1, There's no right or wrong age for kids to start

There’s no sweet spot for when is the right age but this age worked perfectly. My girls are 11 and 8 and there was no moaning about cold, tiredness or carrying equipment.

2, Children don't seem to have the same fear as adults when learning!

⁠There’s not the fear you may have as an adult when skiing for the first time. They just get on with it.

⁠3, Children are fast learners

They picked it up quickly… they went for zero to skiing down reds faster than me by the end of the week. Also, credit to the quality Ski School Wildschoneau who were excellent!

4, Private Lessons were great, giving us much more time to ski as a family

Now everyone is different when it comes to lessons but we decided we didn’t want to put them in ski school all week because we wanted to get a chance to ski with them. Instead they did private lessons of two 3 hour mornings. This was enough for them to learn the ropes and ski with us for the rest of the holiday. It also meant we weren’t chained to early ski school starts every day!

5.⁠ ⁠Opt for accommodation with dinner included

Staying in a hotel with half board meant there was zero stress at dinner time in finding a restaurant. You just walked down to dinner in your comfy clothes and don't have to head back out in the cold.

6.⁠ ⁠Choose a hotel that is close to the slopes

Choose a hotel that is easily accessible to the slopes. Our hotel was about a 3 minute walk, which was do-able carrying skis every morning. And don’t make a rod for your own back by offering to carry their skis. They’ll get used to it and expect it.

7.⁠ ⁠Choose a hotel with a pool (and a spa)

Finding a hotel with a pool is a bonus. After a long day skiing, the girls loved unwinding in the pool. An even bigger bonus is finding a hotel with a good spa, so that the adults get to unwind too!