The excitement for Winter builds! Val Thorens opened it's slopes yesterday with 20cm of snow in resort and 40cm up top and Winter season workers are starting to arrive in their resorts all over the Alps. With an especially mild November at the moment it is easy to forget that Christmas is less than a month away but it is coming upon us fast! www.ski-savvy.com has some excellent Christmas ski deals to France on at the moment with LOW prices from £303 which will rise as departure date gets nearer so the perfect time to get booking! If you can't wait that long, the forecast is for snow for high ground in Northern England and Scotland within the fortnight so pack the sledge and head Northwards!