Christmas Ski Chalets
Christmas ski chalets in the Alps are the perfect accommodation option for a festive family ski holiday. Christmas is a big family occasion and booking your own private chalet means that an extended family group, perhaps with grandparents included, can live in an alpine 'home from home' for a magical week in the snow.
The chalet sitting room is the perfect environment to make the most of Christmas Day as it gives you your own personal family space to sit in front of the fire, drink champagne, eat nibbles and open presents. A self-catering apartment might enable you to save costs but do you really want the stress of shopping and cooking a family Christmas dinner after a tiring day skiing? And a hotel might give you facilities you want but do you want to share your family Christmas with a bunch of people you don't know?
Christmas ski chalets really do provide the best of all worlds for a family holiday. Not only do you have your own 'home' and space in which to enjoy quality times but you also have a team of cheerful chalet girls and boys to clean, cook, put up and decorate the tree, light the fire, make the beds and open the champagne. On top of all this if you book a half decent chalet you probably will also get a few other quality touches such as a hot tub, sauna, steam room or cinema room.
Christmas Ski Chalets - special features to look out for...
1. Large and comfortable sitting room
We have been booking ski chalets for our clients since 1992 so we like to think we know a thing or two about what properties are perfect as a Christmas chalet. First up on the list is to look for a chalet with a large sitting room which has plenty of comfortable sofas and a proper open wood burning fireplace. As this is a family holiday it's more than likely that you will be spending considerable time in the chalet. So, make sure that your chalet is comfortable and that it offers plenty of sofa space. If the weather is bad, which it often is in December, you are likely to be hunkering down inside away from the elements.2. Cinema room
Christmas would hardly be Christmas without the family film - the cheesier the better. Come on, this is Christmas! It's good to get all sentimental once in a while and if you can't do it at Christmas then when can you? So, a cinema room comes second on our recommended list.3. Sauna or steam room
A few years ago chalet owners were scrambling over each other to retro fit a hot tub to their properties to meet demand from clients. Whereas there are indeed some great chalet hot tubs in the Alps (some with stonking mountain views) for the most part they're just not as exciting as they sound. The main problem is that keeping them clean is not that easy (and trust me a dose of hot tub folliculitis at Christmas is about as welcome as your great aunt Agatha). Secondly, as most hot tubs were retro fitted they very often are situated around the back of the chalet, by the bins and with no view. Our advice is to look for a chalet with either a sauna or steam room as either would be much more hygienic and just as relaxing.4. High quality chalet cooking
If your budget can stretch to it we recommend you book with a company that has a solid reputation for producing good quality chalet cooking (ask us for our recommendations). The smaller companies (generally) are more reliable in this respect as they are more generous with their food budgets, employ better cooks and give these cooks greater freedom to serve what they want.5. Snowsure Christmas ski resorts
Lastly, you might want to consider choosing a snow sure resort is. If you are planning on having a white Christmas then it's best to aim reasonably high. However, there are subtle nuances to bear in mind when looking for a snow sure ski resort. Les Gets in France which is at a modest altitude of 1,200m above sea level only requires 20cm of snow at resort level to cover the grass pastureland that makes up its ski terrain. Compare this will the 100cm or more snow depth that Tignes needs to cover its boulder-strewn topography.Search your ideal Christmas ski chalets
To take the hassle out of researching the best Christmas ski chalets for your holiday you can use our chalet search engine below which has prices, availability and reviews to help you. Even easier still would be to call us and speak to one of our team. We would be delighted to help you book the best Christmas chalet holiday for your family's needs.
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Alpe d'Huez, France
Chalet Petite Etoile
Sleeps 6 - 8Beds Available: 8 
£1,538 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Hot tub Sauna Near resort centre Catered -
Alpe d'Huez, France
Chalet Grande Etoile
Sleeps 10Beds Available: 10 
£1,485 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Hot tub Sauna Near resort centre Catered -
Alpe d'Huez, France
Chalet Secret De Neige
Sleeps 12 - 14Beds Available: 14 
£1,739 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights included
- Sharing possible
Sauna Catered -
Alpe d'Huez, France
Chalet Breche
Sleeps 16Beds Available: 12 
£1,689 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights included
- Sharing possible
Hot tub Sauna Fireplace Near resort centre Catered -
Alpe d'Huez (Vaujany), France
Chalet Dibona
Sleeps 6Beds Available: 6 
£418 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Fireplace Traditional feel Self-Catered -
Alpe d'Huez (Vaujany), France
Chalet Lucette
Sleeps 8 - 11Beds Available: 11 
£468 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Fireplace Self-Catered -
Alpe d'Huez (Vaujany), France
Chalet Rostaing
Sleeps 12 - 16Beds Available: 16 
£433 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Fireplace Traditional feel Self-Catered -
Avoriaz, France
Chalet Rulens
Sleeps 7 - 9Beds Available: 9 
£1,184 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Hot tub Fireplace Good views Traditional feel Catered -
Avoriaz, France
Chalet Perce Neige
Sleeps 8 - 11Beds Available: 10 
£1,511 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Hot tub Fireplace Good views Traditional feel Catered -
Avoriaz, France
Chalet La Ferme
Sleeps 10 - 11Beds Available: 11 
£1,399 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Hot tub Fireplace Good views Traditional feel Catered -
Avoriaz, France
Chalet L'Eau Vive
Sleeps 12 - 14Beds Available: 5 
£1,287 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Sharing possible
Hot tub Fireplace Cinema/TV room Good views Traditional feel Catered -
Avoriaz, France
Chalet Marie
Sleeps 14 - 15Beds Available: 15 
£1,778 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights included
- Sharing possible
Sauna Fireplace Ski in ski out Good views Catered -
Avoriaz, France
Chalet Les Grolets
Sleeps 14 - 17Beds Available: 12 
£1,184 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Sharing possible
Hot tub Fireplace Good views Traditional feel Catered -
Champoluc, Italy
Chalet Hotel De Champoluc
Sleeps 73 - 99Beds Available: 50 
£1,419 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights included
- Sharing possible
Ski in ski out Near resort centre Childcare Good views Traditional feel Catered -
Courchevel Le Praz, France
Chalet Roc Mugnier
Sleeps 6 - 8Beds Available: 8 
£652 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Fireplace Near resort centre Self-Catered -
Courchevel Le Praz, France
Chalet Darbeilo
Sleeps 8Beds Available: 8 
£1,004 pp- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Fireplace Near resort centre Catered -
Courchevel Moriond, France
Chalet Blanchot
Sleeps 4Beds Available: 4 
£2,130 pp Offer- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights included
- Exclusive use only
Fireplace Good views Catered -
Courchevel Moriond, France
Apartment Aspen Lodge B31
Sleeps 6 - 8Beds Available: 8 
£1,181 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Good views Self-Catered -
Courchevel Moriond, France
Apartment Arcelin 2
Sleeps 6 - 8Beds Available: 8 
£1,355 pp- Start Date: Sat 21 Dec 2024
- Flights not included
- Exclusive use only
Good views Self-Catered -
Courchevel Moriond, France
Chalet Mazot
Sleeps 8Beds Available: 8 
£1,927 pp Offer- Start Date: Sun 22 Dec 2024
- Flights included
- Sharing possible
Sauna Fireplace Catered
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