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Ski for free in the Aosta Valley with late-season lift pass offers Make the most of the great conditions currently available in the Aosta Valley – book a late-season ski trip and you’ll be able to ski for free. Stay for four nights or more in a hotel booked through the tourist office in Monterosa Ski (Champoluc and Gressoney), Cervinia or La Thuile and you’ll receive a free lift pass for the duration of your stay. Prices for four nights half-board accommodation with lift pass included start from €240 per person (approx £200). Dates and criteria vary from resort to resort, and are briefly set out below, but to find out more and book, follow the links. Monetrosa Ski is paradise on earth, with legendary rose-tinted sunsets and superb runs across the Ayas, Gressoney and Alagna Valsesia valleys. The Monterosa Ski dates are 23rd March to 21st April 2014. Four nights half board accommodation with lift pass included starts from €240 per person. For further details and to book in Monterosa Ski, visit http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/pacchetti_vacanza/sci_alpino_e.asp?tipo=sched a&pk=6081&nomesch=sch_paginagialla&ts=paginagialla / http://bit.ly/1l0NGtj Cervinia ski resort nestles at the foot of the Italian side of the Matterhorn, and its runs are connected to the Swiss skiing area of Zermatt. Enjoy Europe’s highest snowpark, and in Cervinia you can ski from October to May. The Cervinia ski dates are 30th March to 4th May (four-night offer isn’t available between 20-27th April). Four nights half board accommodation with lift pass included starts from €313 per person. For further details and to book in Cervinia, visit http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/pacchetti_vacanza/sci_alpino_e.asp?tipo=sched a&pk=5892&nomesch=sch_paginagialla&ts=paginagialla / http://bit.ly/1dmJK5Y La Thuile is one of the largest cross-border ski areas in the Alps, with 160 km of runs and 38 cutting-edge lift facilities, linked with La Rosière in France and enjoying spectacular views of the Rutor glacier and Mont Blanc. The La Thuile ski dates are 9th March to 27th April. Seven nights B&B accommodation with lift pass included starts from €366 per person. For further details and to book in La Thuile, visit http://www.lovevda.it/turismo/pacchetti_vacanza/sci_alpino_e.asp?tipo=sched a&pk=5459&nomesch=sch_paginagialla&ts=paginagialla / http://bit.ly/1ljrdtW Becs Miles, UK PR for Aosta Valley, 07989 854274 VOS Media, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W-0DT Becs Miles, UK PR for Aosta Valley, 07989 854274 VOS Media, 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W-0DT .

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