Ski holidays with children

Here you can learn a lot about how to plan a great ski vacation for your family with children. We cover child-friendly ski areas, ski destinations with Danish ski schools, accommodation options on the ski trip, what to consider in terms of transportation, ski clothing and ski equipment for children, how to buy or rent skis for your child. transportation, ski clothing and ski equipment for kids, buying or renting skis for your child, how to find a cheap ski holiday with kids and much more.

It's hard to give you an exact answer, it depends on a lot of different things.

How old is your child/children? - If the child is 3-7 years old, we recommend going north where the transportation time is not so long. Either take the ferry from Hirtshals or Frederikshavn and thus spend some time on the ferry and only have to drive maybe 4-5 hours in total. You can drive or take the ferry from Zealand if you are from Funen or Zealand or drive up through Sweden.

If your children are a little older and have skied a few times and are looking for new challenges from the smaller destinations in Sweden and Norway, then you take the long trip south, which can either be by car or bus, where we're talking about 11-16 hours by car depending on whether it's Austria, Italy, Switzerland or France. The bus takes a little longer as you're traveling a lot and will therefore make some longer stops and drive slower.

If you choose to fly out on ski vacations, there's usually a 1-2 hour wait at the airport before you leave. The flight to the southern countries is around 3-4 hours - you typically fly from Aalborg Airport, Billund Airport or Kastrup Airport. Then you'll need transportation from the airport, which is between 1-2 hours, depending on which destination you choose and which airport you land at.

How many children should you bring? - Depending on how many people are going, you should of course think about how much equipment you need to bring from home. For example, if you have 2 adults and 3 children, it's an expensive ski trip if you choose to fly, airline tickets, hotel and food - if you're looking for a budget trip, this is not the way to go for a cheap ski trip. If, on the other hand, you're a single parent and want to take 1 child on ski holidays, then flights can make a lot of sense, as gas for 2 people quickly costs the same as plane tickets to the Alps.

How much luggage do you need to bring? - It's important to think about your luggage, if you all have your own ski equipment and don't need to rent ski equipment. Then it makes the most sense to pack your car or take the bus on ski holidays. Skis or snowboards cost between 300-600 DKK to bring on the plane per piece. If you're bringing your own boots, there's not much room in your luggage.

Want to travel together with other families, ski clubs or associations? If you're traveling on ski holidays as a larger group, it's most common to take the plane or drive in several cars. If you choose to travel by bus, there is of course a big saving for everyone if you can float the bus to some extent. The limitations then come in if you want to do something where you would need a car at the destination. However, remember that many of the ski destinations that are not so well connected have ski buses running around all the time.

What should ski holidays cost? - Is it a budget trip or does it not matter what the trip costs and you want to get there as quickly as possible, we have been aware that flying will make good sense in some cases and in others not. But if you are traveling 3-5 people then it makes sense to drive, if you are 1-2 people you might as well fly if it is south, if you are more than +20 people then it may make sense to look towards bus.

Are there more of you driving? - Here again, we're talking about whether you're going north or south. If you're a man to drive on ski holidays to the Alps, the trip can quickly become long, so you should consider staying overnight in Germany and get a few hours on your feet. Otherwise, you have to make the choice to go north.

What car do you have, do you have a car? - If you have a small car that doesn't have a lot of space in it, it might be a good idea to look into ski travel by bus or plane. Renting a car for ski holidays will quickly become expensive if you're only going to be away for a week.

Short weekend ski vacation, week ski holiday or 2 weeks? - If you're going on a short weekend ski trip, it's not worth driving to the Alps, you'll quickly spend almost 2 days on it. After 11-15 hours in the car, even if you drive when the ski day ends at 15:00 to go back to work the next day, you're completely exhausted. That's why we recommend flying if you're going to the Alps. One week, well then all options are open for what you've read above.

2 weeks as we have done several times before, just gives good opportunities if you have a car, you can visit 2 areas or more on the same trip, you can stay a little away from the ski resort and take the ski bus or car to the ski resort. See the sights in the area if you wish.