I am angling to get DH to agree to a ski holiday, probably Jan 2015...
I was brought up cross-country skiing though I haven't done it for ages, I've been as an adult (pre DC) to Chamonix and found it had only just enough trails for cross-country skiing for me, I have not been recently though so might find that kind of level OK now. It has about "25k" of c-c meaning it has about 15k plus some doubling back.
DH has since persuaded me to do a little gentle downhill (I think I did one morning lesson and then one morning skiing, this was at Whistler, where the c-c was rather fabulous as it was the Olympic routes, but we are NOT going to N. America with a 3yo for skiing!)
We have also been to Hemsedal in Norway with my family, who are the c-c crowd, but DH found that a bit limiting for downhill, and I think that's supposed to be the best downhill in Scandinavia?
I imagine with DS we will not need to be doing quite such long runs etc. so it is a bit less important for the resort to be wonderful for both of us. I'm happy to do a bit of snow shoeing, and pottering, I don't have to do c-c every day.
DS will only be just 3 and I am not confident he'll be fully potty trained. I know some of the ski schools ask them to be potty trained. So I think we're looking at nanny/creche/snow play, with maybe a bit of us going to a ski lesson with him if anywhere does that?
Although I am ski-ist and would ideally like him to learn c-c I am not that ski-ist that I will only consider resorts with c-c ski school!
So ideas please! Also if we were thinking of a chalet, am I right that you rent your room(s) and then you eat with other families? You don't have to get a party together to rent the whole chalet? Complete novice here. We had an apartment on both of the above holidays.
This is all a dream at this stage but I need something to distract me!
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drspouse · 27/03/2014 10:11
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