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[Scooter916]

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

[Dougducati]

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.

[Rally]

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.

[Scooter916]

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

[JPM]

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.

[Dougducati]

...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.

[Bones]

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.............

[Athelstan]

Originally Posted by Scooter916

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

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

[pibbow]

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