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Getting from the plane to your snowboarding village is nowadays so simple.

With a multitude of ski bus transfers based from Geneva, this has meant the cost of Geneva airport transfers coming down significantly.

Gone are the days when there were just a few operators to pick.

These days the snowboarder has a array of choices, with nearly all operators running a small fleet of modern buses.

Indeed if you are skiing in Les Houches then a transfer from Geneva to Chamonix can take just an hour, and cost only 25 Euros.

The speed of the transfer, and the reduced costs of Chamonix transfers, means that short skiing breaks are more popular as holiday makers prefer to take less time off work, but still want to delight in their skiing vacations.

Skiing weekends will remain popular as snowboarders are still keen to go on a ski break, but don’t want to have a whole seven days off work owing to the economic crisis.

Yet another benefit of the lower ski transfer prices is that the costs of ski breaks carries on falling.

Snowboard rental is certainly cheaper than we are used to, particularly if you take the opportunity to book online prior to leaving for skiing.

And although the lowered value of the sterling compared to the euro means that stuff is costlier in the town, if you are going on a luxury ski chalet rental then most of your holiday is paid for in pounds before you arrive.