Skiing holiday with a 11 month old baby.?

Question

My husband wants us to go skiing early next year. I've only ever been once so am not that great at skiing and by the time we go our son will be 11 months old. Can anyone recommend a ski resort which will cater for my husband's skiing and something for me and my son to do also during the day as I probably won't ski that much but the break will be lovely and experience of the different place for our son will be good too.

Answer 1

I went last year with my son at 11 months too. My husband is Mr ski and I am useless! We went to a great resort called Les Contamines in the Alps. It is a great family atmosphere, not too much partying going on. The big problem is at 11 months your child is too young to go into the creche- this was a bit hard- my husband wanted to ski and i was happy trotting around the town- meeting him up the mountain for lunch. If you dont think that will bore you too much (it was a bit tedious at the end!) you'll have a lovely holiday. Just being in the mountains( i recommend a back carrier rather than a pushchair) is great. We did lots of little visits and played in the snow most of the time. Have to say 11 months is tough because they have to be so well wrapped up! But i think its worth it. America would be better because they're so child orientated. but for good cheap skiing- les contamines was fantastic. I also contacted the town hall of the town to find a babysitter so we had at least one night to ourselves... enjoy

Answer 2

Hi, we have a self-catering apartment in Thollon-les-Memises which may be worth considering. It is a lovely place to ski and a very 'uncommercial' resort with family friendly restaurants etc. The ski lift is literally 15 metres from the apartment door and there is also a well-run creche within the building.
Thollon is close to Evian and you can easily drive down the mountain (15 mins) and enjoy walks along Lake Geneva in this lovely spa town. Our web address is www.leschuss.webeden.co.uk and you may also wish to check out the resort we www.thollonlesmemises.com. Do get in touch if you wish to discuss further

Answer 3

I dont't know where you live so I can't really say for sure. But I live in NH and a lot of ski resorts have other things for you to do. Along with a day care center so that if you decide to ski the baby can be watched after.

Answer 4

I assume you are posting from the UK?

You probably want to minimise the travel and time difference which would probably rule out North America or farther afield.

France would defintely be great skiing but what about you and baby? If you did go to France, somewhere like Chamonix with fewer major inclines to push the buggy or even Val D'Isere which is relatively flat. Don't choose somewhere like Meribel.

However, French resorts generally lack the alpine charm of somewhere like Austria and Switzerland. Switzerland remains generally pretty expensive but try somewhere quiet like Grindelwald. Austria, places like Zell am See cater well for non-skiers as well as those who want to stick to the piste. Innsbruck is an option but is not really a quiet backwater.

Heard good things about Italy for families and non-skiers, but not somewhere I know well.

Answer 5

We're going skiing this winter and my baby will be 13 months when we go. This is my second ski trip but my husband is a black diamond slopes type of guy.
We're going to Heavenly in California. Lots of great stuff for the baby to do.
Almost all resorts have a daycare for your baby while you are on the slopes (if it's too expensive to take the nanny, this is a great option). Your baby will get to explore and play with other babies while you and your husband are having a great time.
Check out http://www.skiheavenly.com/the_mountain/services/daycare/
or go to any resort you are interested in and check out their daycare options.

Answer 6

Contact your travel agent and ask for a Mark Warner holiday. The clients to this tour operator are snobs to be honest, but the holiday will cater for all your needs. I work at he airport and every winter we have (no joke!) about 20-25 infants per flight with passengers on Mark Warner skiing holidays. Thay must have it right for this to be the case. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It might be best to seek the advice of a travel agent on this one. You have specific needs & an agent would know where to start looking in order to fulfill these needs. Good luck & happy vacation.

Answer 9

I don't know....but you can take me along as your nanny. I used to be a new born nursery nurse, a mother and now a very young grandmother.....
I would love it

Answer 10

hire an nanny and call your travel agent