snowboarding holidays.
Snowboarding industry insiders say that with ski companies cutting back on beds by as much as 19 percent holiday costs are unlikely to be reduced.
Demand is even this early greater than the supply during half term which for the second consecutive year will fall on the same week for nearly all schools in England.
Price rises along with a reduction in the number of vacations follows a particularly fine winter for holiday makers with good snowfall across the Alps.
The fall of the pound sterling versus the Euro wiped out profit margins leaving many small ski operators in the red.
The outlook is up for skiers able to go on holiday in January or March, as prices for ski holidays France will cost around 18 per cent on the average, in place of 31 per cent for peak-season dates.
Airways, chalets and lift companies recognize that they have to offer operators reductions or special offers. Wise snowboarders will purchase as many add ons ” ie. lift passes and rental ” in sterling ahead of leaving on holiday.