Christmas SKI Resorts
 

Looking to get away for the festive season, any one know where there SOULD be snow of decent quality. No noth pole wisecracks please.....LOL
Prefer europe, Oh yea and she wont let me leave the kids with rudolf so has to be kid friendly.
Cheers
Glyn

Three Valleys (Courchevel, Val Thorens & Meribel) in France. H U G E ski area. Over 600km of slopes. Go. You won't be disappointed. Check out www.skiacommodation.co.uk for places to stay in the Troi Vallees. I stayed in La Tania a tiny resort between Courchevel and Meribel.

Val Thorens. Did a Christmas to New Years trip there some years ago. It's very high up so gets snow early and also has a glacier so there's always something to be had.

Cheers Guys, I have been that way before , Did les arcs a few years back but that was later on in the season, If there is snow there in December Im happy to revisit.
Thanks again
Glyn

As has been said val Thorens or possibly Val dis'ere (sp) as both have glaciers=high up! done both in December and both had snow although lower runs were closed.

...Or. If you're feeling rich!! You could try Saas Fee in Switzerland. It's high altitude, has a glacier and is north facing. ie loads of snow and very cold. When I went it was -26c at the top of the mountain. Without wind chill.

Glyn ........If you have not been try Banff,Canada cannot praise it enough i did 3 Vallies for years but once i went to Canada never gone back to Europe unless long weekend in Chamonix. they cater for kids really well the pepole great ,food great and real powder like you have never seen and if you do backcountry you get too meet real Rednecks...and if you put it up against Meribel,Courcheval etc not that much difference in spondullees.............

Bones I lived in Canada for a few years Whilst serving in the Royal Flying Club, Loved the place but to be honest we are just looking for a quick break over crimbo,
and if i go back to canada, the chances of my shop being open in the new year are very slim, I will not want to come home.
Cheers tho mate

have spent christmas in 3 vals as well as vallandry which is on the edge of les arcs so a bit quieter but connected to ski area.

Val'd is good as well although a bit more expensive at christmas.

it's worth driving out if you can face it, you get to take everything with you and have a great festive season :)

I know wot you mean we have thought about emigrating over there as i know a couple of friends who have done it and love it .................... .

A mate used to work for this lot http://www.natives.co.uk/resorts/default.htm

always got a good deal worth a try they do most of everywhere.

See ya at Cadwell

Hmm considering The drive at the moment, Will probably hire a people carrier as a fammily plus junk In a Alfa GTV for 20 hrs sounds like a national lampoons holiday.
Glyn

Not going in an Austin Maxi and getting stuck on a roundabout then?!!

I can recommend Sauze d'oulx in Italy, huge area, and you can ski into France for lunch without any problem

Great night life too! :-)

http://www.sauzedoulx.uk.com/

Ski Information:

Sauze D'Oulx

No of Runs 7 blue, 25 red, 4 black

Km of Runs 100 kms

Snow Canons 150

No of lifts 20


Milky Way

No of Runs 39 blue, 93 red, 32 black

Km of Runs 400 kms

Snow Canons 1000

No of lifts 88

Glyn
In Switzerland look on the web sites for:
Meiringen Hasliberg - easyJet or Swiss Air Basle - overlooking the Egger
Grächen - easyJet or Swiss Air Geneva - overlooking Matterhorn

Both car free villages and reasonable prices for Switzerland and snow for Christmas!

Austria is more friendly but is generally lower and so maybe the snow will not be there (I've seen green slopes in Austria too many times) - there are a few truely car free resorts which is great for kids and parents but transfer times can be long. Look at:

Gargellen in the Montafon Vorarlberg - long transfer Zurich Swiss Air or BA
Serfaus or Obergurgl in Tyrol - Flights into Innsbruck
Katschberg or Turracher Höhe - RyanAir into Klagenfurt (both these resorts have great Childrens Hotels - even the toilets are lower for the kids)
All car free in the winter.

All resorts mentioned have loads of things to do like sauna swimming sledging snowshoe trekking paraskiing skiing snowboarding curling etc etc.

Have Fun

Try www.Kickinghorseresort.com Very good powder from mid december. If youy need more info pm me we have a flat there its fab!

Went to Val D'Isere for New Year last year......great resort.....huge amount of piste / off piste.....atmosphere in the town was great and the resort appeared to be rug-rat friendly.