Just hours left to get 100s off winter sports holidays

A sale offering £100 off winter sports holidays ends tomorrow, leaving winter sports enthusiasts just a few hours to book.

Skiers can also buy cheap winter sports holiday insurance at insurewithease.com, which provides emergency medical cover for accidents on the slopes and any necessary repatriation costs.

Directski.com is selling ski holidays from £179 ? down from £279 - including self-catering accommodation, return flights from Gatwick and transfers between the airport and the resort. Winter sports packages with flights from Manchester start at £199.

To qualify for the £100 per person discount, skiers must book by 5pm on Thursday, September 24. Go to www.directski.com for more details. It's certainly worth checking out especially for families who could make even bigger savings.

A sample of what's available is a seven-night winter sports package to the Austrian resort of Soll, staying in a self-catering apartment, which costs from £269 based on four sharing, including flights from Gatwick.

Alternatively, there's a half-board winter sports holiday to a three-star hotel in Arinsal in Andorra, which is down from £459 to £359 for seven nights, including flights and transfers. The price is based on two people sharing a room.

The above prices are for selected departures in January, which is the generally the cheapest month for a winter sports holidays.

Prices are lower than throughout the rest of the season because there are no school holidays, it's usually colder than later in the year and the days are shorter than in March and April.

On the plus side, the quality of the snow is often better and the slopes are quieter.

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