 Poster: A snowHead
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1st post but I've been lurking for years (search is my friend)
We are looking for ski schools in France, that can take my 6 year old, all day for 5/6days including lunch.
It is easy to find in Switzerland but in France they only seem to offer morning or afternoon.
We would prefer PDS./Les2alp/la Clusaz/les3valleys areas.
'Her indoors' would like a lesson with Easiski
But the prime consideration is distance from Calais and a campsite
Any pointers would be welcome
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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chuffy, welcome to SnowHeads. DOn't you like spending time with your children on holiday then?
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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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We go for 9 days and find that skiing together all day, every day does not suit us.
The best we have found so far was last week in Villars, we droped Lou off at ski school at 10.30 and picked her up at 3pm giving us time together every day,
but we still had a big enough slot in the middle of the day to ski the resort
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chuffy, Not being entirely serious, but when mine were young, they hated all-day ski school. They did it for two years, and then we switched to mornings only.
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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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chuffy, Les Galopins in La Rosiere takes kids from 18 mths to 12 yrs old for all day or morning or afternoon or any combination, feeds them and looks after them until their parents collect them, associated with the ESF. We've had lots of guests use their service, far less expensive than Ski Espirit or Mark Warner.
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| when mine were young, they hated all-day ski school. |
mine would have, too.
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We used Magic in Motion in Meribel last year for our 6 year old, not cheap but impressed. They did 4 days 0900 to 1330 and the Tuesday/Thursday till 16:30. On the shorter days they just had a snack on the mountain and then we would meet up for lunch. Gave me and Mrs Fridge plenty time to explore and still have fun with the boys. Youngest went to the ESF Jardain des Enfents till 1400. The ESF in Meribel had some English nannies working there as well.
Edited as I forgot there is a camper van site at the mid point Gondela station between Meribel and Les Allues
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chuffy, Oxygene ski school at La Plagne & Val d'Isere do all day ski school for children and for an additional sum they will give them lunch. The break for lunch is 2 hours making it a long stretch for the kids if they are not meeting up with you and a long day in total. We are taking our 2 girls in March and the eldest who has 2 weeks experience is having morning only ski school and skiing with us in the afternoon but we felt all day would be best for the 11 year old as it is her first time and she could lose confidence quickly if left to our non-expert ministrations on the slopes. We are going to meet up with her for lunch though, I wouldn't be surprised if she sometimes just wants to be carried off to the apartment for a catnap after a snack as skiing is so knackering for a novice. My eldest daughter went to all-day ski school on her first trip and she loved it but we did meet up for lunch every day.
I would imagine that a full morning and afternoon of true ski school might be just too demanding for a 6 year old so some of the options given by other posters that offer a combination of kindergarten and ski instruction might suit better.
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chuffy,they're far too old for ski school now.
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FAQ
so 10 days ski school a year is like a holiday from a holiday.
