A holiday camp on snow

The week

Most beginners are comfortable on easy runs after four or five days. Gear, passes and lunch can be included, the same way they are on our learn-to-ski weeks. December’s holidays are the busy family window; January is colder and often deeper.

Tell us ages, dates and whether any of the group already skis. We’ll keep first-timers on the village slopes and only take the gondola higher when instructors say they’re ready. The summit is close to 4,000 metres, so day one stays low.