Are you going to try and fit in skiing in the Christmas holidays this year?

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DC break up on 16th Dec and go back on 3rd Jan. So we either go 17th-24th or 24th to 31st. Would you say the first week is a bit too early? I don't want to spend Christmas away so I think we're going to have to leave it for half term, when it costs a frigging fortune and the slopes are heaving. Unless anyone knows of any tour operators doing a different changeover day this year?

There was plenty of snow the week before last year . We'd planned to go for a long weekend and got thwarted by UK airport closures Just make sure you pick a snowsure resort. Can you book it independently so you aren't restricted to the TO dates ?

2nd week could be very expensive, as prohibitive as half term. Snow can be as unsure over that Christmas period as it is over the Easter period, first 2 weeks of April 2012, which are considerably cheaper than any other holiday period.

If you go independently, rather than using a UK TO, you could save yourself a bunch and perhaps then afford half term.

i would go last week in christmas term if i could get the holiday off work (my kids are young and in 2010 all they did was 'fun activities' so i don't see a problem with them missing that particular week. i appreciate it is bad form if they are older) so yes i would go that first week to a snowsure resort.

Solution
Ski in Scotand. It's fantastic for kids and the conditions have been great the last two years. Then you can choose your dates to suit you.

Asinine - where is a good place to ski with kids in scotland? What are the accommodation options in the resort? Any advice much appreciated.

I'd go 17-24 Dec. 2009 & 2010 we went 14-18 Dec (or there abouts), low season prices & great snow (Austria). Were due to go 18-22 Dec this year but too much snow at Heathrow put paid to that!