’ walk from the cable car. Mark Warner offers family breaks during school holidays (over-sevens only) for a week, including half board, flights and transfers, from £1,095 per adult and £1,035 per child. Across the pond, head to Whistler, which has been

Courchevel 1850 resort is the delightfully chic and sporty hotel Le Strato. With a modest number of rooms, the hotel has a friendly, family atmosphere. The piste-side ski room has its own champagne bar and on your return you can indulge in a range of blissful

and beauty treatments to unwind from the activities. Seven nights at the Walliserhof costs from €2,436 for a family room that sleeps six.Visit www.walliserhof.at

a choice of hotel room or apartment, as well as a variety of children’s programmes. The resort has traditional après-ski options, but with three restaurants and superb facilities at the hotel (swimming pool, wellness centre and children’s room) you

per adult and £690 for children aged two to 12 years on a half-board basis, including ferry crossing or airport transfers, and five days of childcare is included in the cost. Also in Les Gets, try the VIP Ski’s brand-new Altitude Lodge, located right

pool, a health suite with hot tubs, and spacious rooms with plasma TVs and simply fabulous mountain views.At 2,050 metres, Belle Plagne is a high-altitude village offering ski-in-ski-out from most hotels. It’s compact and pretty, with a covered walkway

delight in the child-sized bath robes and slippers, tuck into the fabulous children’s menu and take part in the children’s programmes, you can indulge in the world-class spa. Prices start from £4,000 per adult and £1,000 per child on a B&B basis for ten

It's snowing! Squeeze in a week’s pre-Christmas family skiing here at the start of the season in November, when US and Canadian resorts officially open, and take advantage of fresh snow and great prices. Contact Crystal, tel: 0870

: 001 250 578 6003Tour Operators- All America Holidays Tel: 001 888 778 5050- Canadian Affairs Tel: 020 7616 9177- Frontier Travel Tel: 020 8776 8709- Ski Independence Tel: 0845 310 3030- Ski Safari Tel: 01273 224060- Ski the American Dream Tel: 0845 277

nights in a mountain view room sleeping four costs from £1,065 per person (including flights) through Crystal Ski.Check out Chic ski resorts in the Ski & activity section.Find your inner ski-bunny with Junior's top snow holiday articles:The essential