Long story but we're going to France in January and I'm shouting a friend for each of the kids. Both of those kids haven't seen snow before. They'll obviously be in lessons for the first week so hopefully they're able to get around the hills for the remainder of the holiday. We've got the rest of that part of the holiday arranged to include an overnight trip by train to Lyon for the girls and perhaps a day off to visit Chambery too.
My wife will be returning to Australia with my son so he can get back to school and myself and the two girls will stay on for a couple of weeks as they won't start Uni until later in February. I'm concerned my daughter's friend won't love skiing as much as we do (she'll actually be snowboarding apparently). I want to have a week in two different areas toward the end of the holiday. (We will leave Europe as their school holidays start). I need those areas to be close to skiing but also accessible by public transport for the girls to have some days out to interesting towns and cities. I'm thinking Oulx for proximity to the Milky Way/Bardonecchia and also Turin by train and Briancon by bus. Also Innsbruck for easy access to the surrounding hills and access to the city itself but also a Salzburg by train and at a stretch Munich by train. I'm wondering if Chamonix would be suitable? I think there's a bus to Aosta and Geneva is also accessible by bus. Any other suggestions?
I'm tight with a dollar so Switzerland is probably not suitable. I'd like to be able to do some days with a guide so primarily piste focused areas like the Dolomites are probably not idea either.
Thanks in advance.
My wife will be returning to Australia with my son so he can get back to school and myself and the two girls will stay on for a couple of weeks as they won't start Uni until later in February. I'm concerned my daughter's friend won't love skiing as much as we do (she'll actually be snowboarding apparently). I want to have a week in two different areas toward the end of the holiday. (We will leave Europe as their school holidays start). I need those areas to be close to skiing but also accessible by public transport for the girls to have some days out to interesting towns and cities. I'm thinking Oulx for proximity to the Milky Way/Bardonecchia and also Turin by train and Briancon by bus. Also Innsbruck for easy access to the surrounding hills and access to the city itself but also a Salzburg by train and at a stretch Munich by train. I'm wondering if Chamonix would be suitable? I think there's a bus to Aosta and Geneva is also accessible by bus. Any other suggestions?
I'm tight with a dollar so Switzerland is probably not suitable. I'd like to be able to do some days with a guide so primarily piste focused areas like the Dolomites are probably not idea either.
Thanks in advance.
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