new year skiing

hi,

me, my girlfriend and another couple are hoping to go skiing for new year. we are all beginners and have zero knowledge of resorts, where's best etc.
hoping someone can advise us on the best European ski holidays at new year, obviously looking for somwhere with good snow and some nightlife, budget between £600-£1000 per person.

thanks for any help
much appreciated

travis

For best advice think need more details, are you wanting chalet, self catering out hotel. Does your budget include equipment hire, lift passes etc. what are your expectations of night life, clubbing till 4 in the morning or is it more drinks in the afternoon after skiing, dinner then a few more relaxing drinks?

New year is quite early in the season and if booking in advance you really need to look at resorts with skiing above 2000m to be really safe. There are many resorts that are lower than this but have excellent links to higher skiing but if you can try and find one high up.

Andorra gets great reviews for beginners and in fact my first time was in Arinsal. They have lots of gentle slopes and the Ski school are mainly english speakers with outstanding reputations. Its quite cheep too.
If you did choose Andorra then Pas de la Casa would be the best choice as it has a reputation as a party town.

@john987

self catering, that budget will need to include equipment, passes etc and as for nightlife, would just be looking for bars/pubs with a good atmosphere. thanks for your help

@snapzzz
thanks

Trav82,
If you're looking to save money and you're all beginners then think carefully about which lift passes to buy. Some resorts do cheap beginners passes (because you'll probably only be using a few lifts), and some TO's do a cheap deal for beginners including ski and boot hire and lessons and ski passes.

Ally

AllyG wrote:Trav82,
If you're looking to save money and you're all beginners then think carefully about which lift passes to buy. Some resorts do cheap beginners passes (because you'll probably only be using a few lifts), and some TO's do a cheap deal for beginners including ski and boot hire and lessons and ski passes.

Ally

Ally is quite right but i have noticed that many tour operators do not offer deals/bundles and beginners packages at peak times.
The lift pass point is extremely valid though. Mrs Snapzzz has had full passes at every resort up until my last trip in Flaine, which is such a waste as she hardly uses it. In the Grand Massif you can buy a pass with 'points' on it. So for £20 she got 20 points. Some lifts were free, some required 2 points and some 5 points. She generally played on the drag lift at 2 points and the pass lasted her all week.
There is nothing to stop you buying something like that on a daily basis until you find your feet, many resorts have free lifts for beginners and you will probably be using them for at least two days so why pay hundreds for a pass that simply won't be used?