Behind the scenes on our 2026 ski holiday

In order to keep the holiday as cheap as possible while still enjoying it, we drive. Rough outline is Leave home in Harrogate 4pm Friday - arrive Kent hotel Friday evening c.9pm Leave hotel Saturday morning 3:45am for the channel tunnel in Folkestone, arriving in Calais before 7am Drive through France to arrive in Switzerland at c5pm after stocking up on fresh food at local supermarkets Enjoy 7 nearly full days of skiing Leave Switzerland at about 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon Arrive at a hotel in France at about 9pm Saturday Depart the hotel 7am to drive to Calais for a midday ferry Drive back to Yorkshire on Sunday afternoon It keeps costs down as we only really have to pay: Tunnel / ferry crossings Fuel for the car Necessary insurance (travel with winter sports cover and motor with European cover) Food (self catering) Lift passes Accommodation in the resort for 1 week Hotel en route each way All in, this cost us about £2,300 for the 2 of us, which I think is very reasonable given Switzerland 🇨🇭 is known as an expensive country.