Avoriaz Child Care

Children as young as 6 months old are accepted at Avrizou childcare centre. Accommodates 40 children, a room for babies 6-15 months and a larger area for older children up to 5 years. Children aged three and over can also sign up at the famous Children's Village in the centre of the resort, run by former French champion skier Annie Famose. The five acres park for younger children includes five dedicated drag lifts and lots of fun features. After skiing there's a games room and restaurant in the village itself with entertainment laid on such as puppet shows and games. Older children have a range of more sophisticated skiing or snowboarding development choices including slaloms and discovery carving. There is also a Village Snowboard especially for children age six up who just want to 'board. The car-free environment of Avoriaz obviously makes it a safer choice for families than most. The place definitely has a feel of 'child-friendliness' which is something more than the many top resorts that rant on about how child-friendly they are but don't provide much evidence of it when you actually arrive. It's never more evident than at Christmas when Santa arrives on his sleigh, accompanied by elves laden with sweeties for the kids, setting off a week of festivities and street entertainments.

4 stars out of 5 overall