{"id":1587,"date":"2014-12-04T15:23:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/wordpress\/?p=1587"},"modified":"2022-06-10T12:22:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T10:22:26","slug":"ski-holidays-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainpassions.com\/winter\/ski-features\/ski-holidays-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski Holidays With Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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C<\/span>hildren have entered your life, and now you\u2019re thinking about your first family ski holiday<\/strong> \u2014 but where do you start? What childcare options are available? How old do children have to be to join ski lessons? And where\u2019s the best place to go?
\nIf you\u2019re going skiing with your children here\u2019s an introduction to all the options, and some key points you\u2019ll need to consider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nA mid-sized resort or larger will provide the most extensive options, especially if English-speaking childcare and tuition is important.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Making an early start<\/h2>\n
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Childcare is available from a very young age. Some nurseries will take babies from four months onward, although a six-month lower limit is more common. Ski lessons start from age three<\/strong> but it\u2019s worth noting that they don\u2019t really learn to ski at this age. Instead, it’s more about playing with skis on, and getting used to the idea of having skis attached to your feet. From the age of 5 children start to learn to ski properly.<\/p>\n

Younger children generally do a half-day ski lesson, then join a kids club for the other half of the day. Half a day’s skiing is plenty for most young children, and this system is by far the most common. From about 8 years upward children start to move towards either full or half-day lessons, leaving them free to enjoy skiing with their parents in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Snowboarding is a more demanding for beginners, so children need to be much older before they’re allowed in lessons. Eight is the very youngest, although to make much progress it might prove to be a better option if they wait until the age of ten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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