Family news
Alpine Ravioli
March 20, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Today is National Ravioli Day ! Here at FamilySkiNews.com, we’re celebrating! After all, we’ve all adored pasta parcels ever since that ‘delicious’ Heinz tinned ravioli in tomato sauce which was a staple of our childhood diets! And hands up who’s kids don’t love pasta!… … Read More
Sharp increase in parent fines for termtime holidays
March 16, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
The number of parents being fined for taking their children out of school for a family holiday has risen dramatically in recent months.
According to a survey carried out by BBC One’s Breakfast programme, the number of fines issued has … Read More
Esprit Ski defends its ‘family-friendly’ reputation
March 8, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
We recently published a report from our teen correspondent, Katie Campkin, claiming Esprit Ski was not as ‘family-friendly’ as it claimed, when it comes to family holidays with children of mixed ages. You can read her report by clicking HERE. … Read More
Should school holiday prices be capped?
February 25, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Last week, half term marked one of the busiest weeks of the skiing year, and one of the most expensive weeks to holiday in the Alps. Once more, the awkward question whether to take children out of school during term-time to … Read More
Half-term in Le Grand Bornand
February 22, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Here’s the second in our series of half-term reports – written by kids for kids. This one’s on the French resort of Le Grand Bornand, by Sam Nutt, aged 12.
We drove out to Le Grand Bornand for the half … Read More
How family-friendly is Ski Esprit?
February 18, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Ski Esprit describes itself as ‘the UK’s number one family ski holiday specialist’. However, it would seem if you have children with a range of ages, they are not so ‘family-friendly’.
Our teenage correspondent, Katie Campkin, has brothers aged 11, … Read More
Half-term in Montgenevre
February 18, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Eleven-year-old Bethany, daughter of our medical advisor Sarah Brook, is spending half-term skiing in Montgenevre with her mother. Here’s what she thinks of the resort:
Bonjour de Montgenevre! The snow is glistening on the trees and the mountain tops are … Read More
Family fun with an Olympic theme
February 13, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Your child may not be the next Mikaela Shiffrin or Katie Summerhayes, both Olympians at just 18 years of age, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t all get into the spirit and enthusiasm of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in … Read More
It’s World Snow Day!
January 19, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
Today is World Snow Day.
It’s the third time World Snow Day has occurred and it is set to be the largest ever, with 610 participating resort in 35 countries staging unique snowy events around the globe.
As FIS … Read More
Kranjska Gora ranked the Eurozone’s ‘best value ski resort’
January 11, 2014 | Teresa Fisher
According to The Post Office’s Ski Holiday Money Report, resort prices are looking a bit higher this year. Our financial advisor, Peter Derrick, reports:
Kranjska Gora… please take a bow!
The Slovenian resort of Kranjska Gora was yesterday … Read More
