Easter Ski

The Easter ski holiday just past highlighted the benefits of getting away' for a ski break over the Easter holidays. The snow was some of the best of the season, and the sunshine kept coming and going to balance the spring sunshine, with crisp, pistes, helped by the usual Easter snowfall.

If you missed it this year, our advice is don't next year! Its one of the best times to go with the family, especially with young children, warm long days, and typically great snow, and a chance for mum and dad to enjoy a glass of wine or two whilst the children relax in the garden after a days skiing!

Family Friendly Ski Holidays

For a great family ski holiday, I think there ate three ingredients, the first is picking a great family ski resort, the second is a picking a great family ski chalet, and the third, just the going with the flow!

So firstly,if  you are looking for a family friendly ski resort, the criteria I would be searching against would be:

• Neither low altitude (risk of poor snow) nor high altitude (risk to childrens health and cold), something in between.
• Plenty of blue and red runs
• And for small children, great facilities (e.g. snow garden, good nursery slopes, magic carpets, etc)
• A ski school that locally has a great family ski reputation

And for the family chalet:

• Great facilities to keep the children entertained
• Children entertainer and carers
• A reputation for great family ski holidays (check out the Guestbook)
• Close to the lifts or ideally ski in ski out
• Children menus as well as adult menus
• Great facilities for the parents too - so definitely a hot tub!

And for the flow, just go with it, don't be too worried of what you must or mustn't achieve, the main thing is to have a great time, and if you do, you'll achieve even more than you could have expected!

Ski In Ski Out

Here at the Family Ski Chalets blog we believe that for the best chalets for a family ski holiday either have to be close to the piste and ski lifts, or actually ski in ski out properties. And when we talk about ski in ski out we mean piste side! Seems obvious I know, but you might be surprised how many claim the ski in ski out label but aren't anywhere close to a recognised ski slope. So if in doubt, ask where the slope is in terms of distance from the piste! On the latter point, assuming the family ski chalet is a 'true' ski in ski out chalet, the other important question is what colour is the piste that runs by the chalet. Whilst most chalets are on blues, and one or two on reds, there is after all no point renting a ski in ski out chalet that is on a black run when some of the family ski group can only ski blues!

Family Chalet

If you are looking for a great family chalet, Chalet Prarion has to be one of the best family chalets in Chamonix. Firstly it benefits from its unrivaled sunny south facing ski in ski out location:


But that isn't just it, read its reviews and your find that the staff and operators really do care about giving great family ski service.

Then there is the south facing garden, a Games Room that includes a full size pool table, Wii, and a children's home cinema system.

At this family chalet, it isn't just the children that are spoilt, for the parents on the family ski holiday, there is the cordon bleu chef, the Projection cinema, south facing decking, and the all important hydro therapy hot tub to relax, pre-dinner, with a glass of champagne.