The sun is out, summer stretches ahead and you could be forgiven for not thinking much about skiing.

But actually now’s the ideal time to be thinking about chalet holidays for the 2010/11 season. Some of the best bargains are to be had by booking well in advance at this time of year. If you want to ski at a popular time such as Christmas or other school holiday, early booking is essential as many chalets get booked up months in advance.

If you’re not sure which of the many chalets you’d like to stay in, book chalets now and you’ll have a much greater range to choose from than if you leave it too late. You’ll also have a better choice of flights, dates and departure airports.

With finances still tight for many of us, early booking also gives you more time to budget more accurately for your chalet holidays.

Equally, with ash clouds and cabin crew strikes putting some people of flights, there are some great deals to be had just now on air fares as well as chalets. (However, if you really don’t want to fly, skiing in France means you don’t need to.)

At the Chalet Experience, we’ve got a fantastic range of catered chalets in France to cater for skiers of all abilities, and all budgets. Think about booking one of our chalet breaks now – and have something to look forward to once summer’s over. See our website today.