Ski Holidays from Ireland
Each winter approximately 50,000 skiers and snowboarders book ski holidays from Ireland to the Alps. There are several tour operators that offer packaged ski holidays from both the Republic and Northern Ireland to the ski resorts of France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. For hotel based holidays Crystal Ski, Topflight, Club Med and Directski offer flights from Dublin, whereas Inghams and Ski McNeil offer itineraries originating from Belfast. For catered chalets both Ski Beat (owned by Directski) and Highlife have a range of catered chalets in the French Alps (Val d'Isere, Meribel, La Tania, La Plagne and Morzine).
Although these companies offer a good selection of chalets and hotels there is a far, far wider choice of properties available to Irish skiers if they book through a specialist chalet broker/tour operator such as Alpine Answers. We have access to a huge selection of hotels and work with over 150 different chalet companies, all with their unique product offering.
Luxury ski holidays from Ireland
If you are a skier from Ireland looking for a truly luxurious ski holiday you might like to piece together your own holiday by booking flights, transfers and accommodation all separately. This is fine so long as, a) you know exactly where and what to book, and b) you are happy to take on the financial risks of booking without the protection offered by an ATOL bonded travel company.
Alternatively you could contact Alpine Answers. We give advice on all the European ski resorts and have a huge range of properties (over 1,250 chalets and hundreds of hotels). All our package holidays are financially protected and along with our independent advice you can also enjoy a free and professional booking service and quality after sales care.
Ski holidays from Ireland – luxury catered chalets
We have approximately 700 luxury catered chalets located in the best resorts of the Alps which are sold on a ‘chalet only’ basis (ie without travel). However, by using our ATOL licence we can buy in flights from either Belfast or Dublin on your behalf and to these we can add private taxi transfers for your party. This means you can travel in style on a scheduled flight and then find your driver ready and waiting for you in the arrivals hall – in no time at all you will be on the road and on your way to resort.View prices & availability for all chalets suitable for a ski holiday from Ireland
We work closely with over 150 different chalet companies (both small and large) and know their properties and resorts intimately. We are here to advise you on which resort would be best for you and also which chalet property. You are financially protected under our ATOL licence and our advice and chalet booking service is completely free of charge.
We sell chalets with all the luxury chalet companies you might be familiar with already (VIP Ski, Scott Dunn, Consensio, Meriski and Elysian Collection) but we also have access to many, many more fabulous properties with companies that you probably don't know. See list below...
- Alpine Culture
- Alpine Escape
- Alpine Infusion
- Amazon Creek
- Avery Crest
- Bramble Ski
- Chardon Mountain Lodges
- Cimalpes
- HIP Hideouts
- GC Kollection
- Hunter Chalets
- Purple Ski
- Ski Verbier Exclusive
- The Boutique Chalet Company
- The Alpine Club
- Mountain Exposure
Ski holidays from Ireland – luxury hotels
We feature a huge selection of hotels on our site which range from bijou, family friendly 3 star properties through to the most luxurious and impressive hotels in the Alps. We can either book excellent value 7 night packaged holidays (on a Saturday to Saturday basis) or we can tailor make a completely bespoke ski holiday for you with flexible arrival and departure days. We can advise on and book any group size – from a small party looking to get away for short break all the way through to large corporate trips with complicated needs.
View our hotel collection for a ski holiday from Ireland
Ski holidays from Ireland – flight routes available and matching ski resorts
Flights from Belfast Airport to the Alps
From Belfast in Northern Ireland there are several flight options available offering the chance to ski in a wide range of resorts in France, Austria and Switzerland. The only limiting factor is that the flights only operate on a weekend to weekend basis which means arranging a bespoke itinerary of anything other than a 7 night stay is not possible from Belfast. See flights from Dublin if you need a bespoke flexible duration ski holiday.Saturday to Saturday basis
Belfast Airport to Salzburg (Austria) with Jet 2Austrian resorts: Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Maria Alm, Kitzbuhel and the SkiWelt area (Soll, Westendorf & Ellmau etc).
Belfast Airport to Lyon (France) with easyJet
French resorts: Three Valleys (Meribel, Courchevel & Val Thorens), Espace Killy area (Val d’Isere & Tignes), La Plagne, Les Arcs and La Rosiere.
Sunday to Sunday basis
Belfast Airport to Geneva (Switzerland) with easyJetFrench resorts: Three Valleys (Meribel, Courchevel & Val Thorens), Espace Killy area (Val d’Isere & Tignes), La Plagne, Les Arcs, La Rosiere, Megeve, Chamonix, Flaine Massif (Samoens, Morillon & Les Carroz) and the Portes du Soleil (Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz).
Swiss resorts: Verbier, Villars, Champery, the Val d'Anniviers (Grimentz, St Luc & Zinal) and Zermatt.
Flights from Dublin Airport to the Alps
There is a large choice of scheduled flights available on every day of the week (both out and back) with Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Swiss International to a range of airports throughout the Alps.Monday to Sunday - every day of the week
Dublin to Lyon & Geneva with Aer Lingus and Swiss InternationalFrench resorts: Three Valleys (Meribel, Courchevel & Val Thorens), Espace Killy area (Val d’Isere & Tignes), La Plagne, Les Arcs, La Rosiere, Megeve, Chamonix, Flaine Massif (Samoens, Morillon & Les Carroz) and the Portes du Soleil (Morzine, Les Gets & Avoriaz).
Swiss resorts: Verbier, Villars, Champery, the Val d'Anniviers (Grimentz, St Luc & Zinal) and Zermatt.
Dublin Airport to Zurich (Switzerland) with Aer Lingus and Swiss International Swiss resorts: Klosters & Davos, Laax/Flims, Lenzerheide, Arosa and St Moritz Austrian resorts: The Arlberg (St Anton, Zurs, Lech and St Christoph) and Ischgl
Dublin to Milan Linate & Milan Bergamo (Italy) with Aer Lingus and Ryan Air Italian resort: Madonna di Campiglio
If you are OK to limit yourself to a Saturday to Saturday itinerary there is the additional option of flying to Salzburg which opens up a range of traditional resorts in the Tyrol which are perfect for all standards of skiers and snowboarders.
