The pound has fallen against the dollar scaring off some potential Uk travellers to the US, but the pounds has really collapsed against the Euro and with increased food prices, especially in France, European resort prices have seen a huge hike.
The Euro pound-parity has meant eating lunch on the slopes or partaking in the traditional apres ski beer & cocktails in Europe is really taking its toll on the British wallet.
So the USA is an alternative to consider...
With French prices nearly triple those at home (£14.
50 for spag bol or £8 for chips Peter Hardy, Daily Telegraph), the $8.
95 all in meal (burger, fries, drink) at Winter Park Resort, Colorado or approx.
£6.
50 suddenly looks pretty good value.
Beers too are reasonably priced, compared to the £7 beers in some French resorts, so cost of living once you arrive in the US is definitely a bonus.
Now Europe has had some decent snow this year, which is very welcome, but the snow totals in the US are also as good as ever this year, so ski conditions are looking good for the coming season.
Additionally with the weakening economy there are some great offers out there for hard to find catered or self-catered chalets in the USA, look out for them on the web.
Along with that Bristish Airways are having a sale on their direct flights from London to Denver, Colorado www.
britishairways.
com where the resort are only a couple of hours drive away.
Add it all up and the US is back in the picture and a pretty good bet for great snow and decent value skiing holidays this year.