Cheap Ski Trips - Find the Best Deals This Olympic Year!

     The Internet is a great resource for ski trips, especially cheap ski trips. These days you don't need to know a friend of a ski operator or a cousin who works winters at a ski resort if they know of any deals on cheap ski trips. They can all be found online. These days with the opening of Eastern Europe, there are a lot of inexpensive ski packages, almost like backpacking ski resorts. Added to the situation is that this being an Olympic Year means that some resorts are experiencing temporary dips in their occupancies during the season and with a prolong season at that, some tour operators are giving great deals in order to fill up their quota for the year. It's an interesting process for until the last minute; let's say a week or five days before the trip itself, there may be last minute offers too good to pass up. In this instance, hedging a bit helps out a lot. But then again, this is just possible for this year as it is an Olympic Year.

     If you are an experienced skier and a bit adventurous, then why not go and try skiing in new resorts that are out to make a name for it. These resorts offer great discounts and may even have long term packages or loyalty programs as they want to promote themselves as the next best thing. A lot of these resorts may be found in Eastern European countries so it's best to contact them to see what packages they offer and to see how their English is. You may get a good deal on a resort but if the people aren't very fluent in English, there may be a communication problem. The solution to this is to do your research and if needs be, bring a translation book that can quickly teach you words or phrases on that language. You would have to be a bit adventurous for this but then again, it may be worth it as you are introduced to a new culture. Don't forget to try the local cuisine as well.

     But if you like going back to your old haunts and favor being pampered by the ski resort that treats you like you are their only customer, email them and see if they have great rates for you. More often than not, they may have emailed you already in anticipation of the Olympics. See if you can get an upgrade to your rooms for the price you are paying. One thing good about such resorts is that you are already familiar with them and I am sure that a few freebies will be thrown in your way.