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top child snow ski and family friendly ski resorts - the best resorts for family ski holidays

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These are the ten best ski resorts for families in the world!

This list of the worlds top family skiing takes into account the family ski resorts common to lists from all of the top ski websites and ski holiday companies, sifts out those which are there to sell their respective holidays and narrows it down to a consensus-based list - it's a Meta-List of the genuine Best Family Ski Resorts in the World.

best family ski resorts

Flaine France

Often derided as a concrete monstrosity, Flaine is actually rather charming - if you want big mileage skiing from high snowsure resort which is modern and functional, Flaine is excellent value and has direct ski lift access into the awesome Grand Massif ski area. Great childcare and family facilities plus short transfe... [more Flaine]

Beginner Trails

7 runs ?km

12%

Intermediate Trails

23 runs ?km

40%

Advanced Trails

23 runs ?km

40%

Expert Trails

4 runs 4km

snoman says

Popularly regarded as an ugly, but functional, purpose built resort, Flaine has infact been designed to the Bauhaus school of architectural design and is the only modern ski resort to be recognised as an archite... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	€192
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Flaine ski holidays

Flaine Apartments
17 Mar 2012
Dover Ferry £133

Flaine chalets

Chalet Hameau De Flaine
24 Mar 2012
Gatwick £395

Flaine luxury

Residence De La Foret
24 Mar 2012
Birmingham £201

Flaine last minute

Sunotel Apartments, Les...
03 Mar 2012
Edinburgh £232

Soldeu Andorra

Andorra's best all round resort with nicest centre and access to Grand Vallira

Beginner Trails

18 runs ?km

16%

Intermediate Trails

32 runs ?km

29%

Advanced Trails

37 runs ?km

33%

Expert Trails

23 runs 23km

20%

snoman says

Typically lively, high value, friendly Andorran resort with a larger than average ski area. The biggest investor in skiing in the Pyrenees during the 1990s, the resort added a new 8 seater gondola for the 1996/... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	£184
Resort Open	Nov 2012	Resort Close	N/A 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Soldeu ski holidays

Bellavista Apartments
18 Mar 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £198

Soldeu chalets

Soldeu luxury

Xalet Casale
18 Mar 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £246

Soldeu last minute

Bellavista Apartments
04 Mar 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £213

Breckenridge USA

One of the top 3 destinations in the US for Brits. Specialist park and half-pipe, decent range of pistes across 4 tree-lined peaks, but small by US standards. Advanced skiers will find some good but short runs, while the expanded top bowls offer some worthwhile off-piste at Lake Chutes

Beginner Trails

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Intermediate Trails

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Advanced Trails

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Expert Trails

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snoman says

One of Colorado's most popular resorts, with expert skiing up to 12,998 feet if you want to hike up the last two hundred feet. The ski area is spread over 4 peaks. Breckenridge is not purpose-built but an origi... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	$318
Resort Open	Nov 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Breckenridge ski holidays

Beaver Run Resort
07 Mar 2012
Heathrow £622

Breckenridge chalets

Eagle Chalet
21 Mar 2012
Heathrow £1137

Breckenridge luxury

Beaver Run Resort
07 Mar 2012
Heathrow £622

Breckenridge last minute

Beaver Run Resort
07 Mar 2012
Heathrow £622

La Tania France

Affordable base from which to ski the awesome 3 valleys. Better value than Meribel but much quieter apres. Good for families and relaxing after big mileage skiing

Beginner Trails

15 runs 0km

16%

Intermediate Trails

34 runs 0km

36%

Advanced Trails

35 runs 0km

37%

Expert Trails

9 runs 9km

snoman says

Purpose built to house journalists at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, this attractive new centre is particular popular with British package-tour operators. Fully lift-linked in to the Trois Vallees. Arch... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	€114
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

La Tania ski holidays

Maeva Residence Le Brit...
24 Mar 2012
Gatwick £246

La Tania chalets

Chalet Jennifer
24 Mar 2012
Manchester £494

La Tania luxury

La Tania last minute

La Saboïa apts.
10 Mar 2012
Glasgow £330

Whistler Canada

Huge, world-famous resort with unrivalled skiing & nightlife: ski hard, play hard. Two mountains connected by pedestrian village. Exciting & expensive, with enough to keep you busy for weeks

Beginner Trails

0 runs ?km

Intermediate Trails

34 runs ?km

17%

Advanced Trails

110 runs ?km

55%

Expert Trails

56 runs 56km

28%

snoman says

Whilst many of the great European ski resorts tend to rest on their laurels, Whistler has shot up through the ranks to become one of the strongest contenders for the much disputed title of 'World's Greatest Ski... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	C$397
Resort Open	Nov 2012	Resort Close	Jun 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Whistler ski holidays

Coast Blackcomb Suites
11 Dec 2012
Heathrow £865

Whistler chalets

Chalet Alice
21 Mar 2012
Heathrow £1058

Whistler luxury

Coast Blackcomb Suites
11 Dec 2012
Heathrow £865

Whistler last minute

Holiday Inn
13 Mar 2012
Heathrow £1038

Avoriaz France

High and snowsure with access to the enormous Portes du Soleil circuit. Most places ski from your door. Purpose built resort has fun but not too lively night life

Beginner Trails

5 runs 2km

10%

Intermediate Trails

24 runs 40km

51%

Advanced Trails

14 runs 15km

29%

Expert Trails

6 runs 6km

12%

snoman says

Built on a sheer granite cliff and well placed on the Portes du Soleil circuit, arguably the world's largest lift-connected ski region. Avoriaz is famous for its wood clad buildings in award winning architectur... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	€174
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Avoriaz ski holidays

Saskia Apartment (La Fa...
24 Mar 2012
Birmingham £241

Avoriaz chalets

NEW Chalet Jean France
24 Mar 2012
Dover Ferry £395

Avoriaz luxury

Les Crozats Apartments
12 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £300

Avoriaz last minute

Saskia Apartment (La Fa...
10 Mar 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £315

Ellmau Austria

Most charm of all resorts in Ski Welt, Austria's largest linked area. Great for beginners and good value for Austria

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

62 runs 108km

50%

Advanced Trails

50 runs 120km

40%

Expert Trails

8 runs 8km

snoman says

A key resort in the Ski Welt, one of Austria's largest inter-connected ski areas, and now part of the larger Kitzbüheler Alpen Pass. Ellmau itself boasts Austria's fastest funicular railway to the serious slop... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	€160.5
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ellmau ski holidays

Chalet Hartkaiser
17 Mar 2012
Belfast City £305

Ellmau chalets

Chalet Hartkaiser
17 Mar 2012
Belfast City £305

Ellmau luxury

Landhof Apartments
17 Mar 2012
Belfast City £335

Ellmau last minute

Sojer Apartments
03 Mar 2012
Belfast City £335

Val Gardena Italy

Best base in the huge Sella Ronda ski area. great for beginners - intermediates get big mileage and experts get the fab race courses through the woods. Pretty village with more apres than most in this quiet region

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

34 runs 52km

30%

Advanced Trails

67 runs 105km

59%

Expert Trails

11 runs 11km

snoman says

Val Gardena is centred on the resort of Selva and nearby Santa Cristina and Ortisei. Lift-linked to the Sella Ronda, the local skiing is some of the most exciting in the region, with famous runs including Ciamp... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	€168
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Val Gardena ski holidays

Val Gardena chalets

Val Gardena luxury

Val Gardena last minute

Bansko Bulgaria

ski Bansko purely for a cheap deal ski holiday & you'll be pleasantly surprised - Bansko ski resort has the twin benefits of both an ancient, medieval looking heart to the ski village and also ultra modern ski lift system on the mountain. As Bulgaria's top ski resort, Bansko ski accommodation has been over-developed up... [more Bansko]

Beginner Trails

0 runs ?km

Intermediate Trails

5 runs ?km

35%

Advanced Trails

8 runs ?km

57%

Expert Trails

1 runs 1km

snoman says

Bansko was the big European boom resort of the first decade of this century. The unspoilt traditional Bulgarian village was reborn with a huge investment in modern lifts and hotels that, along with heavy invest... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	?
Resort Open	Dec 2012	Resort Close	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Bansko ski holidays

Hotel Banderitsa
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £281

Bansko chalets

Bansko luxury

MPM Guinness Hotel
05 Jan 2013
Dover Ferry £320

Bansko last minute

Hotel Banderitsa
10 Mar 2012
Dover Ferry £310

Saas Fee Switzerland

Gorgeous village with great apres. Not huge mileage for intermediate or expert but highest skiing in alpes and snowsure. Great for beginners and intermediate looking for charm and apres fun

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

13 runs 25km

37%

Advanced Trails

14 runs 50km

40%

Expert Trails

5 runs 5km

14%

snoman says

One of the world's top resorts, picturesque, car free, excellent facilities. Year round glacier skiing accessed by underground funicular and other modern, efficient lifts, including the 3-S-Bahn, a 30-person go... more

Beginner		Intermediate
Expert		Snowboarders
Apres Ski		Families
Snowsure		Ambience
Value		Lift Pass	CHF336
Resort Open	Oct 2012	Resort Close	May 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Saas Fee ski holidays

Allalin Self Catering A...
24 Mar 2012
Birmingham £266

Saas Fee chalets

Chalet Hotel Ambassador
16 Dec 2012
Southampton £564

Saas Fee luxury

Allalin Apartments
17 Mar 2012
Glasgow £351

Saas Fee last minute

Allalin Self Catering A...
10 Mar 2012
Belfast (Aldergrove) £272

There are a lot of lists of the "best family ski resorts" online and yet they don't seem to agree with each other - it's confusing to understand why, until you notice that each website seems to choose the resorts where they are selling family ski holidays, to go in their list of the best family ski resorts... hmmm... not entirely surprising perhaps, but that still leaves we snowboarders and skiers with children a little lost as to which resorts really are best for family skiing.

The family ski resort list on this page is created without commercial bias, because we sell family ski holidays in every major ski resort in the world - really, hundreds of ski resorts worldwide - our only goal is to tell you which is best.

Some resorts are here because they offer the best child snow ski facilities, like ski schools and kids clubs... others are here because of the general vibe of the staff and locals... some places you really can feel how welcoming they are to kids skiing in their resort. It's a global list including the best family ski resorts in Europe and north Amercia, so these are genuinely the best Family Ski Resorts in the World.

Many so called "family friendly ski resorts" call themselves this simply because one or more tour operators sells family ski holidays with childcare - a truly family friendly ski resort goes a lot further, to perfect the family skiing experience.

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