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I'm thinking of taking my daughter - age 14 - skiing during the half term holiday in February. I have been skiing 8 or 9 times myself, including the birthday bash last year, and I have taken her once. She really enjoyed it and she quite fancies going again, but is not too keen on a trip with just me for obvious reasons! I was wondering if anyone is going in a mixed ability group with teenagers, maybe a catered chalet or similar, with perhaps a room to spare?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good thinking - last year we went to Chamois D'Or with Ski Val - great chalet, location and value in Val D'Isere. I had 3 teenagers and they had a great time.
This year we cannot go half term as eldest is on a school trip to CERN in Geneva (close to snow I know - but school logistics very inflexible) so we are going to Chamonix on 9th April for the week. I have the same 3 teens aged 14 to 18...... but they are all pretty hot skiers !
There will be lots of others in same situation if you pick a bigger chalet hotel..
Good Luck
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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FireballXL5, some places might have special ski lessons organised for "ados" - worth exploring. More fun for them with their own age group, but you could rest assured she'd have expert supervision. I'd agree that a big chalet hotel would be a good bet - our teenagers had a ball at the Snowcoach chalet hotel in Valmeinier - went all over Valloire on their snowblades with others from the hotel. Far more fun than they'd have had with us. But they were all very competent, been skiing from tots. If it's only your daughter's second trip she'd need to be in lessons - but lessons needn't be boring!
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FireballXL5, Surely if you book with one of the bigger english TO's (e.g. crystal / nielsen / esprit) into a chalet in a classic brititsh kid friendly resort then there's a greater than 50% of there being lots of other kids there. If you phone a smaller operator and tell them your neeeds they might even be able to book you into a chalet direclty with other nippers..
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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FireballXL5, are you set on half-term?
As the Easter hols are so late this year, we're putting together a family oriented bash in Val Thorens w/c 16th Apr, the week before the EoSB.
Same sort of arrangement as the EoSB.
Should be posting details in snowEvents very soon.
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admin, that's interesting 
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OK that sounds interesting, thanks. I'm a bit worried about lack of snow at that time of year though? The year I took her the snow was appallingly bad, just a lot of scratching around in the mud a lot of the time and am hoping for more snow next time for her (well, aren't we all??)
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Bear in mind that Val Thorens, as the highest resort in Europe, doesn't just have one high mountain next to it but is surrounded by peaks above 3000m. There are 5 or 6 points on the Val T, lift/piste map where you get over 3000m. The town itself is at 2300m.
We've been there the following week for the EoSB, 5 years in a row now.
Of course, it's Spring conditions so it's usually slushy in the afternoon and re-frozen each morning but it's also great weather for picnics or sitting on terraces. One year, one flattish 'access' piste behind the hotel wore out before the end of the week but apart from that, every run has been open every year.
Obviously nothing can ever be guaranteed when snow and weather is concerned - even in Jan or March - but IMO it's a pretty safe bet.
The resort is even open for another week beyond the EoSB for Dutch week so the 16th Apr when the Family week starts is actually three weeks from the end of the season.
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Oh you're such a party animal Hurtle but no, sorry to disappoint 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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admin, 
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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.
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You know it makes sense.
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Hi Admin, thanks for all the info, very reassuring, I've never skiied in France - but have had three goes of bad snow in January elsewhere so I get your point.
Hi Geepee, on the contrary, I've been thinking about this all day and it seems the perfect solution - Birthday Bash on my own with you guys, then back for the family thing with teenager - which being April means that will be out of next years holiday entitlement - yippee!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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FireballXL5, Then you'll be tempted to stay for the EOSB.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Iski, I'll be doing both too. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| geepee, However, as I am unable to attend any bashes outside of school holidays I am hoping I might be accepted on the family oriented bash minus a family |
If anyone asks you're with me.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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admin, Aaaaww, thanks
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...you'll just need to refer to geepee as 'Daddy' all week, that's all
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FAQ
Been wondering about a family bash for a while, I will watch the space 
