For ski chat, join the Mumsnet Ski forum. Check out our guide to the best resorts in Europe and our family ski holiday packing list. Dh is happy to do the driving and having an overnight stay somewhere. He wants to get a late ferry to France on Friday night.
However we are clueless where to go skiing. This year we went to Austria but we flew to Munich and drove over the border to Zell am See. So what I'm asking for is advice on a ski resort that is drivable distance from Calais that is likely to have good snow conditions. You can do the drive in a long day from the south of England or stop overnight. We like the Val Moret hotel just south of Troyes, which is literally a couple of minutes from the motorway but not noisy.
Thanks for your reply. I'm going to look into that area. I've just had a quick look at the websites you posted. Have you got any tips or recommendations that could be useful? Hi there, completely agree with Lilymaid on those areas and also wanted to suggest if you book through a specialist self-drive company some of them offer a free upgrade to flexiplus on Eurotunnel which gives you priority boarding on next available train if you miss your planned one for any reason which gives great peace of mind on peak holiday dates.
I don't know what sort of budget you have but I can highly recommend these apartments as you can park directly below and Avoriaz in the Portes du Soleil is excellent for kids and has a fab new indoor pool complex called Aquariaz which our family loved. Just to second Skilover's advice, we've been using SkiCollection for the past 2 years and have just booked again for next season.
You get the apartment and the flexipass Eurotunnel and all of the resorts are a reasonable drive from Calais with an overnight stop. They will also sort out ski hire, lift passes and ski school bookings too. There are plenty of different resorts for different budgets. Lots of choice depending on your budget. If you are staying overnight in France then most of the Alps resorts are drivable.
