If you love snow days, quiet pistes and short lift queues, then January is the ideal month for you. Along with off season ski deals and peaceful slopes, January is the perfect month to go to the mountains for any avid skier or snowboarder.
Once Christmas and New Year is over and children go back to school, you’ll find skiing in January one of the quietest points of the season. As companies aim to fill as much accommodation as possible, you will find cheap deals and offers for this time of year.
Conditions are normally excellent at this time of year as January tends to be the coldest month of winter, plus one of the snowiest. Many resorts will still be building up their snow bases, but with the low temperatures it is one of the most snow sure points of winter. Here is an overview of the snow last season:
January 2014 snow depths in popular ski resorts
Val d’Isere – 99cm
Tignes – 109cm
Meribel – 81cm
St Anton – 62cm
Les Arcs – 102cm
Alpe d’Huez – 139 cm
Val Thorens – 126cm
Zermatt – 153 cm
Avoriaz – 149 cm
Pas de la Casa – 135cm
Where to get the best ski deals
Whether you book last minute or in advance you will always find good deals for January. For an overview of the cheapest deals available, take a look at our cheap ski holidays page where you can view the lowest price for each departure date in January, including Friday departures and short breaks.
Our favourite cheap January deals
Self-catering Apartments
Cassiopee Apartments in La Plagne, France.
From £199 pp based on 3 people sharing on 3rd and 10th January
Located in the top village in La Plagne, Belle Plagne, these apartments are in the heart of the village and surrounded by the shops, restaurants and bars. It’s a perfect location to get out skiing quickly where you can either join the bubble in Belle Plagne to take you up the Roche de Mio, or the slopes are less than 50 m away where you can ski down to Bellecote to join the chairlifts.
Catered Chalet
Chalet Natalia II in Meribel Mottaret, France
From £417 pp based on 2 people sharing on 3rd January
Chalet Natalia 2 is also great for getting out on to the mountain quick as it is just 100m away from the slopes. Meribel Mottaret is located just above Meribel so you can enjoy the higher mountain views and avoid the lifts in the centre of Meribel.
Half Board Hotel
Hotel Aiguille Rouge in Les Arcs, France
From £449 pp based on 3 people sharing on 3rd January
Conveniently placed in ski in – ski out accommodation, this hotel has easy access to lifts and the ski area. Les Arcs has skiing suitable for all abilities, from the blue runs surrounding the Arc 2000 village to the variety of long blues and reds across the resort. Advanced skiers can enjoy the black pistes from Aiguille Rouge summit or take advantage of the extra 225km of skiing in neighbouring La Plagne.
View our snow reports from the slopes in January 2014
02 Jan 2014 – Sainte Foy, France
24 Jan 2014 – Morzine, France
By Krystelle
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