 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm trying to find a holiday over easter for me, my wife and our 7 year old daughter. It'll be their first time skiing so I'm keen to make sure I get somewhere with decent lessons and also a good kids' club for when my daughter isn't skiing so that we all get a break at various points in the holiday. I'm not up for putting a trip together myself so it'll have to be a TO effort. I'm searching on the various TOs websites (painful - their search features are varying but mostly poor) but are there any better ways of doing this or handy hints that SHs can help me out with? I've tried Igluski but it is pretty impenetrable when it comes to what the holidays offer other than basic accommodation.
Cheers,
Mike
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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mgrolf, welcome to Snowheads 
Try (in no particular order and not exhaustive):
Ski Famille
The Family Ski Company
Family Friendly Skiing
Ski Esprit
Mark Warner
Snowbizz
Neilson - Hotel Aaalborg
Club Med
Crystal - certain club hotels
Also a lot of Austrian hotels tend to have kids clubs in house, you might find one with Crystal as the TO.
Best of luck.
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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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Inghams, Skiworld, Rocket Ski, Direct Ski.
Inghams did have some free child places, although not sure if they'll still have any available.
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mgrolf, I suspect you'd do better sitting with a phone and ringing round some TOs - the ones Sarah suggests would make a v good start.
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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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mgrolf, try Zenith holidays, they've a chalet or 2 in Montgenevre, which apparently has excellent child care / clubs etc. (Neilson also have a couple of chalets there too).
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Thanks all for the suggestions, that gives me quite a few more to try. Pamw, I suspect you're right but I can't find the time till the weekend, pesky job gets in the way of the important things in life!
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Ring Ski Esprit and simply leave it to them. All their resorts are good, their childcare/lessons are good so you can be sure that anywhere will be fine. I have nothing to do with them other than being a satisfied customer when my kids were little.
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Snowyowl, I wish I could. Tried them on Tuesday and they had nothing left 
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Assuming you can get to either Gatwick or Manchester for the flights, Ski Beat have some cracking deals on just now - holidays leaving this weekend catered chalet board for under £275. If you can hold on until last minute I'm sure you can snap something up for Easter, although they already have plenty of holidays under £500. Also provide childcare/creche as well.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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call www.snowfinders.co.uk and chat to tem - if you want a holiday with kids I wouldn't book online but would talk to a professional adviser, especially as it is your first time skiing with teh children - they will explain the difference in the childcare and ski school options.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for suggestions everyone, now sorted with a trip to Ardent second week of the holidays. Let the excitement and anticipation commence  .
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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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mgrolf, Ardent, bet that's family ski company then? Please will you report back, I'd be really keen to hear how it is. Great place, have a lovely time. Highly recommend BASS for lessons there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Sarah, got it in one. I'll write a review when I get back, providing that is that I have enough diesel to get to the airport, and the baggage handlers deign to load our bags onto the plane. Fingers crossed!
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