Top 5 family friendly ski resorts
Article updated every 6 months. Last updated 14th December 2007
Author: Sean Newsom (Travel expert) Ask me a question.
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Sean Newsom loves skiing so much that he has made it his job, writing for The Sunday Times as their ski editor. He is also founder of welove2ski.com, the UK's leading specialist ski website.
"Skiing fast in the sunshine with your friends is one of the purest and brightest pleasures I know," he says. "Absolutely everyone should give it a go. If it were up to me they'd be giving ski and snowboard holidays away on the National Health. It would improve Britain's winter well-being in an instant!"
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Looking for a ski holidays that the whole family will enjoy?
We've selected our top 5 resorts where there is something to suit everyone...
When your children are young, successful family ski holidays aren't a function of how many kilometres of pistes are marked on the map. What else is on offer is just as important. This is where Geilo scores highly, with a mind-boggling array of winter activities to keep your brood happy when their ski lessons are over.
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A stronghold of British tour operators specializing in family ski holidays, La Rosière is a great, no-hassle destination for families new to skiing. Many of the chalets there have been built to the companies' specifications, and are a hop and skip from the nursery slopes.
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Parents who don't want to sacrifice all their skiing pleasure to the demands of their children should check out La Tania. It's a quiet backwater of the vast Three Valleys lift system, and is particularly well-served by family-ski specialists. So you get high standards of childcare, while you sneak off and explore the likes of Courchevel and Méribel.
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One of the most snowsure resorts in the Alps, Obergurgl's long season means it works well for Christmas and Easter holidays, as well as February half-term. Many British guests find the cosy, Tyrolean style of the resort charming, too.
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Vaujany and its neighbour, La Villette, are low-key little villages tacked onto the end of the Alpe d'Huez ski area. So you get all the pistes, but none of the hustle and bustle of a big, modern resort. The local nursery slopes are quiet and friendly, and the low-key atmosphere in the village is perfect for parents who want to put their feet up and relax at the end of the skiing day.
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