glen shues wrote:
We want to go skiing in feb 2004 and were wondering how much money we would
save by waiting till the last minute till we book or would it make sense to
book now
Also can you recommend some online sites who offer a good service for when
we are ready to book

Thanks for your help

We tried last minute last year for the first week in March, only to find
ourselves lucky to get anything at full price let alone discounted
rates. If we had gone 1 week earlier or two weeks later we would have
been fine - it's the risk you take.

From last seasons observations there was plenty of last minute
availability through January and from the middle of march onwards, less
availability for the first an last weeks of february and almost nothing
for the middle of feb and the first two weeks of march. That said the
year before it would have been easy to go last minute for the first week
in March.

When the time comes, try http://www.alpineanswers.co.uk who seem to have
a pretty comprehensive list of last minute chalet availability. (I've
never used them personally).

Ian W.

P.S. If there are more than just two of you you might find last minute
deals a bit harder to find.