 Poster: A snowHead
|
My mum has come up with the cunning plan of taking my 6 year old to Lapland to meet Father Xmas.
All sounds fine, until I find out the cost of the day trip is £379 for the 6 year old and £399 for my Mum!
So, cunning plan spring to mind, I'm sure I could do a pre-Xmas trip for the whole family for not much more, and hopefully get some skiing in as well, whilst Grannie took the kids to see Santa.
So do any European ressorts that are served by cheap flights from up North offer any form of meeting Santa in the run up to Christmas?
Cheers,
Greg
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
kitenski, did Ellmau with the kids a few years back over Christmas... Santa arrived by parachute and dished out gifts to all the kids. Then a similar looking Santa appeared at the hotel (Hochfilzer) and entertained them all for hours on Christmas eve. Worked a treat on 3 year olds but the older kids were a bit suspicious. Can't think any alpine resorts would do anything outside of Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Plenty of friends have done the Lapland thing... yes, very pricey, all loved it, but usual charter flight nightmares can cause havoc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
|
kitenski, Could you go at Christmas ? Austria is lovely at Christmas, especially in the small villages and they usually welcome visitors to join in all the festivities including the Church services. It would certainly be a real Christmas with the snow etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
well possibly....do you get any last minute bargains for Xmas week if you hold out?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
I think that the contemplation of Father Christmas is better for kids than the 'reality' of seeing him. I doubt that at age 6 s/he'll imagine the guy they see to be the real thing, even though s/he believes in him (as I do). Just take the family skiing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
kitenski, Food for thought, but personally I wouldn't risk booking late for what is a busy time of the season and for something so special. Also your son/daughter may get learn to ski for free, we did when we booked with Thomson, but that was a few years ago now.
This as a rough guide from Thomsons online, staying in Ellmau or Scheffau :
| Quote: |
7 Nights Half Board
Adult Web Fare From
£562
Child Web Fare From
£503
Departure Date: 23 Dec 2006
Departing :Newcastle( NCL),07:50
Arriving: Salzburg (SZG)
dining room with bar area
Stube
á la carte restaurant café |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edit: double post
Last edited by After all it is free  on Tue 17-10-06 23:03; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
kitenski, £800 to meet a bloke that in 2yrs time will not exist.....madness. Autria as IncogSkiSno, says. Loads of great places to choose from. Ellmau is good for kids and at 6 they could go to ski school every morning and GM could babysit in the afternoon. Sprog would probably want to ski all day though.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
richmond, I always thought that the whole thing about the "real" santa is just a joke - and I am a Finn. I went up to Rovaniemi last Christmas and saw him at his office. I must say I had butterflies in my stomach, my cheeks got hot and I felt like a little boy. Amazing difference.
It makes no point to take under five year olds up there, as they don't get the point. Those who do are about 5-10 years old who still have some belief left. And then of course, us who approach 40...
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
|
hannah29, that sounds like a great trip. However, we all know that the real Santa Claus is much too busy doing the business to meet tourists just before Christmas.
|
|
|
|
|
|
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
|
|
hannah29, Why the camper van. Why not all fly to Stockholm and then fly home?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| hannah29, Why the camper van. Why not all fly to Stockholm and then fly home? |
Why a camper van at all!? 
Wherever you go there will be Santa's - plenty of them infact on the slopes on the day itself - here's just one I've seen on a board in Andorra last season.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
I went to Geilo in Norway a couple of years ago just after Christmas. From what I saw it looked as if they had quite a good scene for children leading up to Christmas.
|
|
|
|
|
|
brian
brian
Guest
|
kitenski, he's in Grimentz the weekend before, complete with festive parade, fire jugglers, artisan toymakers, firework display etc.
http://www.feeries.ch/ (in French)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
santa arrives here on christmas eve, he decends from the cable car and then gets pulled down the final part of the green run into resort by tiny ponies on a sled(thats santa on the sled not the ponies) then he throws sweets to all the kids.
it is mayhem but great fun.
However why not just take your daughter to your local meet santa rubish and go skiing. Beleive me they dont suffer if they dont get to meet a stupid man pretending to be santa! Infact i think its better they dont meet a fake one, keeps the guessing alive!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
You can fly from Amsterdam to Helsinki and then onto Kuusamo or Rovaneimi...and a bus will take you to your resort. I have no idea how they know when you are arriving/leaving but it is seamless! It's not that expensive and there are some reasonable cabins with catered restaurants. There are some small resorts but plenty to do some sliding around. It is very cold though (usually).
Salla is small but near Rovaneimi...where Santaland is. There are some others between Kuusamo and Salla which look bigger and more lively.
Top tip: take a face mask otherwise your nose might fall off.
| kitenski wrote: |
My mum has come up with the cunning plan of taking my 6 year old to Lapland to meet Father Xmas.
All sounds fine, until I find out the cost of the day trip is £379 for the 6 year old and £399 for my Mum!
So, cunning plan spring to mind, I'm sure I could do a pre-Xmas trip for the whole family for not much more, and hopefully get some skiing in as well, whilst Grannie took the kids to see Santa.
So do any European ressorts that are served by cheap flights from up North offer any form of meeting Santa in the run up to Christmas?
Cheers,
Greg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
MichaelWright
MichaelWright
Guest
|
| snowangel. wrote: |
santa arrives here on christmas eve, he decends from the cable car and then gets pulled down the final part of the green run into resort by tiny ponies on a sled(thats santa on the sled not the ponies) then he throws sweets to all the kids.
it is mayhem but great fun.
However why not just take your daughter to your local meet santa rubish and go skiing. Beleive me they dont suffer if they dont get to meet a stupid man pretending to be santa! Infact i think its better they dont meet a fake one, keeps the guessing alive! |
That's a great idea! My son, like all children, loves Santa Claus. And long before the new year he was watching santa claus video and I saw how he wanted to meet him. I think this year I will arrange it for him.
Last edited by MichaelWright on Sun 2-04-23 20:59; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
17 years. Impressive.
I wonder if the now 23 year old in the OP ever got to meet the main man??
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
