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My kids school is shut for the first Thursday and Friday in December (!). This means we could fly out to, say, Geneva on the Wednesday night and ski somewhere Thursday, Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday morning.
Can you think of somewhere that is
a) short(ish) transfer from airport bearing in mind late evening landing and young kids
b) is open at that time of year (and presumably is high enough to have snow)
c) has at least some beginner slopes and a ski school for kids
Ideas welcome!!
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Call mountain sun. Not a short transfer, but they will pick up and drop off.
They are cheap as well.
Hopefully you won't have a scouse stag do on the bus with you.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've done Verbier at that time of year a few times as its one of the earliest to open. 1h15 by car if you drive like me...
Alternatively Argentiere might be open if there's enough snow, but I wouldn't book till a few days before and the scope for beginners is pretty limited!
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andrewfd, welcome to snowheads.  Mountainsun would be ideal BUT I read somewhere recently that they don't accept kids.
None of the French places near Geneva will fit the bill, really - and personally I'd plump for Tignes. Few resorts open that early but Tignes is guaranteed to have skiing then and there are plenty of ski schools (Evolution 2 was very good when I used them).
There was some information recently on one of the Austrian glaciers which sounded very hopeful for kids, early season - but not, of course, flying to Geneva.
That early means skiing high altitude and high altitude means bleak, treeless and, if the weather isn't kind, really rather uncomfortable!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mountain Sun very very helpful on the phone. Thanks for that tip.
Will look into verbier.
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What about Zermatt, worth the extra transfer but all doable on the train and a fun journey. Chamonix even on a very good year will only be open weekends.
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