on the piste to provide the ultimate in ski-in/ski-out convenience. With five family bedrooms, the lodge offers full catering, maid service, and a family room that’s packed full of games. Nannies are also available for full and half days between 8am–8pm. Seven

.carnaval.qc.caSpend the night in a giant igloo!The Ice Hotel in Sweden is built every December, 200 kilometres inside the Arctic Circle and begins to melt by April! With special family rooms; Arctic clothing provided. See www.icehotels.co.ukCool day outCheck out the Xbox Big

Where? Perched high in the alps, Morzine is one of 12 resorts in the Portes du Soleil ski area. Why go there? Famed for its skiing, the traditional market town now boasts lots of summer activities in four key areas: Zen, Gastronomy, Family

for everyone: group ski lessons, individual lessons, hanging out in crèches or children’s clubs, staying in luxury hotels, family hotels, or chalets. So by now, it’s fair to say, I feel a bit of an expert. I realise that children tire easily on the slopes

There is nothing like seeing your child whizzing down their first nursery slope. Staggering how, in such a short space of time, they crack it – low centre of gravity and no fear seems to be a winning combination.The pleasures of a family ski trip

Non skiers, or experienced adults who have yet to attempt a trip with children, can often be daunted by the prospect of taking young children to the Alps. However, a well planned family ski trip can be relaxing, enjoyable and memorable for everyone

of hours in the morning at the local ski school. That morning is now part of our family folklore – the tale of how Sophia was chucked out of ski school by lunchtime, and nope we’re not talking about ASBO behaviour here – just a five-year-old who couldn

in ski-in/ski-out convenience. With five family bedrooms, the lodge offers full catering, maid service, and a family room that’s packed full of games. Nannies are also available for full and half days between 8am–8pm. Seven nights in a family room costs

If you’re travelling with another family, the Tivoli Lodge, Davos, Switzerland sleeps 12 and is in a private location, yet it is ski in/ski out and close to the centre of the village. Perfect for families with young children, the chalet boasts

to reception to sort out our skiing essentials.There’s usually a huge amount of faffing about on the first day of a skiing holiday – there are lift passes to collect, lessons to organise and equipment to hire, but the staff had helpfully taken care of all