How do I find a 3 or 4 night ski package

Contacting the Tourist Office may be the easiest route - let them do the work. Villars and Champéry are the nearest to Geneva, with Verbier, Crans-Montana further but probably with more transfer options? I'd also say Zernatt or Saas Fe but the journey from Geneva is rather longer and involves a train change at Brig/Visp. If you want to make the most of your travel day, hire a car and get to the rental shops in the late afternoon so you can be on the slopes asap the next day. However, from Geneva, budget at least £40/day including travel days i.e. £200+. The alternative is public transport at around £70 return from Geneva Airport via train/télépherique/bus but this will take longer (see www.sbb.ch special deals for non-Swiss 'Transfer Ticket'). Are you really determined on a hotel? Self-catering studios may be a cheaper alternative and you can spend the oney on going out to eat instead. You should be able to get a studio for, say £350+ although if you're spanning a weekend then this may be a problem, I'd admit.

Switzerland is by far the best country for a DIY or short-break holiday as you describe. Go to a resort website, most of which have accommodation bookers - and most hoteliers will accept bookings for three or four days (not very usual elsewhere in the alps).

Travel onto resort is so easy to arrange by train or post bus (www.sbb.ch).

Resort choice is quite wide, but if you include Zurich as one of your aiport options, you open up central Switzerland (Engelberg - easy to get to and perfect for three or four days) and the many excellent resorts in the Graubunden (Davos, Klosters, Laax, Arosa etc).

I find it such good fun arranging these DIY trips and so much more satisfying than a pre-arranged package when it all works out! Good luck...

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:New flights Stansted to Sion this season with Snowjet.

I checked them out a couple of months ago after the taxes go on they are no cheaper than than Easy-jet or that other lot 8)

But Sion is soooooo much more convenient for many resorts.

i think alipne elements do short breaks so they may be worth a look but not sure if they go to switzerland

Ian Wickham wrote:

Tony_H wrote:New flights Stansted to Sion this season with Snowjet.

I checked them out a couple of months ago after the taxes go on they are no cheaper than than Easy-jet or that other lot 8)

Maybe, but much better for Verbier or Zermatt.

Sorry, didn't put the link in properly yesterday. Try www.mont-blanc-discovery.com/holidays/skiing+weekends here in St Gervais.

Woke up to snow at 1200 metres this morning, enough to make you get the skis out of storage and start preparing them.