Family Chalet

One of the great family friendly ski chalets is undoubtably Chalet Prarion in the picturesque village of Les Houches in the Chamonix Valley and this year their offering includes an in-house nanny and a Games Room.

Other developments in the family ski chalet world is the announcement that a new family friendly ski site called Family Chalets will launch in October, featuring just the very best chalets that don't just state they are a family friendly, but actually provide family friendly ski support, facilities, and services to make your family ski holiday a pleasant one.

Luxury Chalet Chamonix

From our own experiences, we for one don't believe that family ski holidays should be a compromise in terms of your luxury standards. Chamonix Exclusive we are pleased to advise are a ski operator that shares this view. A true ski in ski out chalet, this luxury chalet has been designed to ensure young and old can have a great time and enjoy the finer things in life. Six en-suite bedrooms, a Games Room, cinema projection, a hot tub, and four staff ensuring that this is one family ski holiday that will be truly special1

Haf Term Ski Holiday

Faster than most items in a January sale, the mad rush for the best half term ski holidays is certainly in full flow despite it being 8 months from the departure. This year the holidays we re pleased to advise have been split but this isn't making much difference in respect of availability with most good chalets having booked one, if not both the weeks (12th and 19th February 2011 respectively). Based on initial demand, don't hang around for late deals is our advise, as we doubt there will be such, no matter how bad the chalet!

Ski Family Holiday

Well here we are, in the void that occurs at the end of each season, and before things hot up as we search for next years family ski season. However, with the weeks such as half term, as well as Christmas and Easter, its never to early to start to look for that great family chalet.

Already some of the better family chalets are booked and as we go through the summer the choices start to diminish. Also by booking early you might get one or two early booking deals or extras from the best family ski operators, where as the family skiers who go for the late deals end up with the late ski deals at the worst chalets (I deliberately left out the word family)!!

Easter Ski

If you are thinking about the family ski holiday for the 2011 ski season, one of the options often missed is the Easter ski holidays which can provide some of the best snow, great sunshine, and long spring days. So the next time you take are looking for a great family ski holiday, you might want to just take a look at one of the best end of season ski secrets, the Easter ski holiday!

Ski In Ski Out

As the ski season slowly winds down, many are already looking towards the new ski season and the best chalets are already moving fast. Some of the most popular are slope side chalets, often termed 'ski in ski out'. Family ski holidays are particularly suited for such accommodation as it enables families to ski straight from the door.

If you are looking for a ski chalet next to the piste, Ski In Ski Out Chalets have a great portfolio, from outstanding luxury catered chalets in Val d'Isere, through to some of the best family chalets to be found.

Skis On Wheels From PortaSki - Ski Carrier Test

Here at Family Ski we are lucky to get the odd freebie and this week we have been testing PortaSki's "Skis On Wheels" which is the only way we could describe it. The device, which alleviates the need to carry your skis, turns them into a trolley! We tested the device with our children, and not only did it make it easy for us to transport our skis, the children for the first time took control of their own equipment without any debate necessary!

The device took a Krypton Factor 5 minutes to set up, but once you work it out it is really quite simple. It fits together as one neat package, but when you need splits into two pieces. One piece becomes a pull along handle, with the other fitting on the bottom as wheels, both using velcro.

At only £19.95 it really is an affordable ski carrier, compact and light, wellmade, and most importantly it worked really well (we were sceptical at first).

Yes the wheels might go slightly out of kilt if you deliberately targeted stones and rocks, but in general use it works a dream, and surprisingly again on snow!

Being one that laughs at most ski accessories as cheap gimmicks, this one is only cheap! It's certainly not a gimmick and family ski groups might one to put 3 or 4 on order!!

Family Ski Holidays

With fantastic snow conditions this week, and even more snow falling here in the Alps at all levels (Chamonix is boasting 380cm at the top of the Ski Club of Great Britain charts), it won't be surprising to find a few parents eyeing the ski websites for the next family ski holiday.

If you are looking at the popular ski weeks of Christmas, New Year, half term, or the Easter ski brea,its never too early as the best family chalets always go first.

Half Term Ski

If you have just got back from Easter skiing, and are thinking about the next ski holiday, the ski Christmas or ski half term break, time is fast running out, particularly in respect of the latter where family ski holiday makers are already snapping the best family chalets in the best family ski resorts.

And people looking for a great half term ski deal, probably should give up on this idea. You may get a small discount for an early half term ski booking, but closer to the time expect more buyers than sellers, and we all know what happens to prices then!

Easter Ski

Many families will be heading for the Alps this weekend for the annual Easter ski holiday. Since the advent of cheap flights, more and more family ski holiday makers are seeking to getaway, not just for the ski half term and Christmas ski weeks, but to ski Easter holidays as well.

In fact, it is fast catching the ski half term week as one of the most popular as families experience great snow in sunny, warm, and welcoming resorts, making an Easter ski holiday a great choice.

Family Friendly Skiing

If you are looking for a family friendly ski holiday, the first thing after checking that that the resort is suitable for the family (by checking that there are enough green, blue, and red runs), and that the accommodation looks and has the amenities you want, is to talk to the operator. If the operator really is a family friendly ski company, they will firstly understand many of your needs and requirements, and also have limitless information regarding activities, ski school, kids clubs, creche, you name it, and will most importantly be able to help you talk through and select the best choices to ensure you have a great family ski holiday. If they can't, they are hardly family ski friendly!

And finally, have a look at their guestbook to see how many of the visitors are families an what they have said about the family ski service. One liners are by the way hardly an endorsement!

Luxury Catered Chalets

If you are looking for great family ski chalets, Ski In Ski Out have a fabulous selection to suit all pockets. In terms of luxury catered chalets, top of the pack has to be the Casa Nova a ski in ski out Park City chalet set right on the piste in the exclusive enclave of Deer Crest, in the Deer Valley ski area of Park City, Utah, and then they also have some great luxury catered chalets in Val d'Isere of which two or three are equally as good as Casa Nova, including Chalet Yeti with its own swimming pool.

If you are looking for more modest, but nevertheless stunning luxury chalets, Ski In Ski Out Chalets have two exceptional properties in terms of value for money, Chalet Auriane is one such property in the town of Tzoumaz in the Verbier 4 Vallees network, and then there is also Chalet Prarion in the Chamonix Valley that is another great ski inski out luxury catered chalet.

Family Ski Chamonix

If you are looking for a very special, but great value for money luxury family ski chalet in Chamonix, Chalet Prarion has to be the choice. Accommodating up to 12 family ski guests, 14 for family skiing groups with small children, the 6 bedroom chalet (all en-suite) has everything a family ski group could need. From its ski in ski out location, through to the Games Room with its Wii, Home Cinema, a competition sized pool table (great for competitive Dads!). But that's not it, for parents it really is a a great family ski retreat, not just because you don't have to carry skis and childrens equipment in to cars and vans or walk down slippery paths, Chalet Prarion has its own professional chef, a grand oak table for sophisticcated dining in front of the log fire, and then there's the living room where you can listen to your favourite music on the Bose, or watch one of the many DVD's the chalet has to offer on its high definition cinema projection. It really is with the professional Bose surround  sound system like watching it at the movies!!

So fo the best ski in ski out chalet, and probably the best Chamonix family ski chalet, Chalet Prarion should certainly be high on the list.

Ski New Year

It might be spring, but before the sunshine comes, you might want to book your ski New Year chalet, before someone else does. Being such a popular ski vacation, the best family ski chalets always go quickly, particularly those that offer great value for money.

With parents off for the christmas / New Year break, family ski groups just know that there is only so much turkey left overs, and broken games to take, before the children need to get some fresh air, and hence why the New Year skiing week is so popular, not just with the wilder revelers, but family skiers too! So check out your favourite family ski friendly chalet company, and see if they have any availability left at New Year.

Ski Half Term

Similar to the ski Christmas and ski New Year weeks, family ski clients who have just enjoyed a great half term ski break are already clambering to secure their favourite family ski chalets for the 2011 ski half term holiday. This may to many seem like madness, with the next half term ski week not for another 11 months ad three weeks, but far from it. The best catered ski chalets are often booked up straight after the last family ski guests have left, and therefore half term is not a week to hang around if you want to ski next year with the family.

So our family ski recommendation, reflects the 70's holiday advert 'Book Early'!

Ski Christmas

Parking the religious aspect to one side, ever wondered what the fuss was about in terms of Christmas? Tired of doing the same thing year in year out?

Well it can be different, you could miss out on peeling brussels, stuffing the turkey, loading the dishwasher, pushing two trolleys around Sainsbury's and buying all Jamie's recommendations, and have someone instead ensure the Christmas tree is decorated for you, the decorations are perfectly set up, the turkey, goose or venison is ordered, the vegetables peeled, and basically, that after you come in from enjoying a great days skiing with the family and have that perfect traditional dinner waiting for you?

So if you fancy a snowy white Christmas, just like the Christmas cards, and feel that Mums and Dads really should be spared the stress and allowed to enjoy Christmas, why not take the family skiing and spend Christmas skiing on your favourite slopes?

But if you are choosing a ski Christmas holiday, choose carefully, check out how family friendly the chalet operator really is, that they will ensure your Christmas is a special luxury one, and ideally to take away all the hassle, that its a ski in ski out chalet!

Luxury Family Chalets

The idea of the Family Ski Holidays blog was to bring to you some great ideas in respect of ski operators, ski agents and family ski chalets that will make sure you have a really great family ski holiday. This week we wanted to focus on luxury catered family chalets. One of the best luxury catered chalets that also happens to be ski in ski out is Chalet Prarion, situated in the Chamonix Valley, this true ski in ski out chalet offers exceptional luxury, at a price that many families will find exceptional value for money.

Chalet Prarion has six en-suite bedrooms and can sleep 12 people plus two small children. This family ski chalet boasts HD Cinema projection a luxury hot tub, its own personal south facing snow garden next to the piste, an array of toys (including sledges),  and for the start of next season a Games Room that will include a Pool Table, Wii, and Home Cinema Television system with children's DVDs, games, and toys.

But what makes this chalet one of the best family ski chalets is the staff and management. The latter, Mark and Frances are family ski enthusiasts themselves and have skied for 20 years, and the last seven as a family. They therefore aren't guessing on what families that are skiing want, they have damned good idea from their own experience.

Chalet Prarion, a great Family Ski Chalet!

Family Ski Chalet

Here at Family Ski Holidays, we intend to bring you all the best operators, all the best family ski chalets, and all the best family ski resorts that there are out there to make sure your family skiing holiday choice is simple, and most importantly the right one for you.

If you have any recommendations, comments, or ideas on what would make this Family Ski blog work for you, please just drop us a line or comment and we will try and accommodate wherever and whenever possible.

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