Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Well, if you are, then get your skis or snowboard on and hurry up and book a ski holiday for this Christmas! Snow at home is often not a lot of fun – it generally means ruined shoes, slushy streets and traffic jams! However, wandering through pretty snowy streets surrounding by snow-laden pine trees and traditional wood chalets is something close to heaven! Read on and you’ll really get in the mood for a Christmas holiday in the mountains!
Why not leave the gloom and doom at home and take the family or your other half away for a fairy-tale, chocolate box Christmas treat. This winter season has got off to an excellent start with plenty of snow already falling across the Alps and the Pyrenees and most ski resorts will open their lifts at the beginning of December if they haven’t already done so. Check our list of opening dates just to be sure if you’re planning a pre-Christmas ski getaway! Don’t forget you can set up a SnowAlert to stay up to date with all the snow and weather reports in your favourite resort(s). It takes a matter of seconds.
If you want your Christmas ski holiday to be just perfect, then you need to choose your ski resort carefully… If you choose a low resort and the temperature rises above zero, you could end up spending Christmas with ruined shoes after romantic walks in slushy streets! There might not be any traffic jams, but it won’t be quite what you had in mind when you booked! Choose a resort which is high enough – well above 1000 meters of altitude above sea level - to be sure you will be above the freeze level. However if you like to ski through forests of snow-laden pine trees, don’t go too high – if you go above the tree level in resorts like Val Thorens, there aren’t any trees so it can seem a little bleak even if there is snow everywhere. If you’re really looking for chocolate box charm, then choose a ski resort such as Val d'Isère, Courchevel or Meribel in France or almost any of the Austrian or Swiss ski resorts. Steer clear of modern, purpose-built ski resorts such as Flaine or Tignes where you won’t find that authentic mountain village feel.
Spending Christmas in a catered chalet with your family is just about the top on the list of most winter sports fan’s Christmas list. Imagine putting your feet up in front of the log fire while opening presents from under a beautifully decorated Christmas tree with heavy snow falling outside. Then spending Christmas morning up on the slopes while your friendly chalet staff prepare a traditional Christmas dinner – right through to the Christmas pudding (imported at a very high price of course). If you choose to stay in a chalet, you could opt for the whole Christmas package – Christmas tree, decorations, music and traditional English Christmas food such as mince pies! No Christmas is Christmas without mince pies! Even the most humbug of skiers would gett in the festive spirit in a wonderful cozy chalet!
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To be honest, unless you want to take the risk of finding a last minute Christmas deal, you should be thinking of booking your Christmas holiday on the slopes now! These dates are among the most popular ski holiday dates. You will, however, have to accept the fact that you pay for the privelidge – the Christmas dates are often among the most expensive of the season! However, a lot of ski holiday agencies want to be certain that all their accommodation is booked up well before Christmas and offer some great deals if you book before the end of November – for example, some companies offer free ski passes or other special deals when you book early! It's certainly worth looking into...
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Well, if you are, then get your skis or snowboard on and hurry up and book a ski holiday for this Christmas! Snow at home is often not a lot of fun – it generally means ruined shoes, slushy streets and traffic jams! However, wandering through pretty snowy streets surrounding by snow-laden pine trees and traditional wood chalets is something close to heaven! Read on and you’ll really get in the mood for a Christmas holiday in the mountains!
Why not leave the gloom and doom at home and take the family or your other half away for a fairy-tale, chocolate box Christmas treat. This winter season has got off to an excellent start with plenty of snow already falling across the Alps and the Pyrenees and most ski resorts will open their lifts at the beginning of December if they haven’t already done so. Check our list of opening dates just to be sure if you’re planning a pre-Christmas ski getaway! Don’t forget you can set up a SnowAlert to stay up to date with all the snow and weather reports in your favourite resort(s). It takes a matter of seconds.
If you want your Christmas ski holiday to be just perfect, then you need to choose your ski resort carefully… If you choose a low resort and the temperature rises above zero, you could end up spending Christmas with ruined shoes after romantic walks in slushy streets! There might not be any traffic jams, but it won’t be quite what you had in mind when you booked! Choose a resort which is high enough – well above 1000 meters of altitude above sea level - to be sure you will be above the freeze level. However if you like to ski through forests of snow-laden pine trees, don’t go too high – if you go above the tree level in resorts like Val Thorens, there aren’t any trees so it can seem a little bleak even if there is snow everywhere. If you’re really looking for chocolate box charm, then choose a ski resort such as Val d'Isère, Courchevel or Meribel in France or almost any of the Austrian or Swiss ski resorts. Steer clear of modern, purpose-built ski resorts such as Flaine or Tignes where you won’t find that authentic mountain village feel.
Spending Christmas in a catered chalet with your family is just about the top on the list of most winter sports fan’s Christmas list. Imagine putting your feet up in front of the log fire while opening presents from under a beautifully decorated Christmas tree with heavy snow falling outside. Then spending Christmas morning up on the slopes while your friendly chalet staff prepare a traditional Christmas dinner – right through to the Christmas pudding (imported at a very high price of course). If you choose to stay in a chalet, you could opt for the whole Christmas package – Christmas tree, decorations, music and traditional English Christmas food such as mince pies! No Christmas is Christmas without mince pies! Even the most humbug of skiers would gett in the festive spirit in a wonderful cozy chalet!
Photo Chamonixholidays.com
To be honest, unless you want to take the risk of finding a last minute Christmas deal, you should be thinking of booking your Christmas holiday on the slopes now! These dates are among the most popular ski holiday dates. You will, however, have to accept the fact that you pay for the privelidge – the Christmas dates are often among the most expensive of the season! However, a lot of ski holiday agencies want to be certain that all their accommodation is booked up well before Christmas and offer some great deals if you book before the end of November – for example, some companies offer free ski passes or other special deals when you book early! It's certainly worth looking into...
Being lucky enough to have parents who were crazy about skiing, my love for the mountains started when I was 4 years old on our first family ski holiday to Austrian ski resort of Obergurl. One ski holiday a year was never enough and tears rolled down my face as I looked out the back window of the car on the drive down the valley on the way home!
