Ski Verbier has launched its brochure featuring a collection of exclusive, ultra-luxurious ski chalets, all sumptuously appointed and staffed by experienced chalet hosts and fully-trained chefs from Europe’s top restaurants. Chalet facilities

If you’re skiing with young children, being close to the slopes is a must. Ski Famille’s 11 chalets, situated in the resorts of Reberty Village and Les Gets in the French Alps, are just a snowball’s throw away from all the action. Ski Famille staff

Grindelwald, Switzerland is simply stunning – conjure up an image in your mind of the perfect chocolate-box Swiss village and you’re there. Surrounded by some of Europe’s most spectular peaks, it is both one of the oldest ski resorts in the world

Obergurgl is a much-loved family resort in Austria. This Tyrolean village, at the end of the Ötz Valley, benefits from having a superb snow record (quantity and quality), as a result of its high altitude, as well as a wide range of runs. Après-ski

Did you know that the carbon footprint of a trip by plane to a ski resort is up to ten times greater than the equivalent rail journey? Well, information about train travel to ski resorts can be found at www.snowcarbon.co.uk. The website explains how

Bespoke ski holidays have scaled new heights thanks to VIP.  The luxury ski chalet company has just launched the Platinum Ski Collection in the French Alps with a range of bespoke options. For families with fussy eaters, there are personal chefs who

Meribel with VIP SkiLooking at my daughter Molly’s flushed cheeks and bright sparkly eyes as she raced past me on the slopes of Meribel, the realization dawned that this really was a no-compromise family holiday. My husband, Molly and I were all

Our family of five has been skiing as a unit for five years now. Every Easter holiday, we set off for a week on the slopes, each time we’re all a tad wiser about managing our expectations. We have tried lots of ways to make the holiday work

Over the 25 years I have worked as a ski writer, I’ve visited hundreds of ski resorts in dozens of countries, often accompanied by my wife Sally and our three sons, Sam, Alexander and Robert. I’ve stayed in everything from tents pitched on

As well as slopes for skiiers of all abilities, children will love the chance to have a go at dog-sledging, while adults may enjoy ski touring – where you walk on special mohair skins to access action-packed off-piste skiing. Stay at the Grand Hotel