Arriving from the airport to your ski village is nowadays so simple.

There are now a range of ski bus transfers based from the airport in Geneva, which has meant the cost of Geneva Chamonix transfers going down noticeably.

It is no longer the case that there were merely a few ski transfer companies to decide on.

At present the traveler has a number of choices, with many ski transfer companies running a number of new taxis.

Indeed if one is staying in Chamonix Mont Blanc then a ski transfer can take just an hour, and cost as little as 25 Euros.

The speed of the transfer, and the reduced prices of Geneva to Chamonix transfers, means that weekend ski breaks have become more popular as skiers decide to have less time off work, but all the same want to revel in their snowboarding breaks.

Skiing weekends will remain popular as skiers are keen to go on a ski break, but are not keen to take a whole 7 days off work because of the recession.

Yet another benefit of lower airport transfer costs is that the prices of snowboarding holidays keeps on dropping.

Skiing rental is most certainly cheaper than it used to be, especially if one takes the opportunity to book on line prior to leaving for your snowboarding break.

Although the relative weakness of the pound sterling compared to the euro means that stuff is dearer in the resort, if you are reserving skiing accommodation then the bulk of the break is paid for in sterling prior to your arrival.