- Choose Ski Family friendly resorts, and ones that suit the age and ability level of the party. For example, don't choose St Anton unless the children are competent skiers and older teenagers as the resort is primarily for experience skiers and apres skiing! On this point, skiing in France, family friendly resorts carry the Famille Plus award so you might want to look out for this if France is your ski destination.
- Research the chalet and check out their children / family page for what they suggest they do.
- Talk to the operator and ask searching questions about the family ski holiday, what facilities are their at the chalet for the family, any family events, what they know about family skiing such as lessons, what's best for the children, how lunches can or do work. The good family ski chalets and companies won't have a problem answering any of these questions, so if they do, are they really a family ski friendly chalet?
- Do necessarily go with the so called 'family ski' companies! Some are just large companies badging themselves as family friendly, but employing youngsters whose main priority is to jut get out on the slopes (and what they pay their staff - is it any wonder) with no real child care experience. If you are going with a larger family ski company, ask them what experience their staff have.
- Children (and adults) need tuition, book ahead, particularly if you are booking Ski Christmas, Ski New Year, or Ski Half Term weeks. Generally the main established players are the best, such as ESF.
- Make sure you cloth them well, my family ski clothing blog might help, but basically lots of layers, a good fleece, jacket and salopettes - and don't forget the helmet (these can be rented in resort).
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