We all know that the wallet takes a hammering when you book your holiday chalet holiday, but spare a thought for your poor old, un-prepared legs.
After a winter being wrapped up in tights and cosy slippers, you thrust your feet into rigid plastic ski boots and force your legs to sustain a position not held in the last 52 weeks.
If you want make the most of all the resort has to offer and your beautiful catered chalet, you need to prepare.
Take advantage of the Grove hotel in Hertfordshire and Avant's partnership with this brief run-down on their 'Ski weekends'.
Your weekend will start with check in where you are met by an expert ski instructor or your mentor for the weekend.
To ease you in gently, he will start with a very brief overview of the different skiing techniques and give you an idea of what you will be hoping to achieve over weekend.
That is the easy part; as next comes the 'kettle bell work shop' and a ski specific circuits class that aims to mimic the action of skiing to really work those leg muscles, improve core stability and get you honed to piste perfection.
The next day, its off to The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.
With near perfect crunchy snow and 160m worth of main slope, this is the mountain minus the faff.
No bad weather, no scary lifts and no carrying your skis; the ultimate way to build confidence and get back into the swing of things.
Your instructor will take you back to the basics and in doing so you will eradicate bad habits under his watchful eye in total safety.
Next, its back to the hotel to relax in the sauna followed by vin chaud and some hearty alpine food.
On Sunday morning you will wake after the kind of sleep usually only possible at altitude.
The Pilates session at the spa is next on your agenda and aims to restore balance by stretching and teasing out any stiffness from the previous day's exertion.
A skiing holiday in microcosm, this is the way to get you looking at your holiday with excitement rather than fear.
You can be confident that you first day on the piste will be a great one and you can enjoy strutting (rather than limping) around resort as if you spend each winter there.
And whats more, you might be able to show your cocky chalet host a thing or two as well!