Club Med: Skiers seek out other winter activities
Juliet Dennis
juliet.dennis@
travelweekly.co.uk
Ski holidays are no longer seen as just ‘sports’ holidays and the type of holidaymaker choosing ski breaks is changing, according to Club Med.
Customers regard wellness
facilities, scenery, relaxation and other activities as increasingly important factors when booking a ski trip, according to the resort operator’s annual winter ski report. According to the resort operator,
nearly half (48%) of first-time skiers are over the age of 45 and a quarter are over 55. The figures are based on a consumer survey. It found more than two-thirds (68%) of adult respondents said ski trips were more accessible than in the past and half said they were more affordable. The poll showed more than two-
thirds (68%) of skiers described a ski holiday as relaxing, with the same number regarding the wellness and spa facilities as important. More than a third (35%)
Verbier’s Audi Quattro Funslope snow park to open this winter
A new snow park aimed at all ages and abilities is opening in Verbier, Switzerland, this ski season. The Audi Quattro Funslope is a 400-metre park and boardercross course that features 20 elements, including a 10-metre-long ‘snail’
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visit a spa during their ski holiday. The statistics are borne out by the number of holidaymakers who take elements other than skiing into consideration when booking and the number of non-skiers. The report shows 81% of Brits take resort activities into consideration when booking, while more than half (59%) of ski parties in the past two years included at least one non-skier. Popular activities for non-skiers include ice-skating (12%), tobogganing (10%), rock climbing (9%) and dog-sledding (7%). Food is the top factor when choosing accommodation, with 68% saying the holiday is a perfect excuse to enjoy good food. Ski resorts are also seen as more
and a 15-storey-high raised bank that leads to a tunnel, jumps and banks on the Savoleyres slope. A snowtubing run, to capitalise on the new craze, also opens at Les Esserts, near Samoens. It involves sitting in a giant rubber tyre and sliding down a specially- prepared piste.
In addition, this December, a
new 1,100-metre chairlift opens, replacing the old one and doubling capacity. The lift will serve the
68%
Percentage of people who view having spa facilities as important
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