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Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 21:42:09 GMT

Going early Jan. to avoid the half term chaos; want relatively snow sure resort, with good ski schools for kids (last attempt with ESF did not go well!)

any suggestions for a suitable resort?

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:34:18 GMT

Big White - Canada. Canadian/Australian ski instructors at the best family resort in North America.

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:47:48 GMT

Hi,

Why not have a look at La Plagne for your family?

There is a great selection of blue and red runs and most of the resorts are family friendly. Oxygene in Plagne Centre and Evolution 2 in Les Coches are both great for kids lessons.

Happy planning!

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:02:25 GMT

Nice family resort have a look at Le Grand bornand...... 8)

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:28:35 GMT

Have you looked at Les Gets - it's a lovely village for families? We've used BASS (British Alpine Ski School) on quite a few occasions & been very happy with them.

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:51:37 GMT

It's got to be done, I'm sorry..

My experience of the Red Ski School in Niederau is that it is nothing short of amazing. All the instructors are very good, all speak great English and they all have the patience of a saint. My first time skiing kids were skiing red runs by the end of the week and my wife, who struggled with classes, was given FREE one on one lessons.

As a resort, it might struggle with snow at that time of the year but Dave Mac (the resident Old Guy) will be able to advise you of historical snow depths during January.

As a family orientated resort, it's really good. If you want to cover miles and miles of challenging piste, it's not great.

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:28:05 GMT

As a resort, it might struggle with snow at that time of the year

:shock: No no no no no please please please please please!!!! I'm going there over New Year. DaveMac! DaveMac! Will we have snow? :cry:

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:48:14 GMT

I have to agree with Coop, we took our 3 girls, ages 8, 5 and a non-skiing 3 at the time (in February 2009) and the two oldest loved the skiing lessons there and got on well, not to mention a 'starter' wife who shocked me by turning from a non-sporty type person into a total ski lover, and that for someone I thought wasn't the most adept at this kind of activity!

Big bonus being that we now have an active ski family.

Niederau's not a huge resort by any stretch of the imagination either slopeside or in town, but for a family IMO to have somewhere compact where everywhere is easily walkable is a bonus.

Am sure Dave Mac will be around soon once he's finished doting on Herr Klammer )

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:53:34 GMT

Have a look at Soldeu in Andorra. Their school has an excellent reputation.

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:19:55 GMT

Steve, you are right. School in soldeu is great (have been there) but I have probs with no snow in soldeu.

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:38:35 GMT

Soldeu or possibly Les Carroz part of the grand Massif, good tree lined runs back to the village

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:06:13 GMT

Our kids learned with Swiss Mountains Sports in Crans-Montana. Great English spoken, lovely instructors, max 5 to a class. Great area to start them off in, plus it's sunnier and therefore less cold for them than other resorts.

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:29:19 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:

As a resort, it might struggle with snow at that time of the year

:shock: No no no no no please please please please please!!!! I'm going there over New Year. DaveMac! DaveMac! Will we have snow? :cry:

We will be there over new year, hope there is going to be some snow? come on Dave Mac give us some reassurance.

Dale

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:56:48 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:

As a resort, it might struggle with snow at that time of the year

:shock: No no no no no please please please please please!!!! I'm going there over New Year. DaveMac! DaveMac! Will we have snow? :cry:

You make your bed and then ........ :-)

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:54:49 GMT

Oooh Mr Wickham that's naughty :evil: :lol:

I can laugh not cry 'cos apparently there will be a light dusting there this weekend. Happy days :D

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:30:29 GMT

Jenno wrote: Am sure Dave Mac will be around soon once he's finished doting on Herr Klammer )

Drool!!!!!

And the snow record for Niederau:
Month: Dec Jan Feb Mar April
Season Lower slope average/Upper slope average
2001/2 15/43 40/140 36/128 19/107 1/38
2002/3 0/0 18/53 54/159 35/115 26/101
2003/4 2/4 47/123 50/171 36/130 0/0
2004/5 10/22 37/59 61/91 47/81 1/1
2005/6 21/55 71/149 65/156 50/129 1/5
2006/7 3/6 7/24 4/34 5/34 0/0
2007/8 24/118 15/107 25/112 28/111 5/30
2008/9 25/67 50/90 64/123 70/209 21/60
2009/10 9/37 33/70 66/117 41/120 6/24

Average 14/44 40/102 53/136 41/130 8/32

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:50:54 GMT

I have to agree with Salski, BASS in Les Gets were great. But if the kids are a bit older and you're looking for longer lessons then Switzerland was fab. We stayed in Flims Laax Falera, an hour from Zurich but not in any UK tour operator brochures so it's a DIY holiday I'm afraid. The tourist website is brilliant and gives all the links you could wish for.

The ski area is a hidden gem and the swiss ski school just brilliant. Perfect english spoken and (unlike our experience with ESF) try and group all the children together according to both ability and nationality. Lessons were from 10-12, an hour supervised lunch on the mountain then 1-3. My boys couldn't get enough of it!

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:08:08 GMT

Looking for a right place for skiing for 1st timers- 2 adults and a 7 year old child. Ski resort should be near Venice and snow sure as we will be there around 13-15 December 2012.
Please advise. Thank you

Re:Skiing with family - resort with good ski schools for kids needed

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:06:34 GMT

Kuhtai in Austria is hugely under rated, only an hour transfer, small family friendly resort with ski in/out, I think Inghams go there, relatively cheap and high up too.