Picture the first chairlift of the morning, the valley still blue with shadow and nobody to wait for. You click into your skis when you’re ready, take the runs you want and stop for a vin chaud whenever your legs ask. Then you head back to a chalet where dinner’s laid for twelve. Everyone round that table spent the day just as you did, and they’re all here on their own too.
That’s the appeal of going on your own, and UK companies have noticed. Solo ski holidays for 2026/27 range from hosted chalet weeks with lessons built in to hotel rooms priced for one, with departures from December to late March. Here’s who’s selling what, what the prices really cover and which weeks suit a solo budget best.
Why go skiing on your own?
Freedom, mostly.
Nobody’s dragging you to a black run you don’t fancy, and nobody’s sulking at the bottom of a blue. A ski week is also one of the most sociable trips a single traveller can book, because you share lifts, lesson groups and, in a catered chalet, a long table every evening, so the conversation starts on its own. The Ski Club of Great Britain says 90% of the people on its holidays are solo skiers.
Beginners do just as well as experts. Most hosted weeks group you by ability, so there’s always someone at your level on the pistes.
What do solo ski holidays usually include?
It depends on the company, and two prices that look alike can hide a big gap. Some include almost everything. Others are little more than a bed and breakfast. Check these five things before you compare:
- Flights and transfers. Solos, Friendship Travel and Skiworld’s solo weeks include them. The Ski Gathering usually doesn’t include transfers, and Single Parents on Holiday’s solo ski weeks don’t include flights.
- Your room. A single room, a double for sole use, or a twin share with another solo guest of the same sex.
- Meals. Chalet board normally means breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner with wine on most nights, while hotels are often half board.
- Lift pass and hire. Often extra, so add them to the total.
- Tuition, guiding or a host. This is what turns a week for one into a social week rather than a lonely one.
The companies running singles ski trips this winter
Every fact below comes from each company’s own pages, checked in October 2026, and prices are per person and “from”, so expect them to rise as flights fill.
Solos
Solos has been taking people away on their own for over 40 years, and its ski trips come with no single supplements and your own room guaranteed. This winter it runs weeks in Adelboden in Switzerland, Arinsal in Andorra, Bad Hofgastein in Austria and Folgaria in Italy, each with a Solos tour leader.
New to it? The Arinsal Beginner’s Week leaves on 7 March 2027 from £2,125, with flights, half board at the Yomo Patagonia Hotel, a six-day ski pass, hire including a helmet and five days of three-hour ski school. In Bad Hofgastein, the Johannesbad Hotel Palace week on 6 March 2027 is from £2,049 with drinks at dinner, though tuition and the pass cost extra there. Our Solos company review has more.
Friendship Travel
These are house-party weeks for adults on their own, and the company says its guests are usually between 35 and 65, with no upper age limit. Both Friendship Travel ski chalets are in France, and both include five small-group lessons.
In Vaujany, linked into the Alpe d’Huez ski area, Chalet Rostaing and Chalet Lucette run on 16 and 23 January 2027 from £1,925 twin share or £2,155 sole use, with an outdoor hot tub and a private minibus to the main lift each morning. Over in Les Deux Alpes, Chalet Chartreuse and Chalet Ruby depart on 27 February, 6 March and 13 March 2027 from £1,795 twin share or £2,195 sole use. Twin rooms go to one sex or the other, depending on who books first. See our Friendship Travel review for the rest of its programme.
Skiworld
Skiworld launched its solo ski weeks in 2024/25 and they sold out, so there are more this winter, all in its own catered properties with up to 20 other solo guests. The Courchevel week at Chalet Estrella leaves on 7 February 2027 with flights, transfers, seven nights’ chalet board and a hot tub. There’s also a ladies-only long weekend in Méribel in January, an over-50s week in Alpe d’Huez with a trip manager and guided skiing, and Skiworld’s own news page lists an over-65s week in La Plagne in March. No prices or room rules are published yet, so ask about both.
The Ski Gathering
“We will never charge you extra for travelling alone,” says The Ski Gathering.
The trick is sharing. Solo guests take twin, triple or quad rooms in its chalets, while its hotels in Chamonix, Zell am See and San Cassiano mostly have single rooms. Themed weeks cover 18 to 30s, women only, beginners and older age groups, in resorts such as Les Gets, Morzine and Les Arcs. It’s adults only, and the company is clear that it isn’t a dating holiday.
Ski Club of Great Britain Freshtracks
The Ski Club’s Freshtracks holidays group you by ski profile, from early intermediate to expert, and a number of them include a single room at no supplement. New for 2026/27, Travelextra reports a Sella Ronda On Piste Instruction week from £1,750, a 4 Vallées Discovery from £2,199 and a Niseko Discovery in Japan from £2,850. Peak Experience trips are aimed at members over 60, and hire isn’t included.
Single Parents on Holiday solo weeks
Despite the name, this company’s holidays for solo travellers over 40 and 50 include hosted weeks in four-star hotels, and it says most of its solo skiers are in their 40s to 70s. Dates still showing as available are Zell am See from 16 January 2027, Folgarida in the Brenta Dolomites from 6 March and Mayrhofen from 21 March. A tour leader skis with the intermediate and advanced groups. Dinners and transfers are included, and you book your own flights.
Hotels and short breaks for one
Prefer to do your own thing and just avoid paying for an empty bed? These three are worth a look.
Inghams
Inghams has a selection of hotels with no supplement for single occupancy, included as part of the ski package.
Neilson
Neilson offers no single supplements at some hotels, such as the Hotel Stella Alpina in Sauze d’Oulx beside the Clotes chairlift, subject to room type.
Ski Weekender
If a full week feels long, a ski weekend could be the answer. Ski Weekender runs sociable weekends and midweeks at the Aravis Lodge in Le Grand Bornand, and Hotel la Pointe Percée has two smaller rooms with only a minimal single supplement.
Priced 2026/27 solo ski trips side by side
These hosted weeks have published prices for this winter, so tap a column to sort them.
| Company | Trip and date | Ski resort | From (£pp) | Flights included | Lessons included | Own room at no extra cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solos | Beginner’s Week, 7 Mar 2027 | Arinsal, Andorra | 2125 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Solos | Johannesbad Hotel Palace, 6 Mar 2027 | Bad Hofgastein, Austria | 2049 | Yes | No | Yes |
| Friendship Travel | Chalets Rostaing and Lucette, 16 or 23 Jan 2027 (twin share) | Vaujany, France | 1925 | Yes | Yes | No |
| Friendship Travel | Chalets Chartreuse and Ruby, 27 Feb to 13 Mar 2027 (twin share) | Les Deux Alpes, France | 1795 | Yes | Yes | No |
Sole use with Friendship Travel costs £230 more in Vaujany and £400 more in Les Deux Alpes. That’s still far less than paying for an empty double.
Which month is best for a ski holiday on your own?
Mid-January and early March. Most of the departures above fall in those weeks, the slopes are quieter outside the school holidays and the snow’s usually reliable, while February half-term is the dearest time to go. Early December weeks can be good value too, if you don’t mind a gamble on the snow.
How to avoid paying for an empty bed
The single supplement is the solo skier’s old enemy. Share a twin room and you’ll pay the lowest price on most chalet weeks, which is how The Ski Gathering avoids charging extra at all.
Want your own space? Book a company that guarantees it, like Solos, or ask which hotels have single rooms available, because they always go first. Our guide to singles holidays has more ways round it on other kinds of trip.
Add up the extras before you compare. A lift pass, ski hire and five days of tuition can add several hundred euros to a week that looked cheap, and Solos also lists a small local tourist tax.
Your solo ski packing checklist
Tick things off as you pack, and your list stays saved on this device.
- Passport, booking confirmation and ATOL certificate
- Travel insurance with winter sports cover
- Your GHIC
- Ski jacket and salopettes
- Thermal base layers and a fleece mid-layer
- Ski socks, at least three pairs
- Gloves plus thin liner gloves
- Goggles and sunglasses
- Helmet, or check it’s in your hire
- High factor sun cream and lip balm
- Neck warmer or buff
- Swimwear for the chalet hot tub or hotel sauna
- Slippers for the chalet
- Small backpack for the slopes
- Phone charger and a piste map app
- Blister plasters and painkillers
- Euros for tips, drinks and tourist tax
Solo skiing questions answered
Do I need to be a good skier to go alone?
No. Friendship Travel, Solos and The Ski Gathering all take complete beginners, and Solos’ Arinsal week includes five days of ski school.
Will I be the oldest or youngest there?
Probably not. Friendship Travel’s guests are usually 35 to 65, Single Parents on Holiday’s solo skiers are mostly 40s to 70s, and The Ski Gathering runs weeks for 18 to 30s.
Are ski holidays for singles about dating?
No. They’re for people travelling alone who want company on the slopes, and The Ski Gathering says outright that it isn’t a dating holiday.
Can I book a single room?
Usually, yes. Solos guarantees your own room, Friendship Travel has sole-use prices and the Ski Club includes single rooms on some holidays, but they sell out first.
Is a short break possible on my own?
Yes. Skiworld has a ladies-only long weekend in Méribel, The Ski Gathering offers short breaks and Ski Weekender specialises in weekends and midweeks.
Can I snowboard instead?
Yes. Friendship Travel’s trips are sold as ski and snowboarding holidays, but check that lessons cover boarding before you book anywhere else.
Ready for a week on the snow?
Pick your month, pick your company and get in early, because the January and March weeks are filling now! If you’re 60 or over, our guide to the best solo holidays for over 60s has more trips built around your age group. And for city breaks, escorted tours and everything else, there’s plenty more to plan with Holiday Alone.
