The Best Deals for Half Term 2026 Ski Holidays Northern French Alps

Cookie	Cookie type	Time of Expiry
save_grouper	Used to distinguish users for statistical purposes.	1 month
grouper_id	Used to distinguish users for statistical purposes.	1 month
all_skiers	Identifies whether all users in the booking are skiing or if someone is not.	1 day
user	Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.	1 day
SkiID	Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.	1 day
loguejat	Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.	1 day
user_remember	Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.	1 day
accept_cookies	Records whether the user has accepted the Esquiades cookie policy.	3 months
PHPSESSID	PHP session cookie that enables session variables to be stored on the web server. Essential for website functionality.	1 day
user-last-searches	Stores the user’s most recent searches.	3 days

Cookie type

Time of Expiry

save_grouper

Used to distinguish users for statistical purposes.

1 month

grouper_id

Used to distinguish users for statistical purposes.

1 month

all_skiers

Identifies whether all users in the booking are skiing or if someone is not.

1 day

user

Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.

1 day

SkiID

Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.

1 day

loguejat

Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.

1 day

user_remember

Required to keep the user’s session active after logging in.

1 day

accept_cookies

Records whether the user has accepted the Esquiades cookie policy.

3 months

PHPSESSID

PHP session cookie that enables session variables to be stored on the web server. Essential for website functionality.

1 day

user-last-searches

Stores the user’s most recent searches.

3 days

Provider	Cookie	Cookie type	Use it	Expiration
Google	1P_JAR	Advertising cookie containing a unique randomly generated value to distinguish browsers and devices. Used to measure ad performance and provide product recommendations based on statistical data.	Google Adwords	1 month
Google	ANID	Advertising cookie with a unique randomly generated value to distinguish browsers and devices. Used for measuring ad performance and providing product recommendations.	Google Adwords	1 year
Google	CONSENT	Advertising cookie containing a unique randomly generated value to distinguish browsers and devices. Used for measuring ad performance and providing product recommendations.	Google Adwords	1 year
Google	APISID	Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.	Google Maps	2 years
Google	HSID	Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.	Google Maps	2 years
Google	NID	Used to display geographic locations on Google Maps.	Google Maps	6 months
Google	OGPC	Supports visualization of geographic locations using Google Maps.	Google Maps	2 months
Google	SAPISID	Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.	Google Maps	2 years
Google	SID	Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.	Google Maps	2 years
Google	SSID	Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.	Google Maps	2 years
Google	SIDCC	Provides services and extracts anonymous browsing information.	Google	3 months
Google	_ga	Distinguish users for statistical purposes.	Google Analytics	2 years
Google	_gid	Distinguish users for statistical purposes.	Google Analytics	24 hours
Google	_gat	Used to limit the percentage of requests through Google Tag Manager.	Google Analytics	1 minute
CloudFlare	__cfduid	Identifies trusted web traffic.	CloudFlare	1 year
Facebook	fbsr_*	Helps identify users who log in with their Facebook account.	Login with Facebook	1 year
Google	ACCOUNT_CHOOSER	Authentication cookies that remember the Google account previously used to log in and maintain sessions.	Google Accounts	2 years
Google	AEC	Security cookie ensuring that requests during a session are made by the user, not other sites.	Google	6 months
DoubleClick (Google)	DSID	Advertising purpose. Helps identify the user on non-Google sites and remember if you agreed to receive interest-based ads.	Google DoubleClick	10 days
Google	DV	Used for advertising and analytics purposes, linking user activity across devices.	Google	24 hours
DoubleClick (Google)	IDE	Advertising purpose. Used to improve and display relevant ads.	Google DoubleClick	1 year
Google	LSID	Authentication cookies that remember the Google account previously used to log in and maintain sessions.	Google Accounts	2 years
Google	OTZ	Used for advertising and analytics purposes, linking user activity across devices.	Google Analytics	1 month
Amazon Ads	ad-id	Advertising cookies that deliver relevant ads, measure performance, and manage privacy preferences.	Amazon Advertising	6 months
Amazon Ads	ad-privacy	Advertising cookies that deliver relevant ads, measure performance, and manage privacy preferences.	Amazon Advertising	2 years
DoubleClick (Google)	ar_debug	Cookie used to debug and optimize ad delivery.	Google DoubleClick	1 month
Facebook	datr	Security and advertising cookies that identify browsers, improve platform integrity, and deliver targeted ads.	Facebook	1 year
Twitter	guest_id	Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.	Twitter	2 years
Twitter	guest_id_ads	Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.	Twitter	2 years
Twitter	guest_id_marketing	Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.	Twitter	2 years
Tiktok	_ttp	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok Analytics	3 months
Tiktok	tt_chain_token	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok	5 months
Tiktok	ttwid	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok	11 months
Twitter (t.co)	muc_ads	Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.	Twitter	2 years
Twitter	personalization_id	Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.	Twitter	2 years
Facebook	sb	Security and advertising cookies that identify browsers, improve platform integrity, and deliver targeted ads.	Facebook	1 year
CloudFlare (t.co)	__cf_bm	Security cookie that manages traffic and filters malicious bots.	Cloudflare	30 minutes
Amazon CloudFront	CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id	Used to control access to restricted content and verify authenticity.	Amazon CloudFront	Varies by configuration
Amazon CloudFront	CloudFront-Policy	Used to control access to restricted content and verify authenticity.	Amazon CloudFront	Varies by configuration
Amazon CloudFront	CloudFront-Signature	Used to control access to restricted content and verify authenticity.	Amazon CloudFront	Varies by configuration
Google	SMSV	Used to link device usage and website visits to the user's Google account.	Google	309 days
Google	SOCS	Used to store the user's status regarding their cookie choices.	Google	13 months
Google	__Host-1PLSID	Used for user login via Google account.	Google	2 years
Google	__Host-3PLSID	Used for user login via Google account.	Google	2 years
Google	__Host-GAPS	Used for user login via Google account.	Google	2 years
Google Ads	Secure-1PAPISID	Used to create a visitor's interest profile and display relevant Google ads.	Google Ads	2 years
Google Ads	__Secure-1PSID	Used to display relevant and personalized Google ads.	Google Ads	2 years
Google Ads	Secure-1PSIDCC	Used to create a user profile and show relevant and personalized Google Ads.	Google Ads	1 year
Google	__Secure-1PSIDTS	Stores an encrypted timestamp to maintain user sessions and preserve user preferences.	Google	1 year
Google Ads	__Secure-3PAPISID	Used to create a visitor interest profile and display relevant Google ads.	Google Ads	2 years
Google Ads	Secure-3PSID	Used to display relevant and personalized Google ads.	Google Ads	2 years
Google Ads	Secure-3PSIDCC	Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalized Google Ads.	Google Ads	1 year
Google	__Secure-3PSIDTS	Stores an encrypted timestamp to maintain user sessions and preserve user preferences.	Google	1 year
Facebook	_fbp	Security and advertising cookies that identify browsers, improve platform integrity, and deliver targeted ads.	Facebook	3 months
Google Analytics	_ga_F6BSWQWY45	Assigns a unique identifier to distinguish users.	Google Analytics	2 years
Google Analytics	_ga_S66E9HVXEC	Assigns a unique identifier to distinguish users.	Google Analytics	2 years
Google AdSense	_gcl_au	Stores and tracks ad conversions.	Google AdSense	3 months
TikTok	_tt_enable_cookie	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok	13 months
Own website	cookies-accept	Records the user’s acceptance of cookies.	Own website	Varies according to configuration
TikTok	odin_tt	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok	13 months
SendinBlue	sib_cuid	Identifies website visitors for marketing purposes.	SendinBlue	13 months
TikTok	user_web_id	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok	13 months
TikTok	user_web_token	Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.	TikTok	13 months

Provider

Cookie type

Use it

Expiration

Google

1P_JAR

Advertising cookie containing a unique randomly generated value to distinguish browsers and devices. Used to measure ad performance and provide product recommendations based on statistical data.

Google Adwords

1 month

Google

ANID

Advertising cookie with a unique randomly generated value to distinguish browsers and devices. Used for measuring ad performance and providing product recommendations.

Google Adwords

1 year

Google

CONSENT

Advertising cookie containing a unique randomly generated value to distinguish browsers and devices. Used for measuring ad performance and providing product recommendations.

Google Adwords

1 year

Google

APISID

Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.

Google Maps

2 years

Google

HSID

Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.

Google Maps

2 years

Google

NID

Used to display geographic locations on Google Maps.

Google Maps

6 months

Google

OGPC

Supports visualization of geographic locations using Google Maps.

Google Maps

2 months

Google

SAPISID

Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.

Google Maps

2 years

Google

SID

Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.

Google Maps

2 years

Google

SSID

Used by Google to store user preferences and information when displaying pages with Google Maps.

Google Maps

2 years

Google

SIDCC

Provides services and extracts anonymous browsing information.

Google

3 months

Google

_ga

Distinguish users for statistical purposes.

Google Analytics

2 years

Google

_gid

Distinguish users for statistical purposes.

Google Analytics

24 hours

Google

_gat

Used to limit the percentage of requests through Google Tag Manager.

Google Analytics

1 minute

CloudFlare

__cfduid

Identifies trusted web traffic.

CloudFlare

1 year

Facebook

fbsr_*

Helps identify users who log in with their Facebook account.

1 year

Google

ACCOUNT_CHOOSER

Authentication cookies that remember the Google account previously used to log in and maintain sessions.

Google Accounts

2 years

Google

AEC

Security cookie ensuring that requests during a session are made by the user, not other sites.

Google

6 months

DoubleClick (Google)

DSID

Advertising purpose. Helps identify the user on non-Google sites and remember if you agreed to receive interest-based ads.

Google DoubleClick

10 days

Google

Used for advertising and analytics purposes, linking user activity across devices.

Google

24 hours

DoubleClick (Google)

IDE

Advertising purpose. Used to improve and display relevant ads.

Google DoubleClick

1 year

Google

LSID

Authentication cookies that remember the Google account previously used to log in and maintain sessions.

Google Accounts

2 years

Google

OTZ

Used for advertising and analytics purposes, linking user activity across devices.

Google Analytics

1 month

Amazon Ads

ad-id

Advertising cookies that deliver relevant ads, measure performance, and manage privacy preferences.

Amazon Advertising

6 months

Amazon Ads

ad-privacy

Advertising cookies that deliver relevant ads, measure performance, and manage privacy preferences.

Amazon Advertising

2 years

DoubleClick (Google)

ar_debug

Cookie used to debug and optimize ad delivery.

Google DoubleClick

1 month

Facebook

datr

Security and advertising cookies that identify browsers, improve platform integrity, and deliver targeted ads.

Facebook

1 year

Twitter

guest_id

Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.

Twitter

2 years

Twitter

guest_id_ads

Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.

Twitter

2 years

Twitter

guest_id_marketing

Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.

Twitter

2 years

Tiktok

_ttp

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok Analytics

3 months

Tiktok

tt_chain_token

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok

5 months

Tiktok

ttwid

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok

11 months

Twitter (t.co)

muc_ads

Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.

Twitter

2 years

Twitter

personalization_id

Used for user identification, ad personalization, and content recommendations.

Twitter

2 years

Facebook

Security and advertising cookies that identify browsers, improve platform integrity, and deliver targeted ads.

Facebook

1 year

CloudFlare (t.co)

__cf_bm

Security cookie that manages traffic and filters malicious bots.

Cloudflare

30 minutes

Amazon CloudFront

CloudFront-Key-Pair-Id

Used to control access to restricted content and verify authenticity.

Amazon CloudFront

Varies by configuration

Amazon CloudFront

CloudFront-Policy

Used to control access to restricted content and verify authenticity.

Amazon CloudFront

Varies by configuration

Amazon CloudFront

CloudFront-Signature

Used to control access to restricted content and verify authenticity.

Amazon CloudFront

Varies by configuration

Google

SMSV

Used to link device usage and website visits to the user's Google account.

Google

309 days

Google

SOCS

Used to store the user's status regarding their cookie choices.

Google

13 months

Google

__Host-1PLSID

Used for user login via Google account.

Google

2 years

Google

__Host-3PLSID

Used for user login via Google account.

Google

2 years

Google

__Host-GAPS

Used for user login via Google account.

Google

2 years

Google Ads

Secure-1PAPISID

Used to create a visitor's interest profile and display relevant Google ads.

Google Ads

2 years

Google Ads

__Secure-1PSID

Used to display relevant and personalized Google ads.

Google Ads

2 years

Google Ads

Secure-1PSIDCC

Used to create a user profile and show relevant and personalized Google Ads.

Google Ads

1 year

Google

__Secure-1PSIDTS

Stores an encrypted timestamp to maintain user sessions and preserve user preferences.

Google

1 year

Google Ads

__Secure-3PAPISID

Used to create a visitor interest profile and display relevant Google ads.

Google Ads

2 years

Google Ads

Secure-3PSID

Used to display relevant and personalized Google ads.

Google Ads

2 years

Google Ads

Secure-3PSIDCC

Used to create a user profile and display relevant and personalized Google Ads.

Google Ads

1 year

Google

__Secure-3PSIDTS

Stores an encrypted timestamp to maintain user sessions and preserve user preferences.

Google

1 year

Facebook

_fbp

Security and advertising cookies that identify browsers, improve platform integrity, and deliver targeted ads.

Facebook

3 months

Google Analytics

_ga_F6BSWQWY45

Assigns a unique identifier to distinguish users.

Google Analytics

2 years

Google Analytics

_ga_S66E9HVXEC

Assigns a unique identifier to distinguish users.

Google Analytics

2 years

Google AdSense

_gcl_au

Stores and tracks ad conversions.

Google AdSense

3 months

TikTok

_tt_enable_cookie

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok

13 months

Own website

cookies-accept

Records the user’s acceptance of cookies.

Own website

Varies according to configuration

TikTok

odin_tt

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok

13 months

SendinBlue

sib_cuid

Identifies website visitors for marketing purposes.

SendinBlue

13 months

TikTok

user_web_id

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok

13 months

TikTok

user_web_token

Tracking and analytics cookies used to measure ad performance, track behavior, and authenticate users.

TikTok

13 months

Half Term 2026 Ski Holidays Northern French Alps

The ski resorts in the French Alps are a very popular ski destination to spend your February Half-Term break with your friends and family, which is why we always recommend you to book one of our ski holidays in advance so you can secure your rooms and benefit from our Early Booking Discounts!

The best ski resorts in the French Alps to spend February Half-Term

1. Val Thorens

It's known for being one of the most snowsure ski resorts in Europe. Here we have a great selection of self-catered apartments located on the slopes. Alternative activities on the slopes include two exciting zipwires. La Tyrolienne at 3,230m connects the Orelle and Val Thorens ski areas with a flight of over 1,300m up to 250m above the ground!

2. Courchevel

Rated as one of the best ski resorts in the world for beginner and intermediate skiers. Courchevel Village 1550 is quite budget-friendly and La Tania is another great location where we have a good selection of self-catered apartments at an excellent price.

3. Les 2 Alpes

Another snow-sure ski resort in France due to its glacier skiing. It's an excellent ski destination if you're traveling with skiers and snowboarders of all levels. If you're travelling with non-skiers, you can try the outdoor heated swimming pool , the ice rink and a sports centre.

4. Chamonix

This ski resort is rated as one of the top ten ski resorts in Europe. It is ideal for intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders. If you're skiing with children, there are also areas for beginners and nursery and kiddies programs. On Esquiades.com you can choose between 2 types of ski pass: Chamonix Mont Blanc Unlimited or Chamonix Le Pass.

5. Tignes

It's one of the most snow-dependable ski destinations in Europe, so perfect for February Half Term! The Tignes ski area and the villages that surround it are set on a beautiful mountain plateau. This resort is always popular and a good place for beginners, families, groups and both off-piste fans and advanced skiers and snowboarders to enjoy.

6. Val d'Isère

A brilliant ski destination for Half-term as it has a great record of snow during the month of February and has loads to offer both on and off the slopes. If you're skiing with children, they have excellent ski schools and 2 nursery slopes. There are also plenty of enjoyable runs you can all do as a family. Check out our great selection of hotels and apartments located close to the slopes.

7. La Plagne

This ski area is part of a huge ski resort called Paradiski that spread across 425 km (Les Arcs-Peisey Vallandry and La Plagne-Les Coches). It's the ideal ski resort for lower intermediate skiers and snowboarders, so it's perfect for a family ski holiday. Much of the ski area is located on a plateau where there are wide and easy slopes ;) This ski resort also has an excellent après-ski activity: Olympic Bobsleigh Track!