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Three ways to spend a week in the snow
Compare honestly. The package is what the provider quotes. The real total is our estimate of everything once you add a lift pass, hire, lessons and the rest.
- Package
- Quoted by the provider
- Real total ≈
- Our estimate of what you’ll actually spend
- Demo price
- All prices here are demo figures, not researched

01 Value
Sauze d’Oulx
Italy · Via Lattea
Self-catered apartments · 30 Jan – 6 Feb 2027
- Package
- £749
- Real total
- ≈ £1,245
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02 Mid-range
Val Thorens
France · Les 3 Vallées
Catered chalet · 30 Jan – 6 Feb 2027
- Package
- £1,080
- Real total
- ≈ £1,575
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03 Premium
St Anton am Arlberg
Austria · Ski Arlberg
4★ hotel · 6 – 13 Feb 2027
- Package
- £1,490
- Real total
- ≈ £2,080
Demo priceDetails
Side by side
Every price is per person and a demo figure.
| 01 ValueSauze d’Oulx | 02 Mid-rangeVal Thorens | 03 PremiumSt Anton am Arlberg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per person | |||
| Package, quoted | £749 | £1,080 | £1,490 |
| Real total, estimated | ≈ £1,245 | ≈ £1,575 | ≈ £2,080 |
| Lift pass | £235 | £260 | £330 |
| Equipment hire | £95 | £115 | £140 |
| Lessons | £70 | £80 | £95 |
| Other likely costs | £96 | £40 | £25 |
| The stay | |||
| Accommodation | Residence Sportinia | Chalet Les Lauzes | Hotel Alpenrose |
| Type | Self-catered apartments | Catered chalet | 4★ hotel |
| Board | Self-catered | Catered (breakfast, afternoon tea, dinner) | Half board |
| To the lifts | 350 m to Clotes chairlift | 50 m to Péclet gondola | 200 m to Galzigbahn |
| Getting there | |||
| Dates | 30 Jan – 6 Feb 2027 | 30 Jan – 6 Feb 2027 | 6 – 13 Feb 2027 |
| From | London Gatwick | London Gatwick | London Heathrow |
| Travel | Flight + coach transfer | Flight + private transfer | Flight + shared transfer |
| Transfer | ≈ 1 h 45 m from Turin | ≈ 2 h 30 m from Geneva | ≈ 1 h 30 m from Innsbruck |
| The mountain | |||
| Resort altitude | 1,509 m | 2,300 m | 1,304 m |
| Highest lift | 2,823 m | 3,230 m | 2,811 m |
| Ski area | 400 km | 600 km | 305 km |
| Snow reliability | |||
| Who it suits | |||
| Beginners | |||
| Intermediates | |||
| Advanced | |||
| Après | |||
| Accommodation | |||
Cost per person
- Package, quoted
- Sauze d’Oulx: £749
- Val Thorens: £1,080
- St Anton am Arlberg: £1,490
- Real total, estimated
- Sauze d’Oulx: ≈ £1,245
- Val Thorens: ≈ £1,575
- St Anton am Arlberg: ≈ £2,080
- Lift pass
- Sauze d’Oulx: £235
- Val Thorens: £260
- St Anton am Arlberg: £330
- Equipment hire
- Sauze d’Oulx: £95
- Val Thorens: £115
- St Anton am Arlberg: £140
- Lessons
- Sauze d’Oulx: £70
- Val Thorens: £80
- St Anton am Arlberg: £95
- Other likely costs
- Sauze d’Oulx: £96
- Val Thorens: £40
- St Anton am Arlberg: £25
The stay
- Accommodation
- Sauze d’Oulx: Residence Sportinia
- Val Thorens: Chalet Les Lauzes
- St Anton am Arlberg: Hotel Alpenrose
- Type
- Sauze d’Oulx: Self-catered apartments
- Val Thorens: Catered chalet
- St Anton am Arlberg: 4★ hotel
- Board
- Sauze d’Oulx: Self-catered
- Val Thorens: Catered (breakfast, afternoon tea, dinner)
- St Anton am Arlberg: Half board
- To the lifts
- Sauze d’Oulx: 350 m to Clotes chairlift
- Val Thorens: 50 m to Péclet gondola
- St Anton am Arlberg: 200 m to Galzigbahn
Getting there
- Dates
- Sauze d’Oulx: 30 Jan – 6 Feb 2027
- Val Thorens: 30 Jan – 6 Feb 2027
- St Anton am Arlberg: 6 – 13 Feb 2027
- From
- Sauze d’Oulx: London Gatwick
- Val Thorens: London Gatwick
- St Anton am Arlberg: London Heathrow
- Travel
- Sauze d’Oulx: Flight + coach transfer
- Val Thorens: Flight + private transfer
- St Anton am Arlberg: Flight + shared transfer
- Transfer
- Sauze d’Oulx: ≈ 1 h 45 m from Turin
- Val Thorens: ≈ 2 h 30 m from Geneva
- St Anton am Arlberg: ≈ 1 h 30 m from Innsbruck
The mountain
- Resort altitude
- Sauze d’Oulx: 1,509 m
- Val Thorens: 2,300 m
- St Anton am Arlberg: 1,304 m
- Highest lift
- Sauze d’Oulx: 2,823 m
- Val Thorens: 3,230 m
- St Anton am Arlberg: 2,811 m
- Ski area
- Sauze d’Oulx: 400 km
- Val Thorens: 600 km
- St Anton am Arlberg: 305 km
- Snow reliability
- Sauze d’Oulx:
- Val Thorens:
- St Anton am Arlberg:
Who it suits
- Beginners
- Sauze d’Oulx:
- Val Thorens:
- St Anton am Arlberg:
- Intermediates
- Sauze d’Oulx:
- Val Thorens:
- St Anton am Arlberg:
- Advanced
- Sauze d’Oulx:
- Val Thorens:
- St Anton am Arlberg:
- Après
- Sauze d’Oulx:
- Val Thorens:
- St Anton am Arlberg:
- Accommodation
- Sauze d’Oulx:
- Val Thorens:
- St Anton am Arlberg: