The Snow Zone

Increasingly, Advantage Travel Centres' customers have expressed an interest in ski weekends and short breaks and in response to demand, Crystal Holidays, the UK's biggest ski operator are proud to present a range of flexible duration skiing short breaks - known as 'Fastrax' - in Switzerland, France, Austria, Italy, Slovenia and Andorra.

A weekend treat or second ski holiday

Ideal as a weekend treat or a second ski holiday, you can depart from a good selection of regional airports and fly with scheduled airlines giving you the flexibility of departures on every day of the week. Minimum holiday duration is 3 nights which means that you can enjoy at least two full days on the slopes!

Transfer costs from the airport to the resort are also included in the cost of the holidays and vary from country to country - you can enjoy spectacular views on the scenic mountain railways in Switzerland or the freedom of the open road in your own hire car in France.

Exciting Resorts and Great Accommodation

Crystal's Fastrax resorts have been hand picked for the superb ski conditions and close proximity to the airport and the majority of Crystal's specially selected Fastrax accommodation is 3* and above with excellent facilities - all of which enables you to make the most of your time in resort.

With seven resorts in Switzerland, four in Italy, four in Austria, two in France, one in Andorra and one in Slovenia to choose from, Crystal really do have the perfect ski short break for you!

Why not try something different and visit the charming resort of Flumserberg in Switzerland - popular with the local Swiss, but little known in the British market? With 65 kms of prepared ski runs, 20kms of cross country runs, and a fun park for snowboarders, it is a compact winter wonderland with an excellent snow record and an efficient infrastructure of 18 lifts. Perhaps the style and sophistication of St Moritz is more to your taste with its' fashionable shops and boutiques and 350 kms of piste.

Why not re-visit an old favourite such as the lively and popular resort of Soll in Austria or the high altitude resort of Chamonix, set at the foot of the mighty Mont Blanc in France?

Why not visit us and pick up the latest Crystal Holidays Ski Brochure which gives full details of the Fastrax programme as well as the UK's biggest and best selection of traditional ski and snowboard holidays in 137 resorts in 10 countries world-wide.

If you are a single parent, but travelling with a child, then Neilson are the only company who will give your child a discount of 10% off the adult price when you share a twin bedded room on all dates throughout the season.

'for the lot of you'

Groups are all set to gain on a snow sport holiday, with up to one free place in five. Put simply, the more you are the less you pay

In addition, look out for offers including a free lift pass for all bookings to litter, Austria, as well as an all inclusive style package at the Hotel Bradul in Poiana Brasov, Romania which includes free ski equipment, lessons, lift passes and evening drinks.

'for the shopaholic'

Shop and ski holidays seem to be the next big thing so Neilson is offering breaks to Boston before and after the slopes in an extension to its successful ski and shop twin centre programme. This great combination allows you to spend time skiing in Killington, Stowe or Sunday River; along with time in the so-called 'Gateway to New England' -all in seven nights. Further city options to San Francisco, Denver and Vancouver are also available.

'for the experts'

The Austrian resort of St Anton in the Arlberg also appears for the first time in the brochure underlining Neilson's presence in world-renowned ski resorts. New exclusive chalets in Breckenridge in USA and the French resorts of Tignes, Serre Chevalier and Courchevel 1850 have also opened for winter 2001/2002.

'for the last 25 years'

The highly experienced operator; who this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary; has launched a comprehensive range of initiatives in its new-look winter 2001/2002 ski brochure with prices starting from as little as £219 per person.

USA Uncovered - Wild wild west with Virgin Ski! In Virgin Ski's season brochure, you can slalom your way between the east and west of the USA. In California, skiing is Mammoth! Virgin Holidays discovered the resort of Mammoth for UK skiers, and they've built up a special relationship with local hotels and businesses. They are the only UK tour operator that features the Mammoth Mountain Inn, the only slope-side hotel at the Main Lodge, and they get the best prices in town for lift tickets, equipment hire and snowmobiles. Their celebrated ski reps will introduce you to the 31 lifts and 150 runs that make skiing in Mammoth so awesome.

Ratings from 1 - 4 *

Mammoth

You can ski 17 alpine ski areas surrounding a gorgeous alpine lake in Tahoe, California. The excellent apres-ski includes paddle steamer dinner dance cruises, snowmobiling nights, an exclusive 50% discount in local Nero's Nightclub, and the popular 'Virgin Pubs', Mulligans and The Tudor; where Virgin Ski's free weekly quiz night and free weekly champagne reception are very well received indeed.

New England

New to Virgin Ski's New England programme is the state of Maine and the 127 trail, 8 peak Sunday River Resort, running an incredible 3 miles from east to west. Slope-side, four star accommodation is offered there at the Jordan Grand. The states of Vermont and New Hampshire are well represented, with several ski areas and a charming collection of country inns to stay at.
The copious factory outlet shopping opportunities in North Conway, New Hampshire will be an essential stop when the skiing is over for the day.

Las Vegas!

Only Virgin Holidays would be bonkers enough to take you skiing in the desert. The new thrice weekly Virgin Atlantic non-stops to Las Vegas bring all the fun of the 'entertainment capital of the world', plus downhill action in the prosaically named Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort, at Lee Canyon.

Prices start from just £459 per adult for 7 nights at the Merrill Farm Resort New Hampshire. Package includes direct flights on award winning Virgin Atlantic Airways to Boston 7 nights accommodation and car hire.