Powder Byrne offers a luxurious portfolio of exclusive ski destinations across the Alps and Dolomites. Our expertise is in combining the highest quality hotels and resorts with our bespoke and flexible service that offers professional childcare programmes for children of all ages. Under the careful supervision of our fully trained and experienced staff and in conjunction with professional English-speaking ski instructors, your children will enjoy own exclusive childcare and ski programmes for children aged from 6 months to 16 years. Children under 2 years old travel for free when staying in their parents' room. Powder Byrne also offers winter sun and summer destinations - see our Luxury section for details of other Powder Byrne holidays.

Mountain Zone: With the help of professional mountain guides, teenagers aged 13+ will be able to explore off piste areas and improve their mountain knowledge. With the use of avalanche transceivers, probes and shovels, they will learn rescue techniques, mountain craft and survival skills, including how to build snow holes.

Skiing: 3 years.

PV-Holidays has just under 100 residences in over 40 ski resorts across the French Alps including Les Arcs, La Plagne, Avorizaz, Chamonix, Meribel and, Val D'Isere. There are options to suit all budgets, with accommodation ranging fom luxury chalet style to budget self-catering apartments plus 5 funky hotels. There are many large self-catering apartments available with 3 or 4 bedrooms which are ideal for families. 70% of the residences have doorstep skiing. Most have been recently renovated.

France: Aime la Plagne, Alpe D'Huez, Arc 1800, Avoriaz, Ax Trois Domaines, Belle Plagne, Carroz d'Araches, Chamonix, Courchevel, Flaine, Font Romeu, Isola 2000, La Clusaz, La Mongie, La Plagne, La Tania, Le Corbier, Le Praz de Lys, Les Coches, Les Deux Alpes, Les Houches, Les Menuires, Megeve, Meribel, Mottaret, Plagne Bellecote, Pralognan, Serre Chevalier, St Fr. Longchamps, Tignes, Val d'Isere. Val Thorens, Valloire, Valmeinier, Valmorel, Vars, Vaujany, Villard de Lans.

Thousands of self-catering apartments and hotel rooms in 100 residences in over 40 French resorts. See the PV-Holidays.com website for a full description of all the accommodation.

Skiing: 3 years.

Simply Morzine is a family run company based in the village of Morzine in the French Alps. It offers family skiing and snowboarding holidays based in luxury accommodation. Morzine is in the centre of the vast Portes du Soleil ski area which offers an immense variety of runs for all standards of skier and snowboarder. A ski hosting (guiding) service is provided for guests on 3 days of the week. Simply Morzine also offer family summer alpine sports and multi-activity holidays.

A choice of properties is available to suit individual requirements. The accommodation ranges from the luxury catered Chalet des Montagnes, the luxury catered Chalet Madeleine, two self catered apartments and the traditional, family run Chalet-Hotel la Chaumiere. All catered properties have either an outdoor jacuzzi, sauna or swimming pool. The properties are all located in quiet areas with no through traffic and have pleasant gardens with outdoor games e.g. table tennis, boules, badminton etc. A range of baby equipment is also available including cots, baby linen, stairgates, child car seats, booster seats, plastic crockery and cutlery. There are also indoor and outdoor games, videos and DVDs.

As well as skiing and snowboarding, there are many other winter sports available in Morzine.

Skiing/Snowboarding: Morzine is in the centre of the largest internationally linked ski area in the world. The vast Portes du Soleil offers an immense variety of runs for all standards of skier and snowboarder, with 650km of pistes and more than 200 lifts spanning 13 linked resorts in France and Switzerland. Many of the accommodation options offer doorstep skiing.

Ski Hosting (Guiding): Catered chalet and hotel guests can take advantage of the Simply Morzine ski and snowboarding hosting service. This service is included in your holiday and is available on 3 days of the week.

Ski Lessons: Professional tuition is available from either the Ecole du Ski Français (ESF) or British Alpine Ski and Snowboard School (BASS).

Other Activities: There are many other activities available including cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, ski mountaineering, ice climbing, ice diving, sledging, ice skating, tobogganing, paragliding, husky and horse-drawn sleigh rides.

Skiing: 4 years.

Ski Famille specialises in family skiing holidays. It offers catered chalets in the traditional French Alpine resort of Les Gets. Les Gets is a family-friendly ski resort with a British run ski school.  Chalet-based childcare is provided free of charge by Ski Famille's team of qualified and experienced carers, leaving parents free to enjoy one of the world's largest ski areas.

Catered chalets. All chalets have been chosen for their suitability for families and are equipped with childcare essentials. There is often a dedicated playroom and children usually have their own bedrooms, although family rooms are available.

Ski Freedom is a family run company which specialises in holidays to Swiss ski resorts within easy reach of Geneva airport. It offers resorts to suit all levels from large ski areas and traditional resorts to ski and spa resorts and beginner snow villages. A variety of accommodation is available at each resort from luxury chalets to hotels and apartments. The Ski Freedom ski package includes return transfers from the airport, accommodation and any additional services such as chalet catering, babysitting, ski passes, ski rentals and ski lessons. Ski Freedom have excellent contact with the hoteliers and their flexibility enables you to tailor make your holiday.

Switzerland: Champéry, Verbier, Zinal.

Catered chalets, self-catered chalets, 3 and 4 star hotels and apartments.

Undiscovered Alps is a family business specialising in skiing and winter activity holidays in a beautiful and little known part of the Southern French Alps. The region is a quiet, friendly, family destination making it ideal for family winter fun.  There are all sorts of activities you can do in the snow, snowshoeing, husky dog sledging, ski joering (being pulled along on your skis by a horse), snow mountain biking and snowscoot as well as snowboarding, cross country and alpine skiing. For skiing and piste sports there are four small village stations that are well geared up for children –  small enough that they won't get lost or have to stand in long lift queues and big enough to feel adventurous. And, for those who want a bigger challenge there is the large ski resort of Orcieres at the top of the valley with over 100km of piste, a snow park, slalom course and its own special children’s area. There’s also an igloo village you can visit and stay the night in on the top. Undiscovered Alps will tailor make your perfect family skiing or winter activity holiday. Undiscovered Alps also offer summer alpine holidays - see our Alpine Sports section for details.

There is a full range of accommodation in the valley, including self catering apartments and chalets, bed and breakfasts, hotels, chalets and even two converted french chateaux. Most places have family rooms and facilities.

Skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowscoot, snow mountain biking, paragliding, ice diving, cross-country skiing, husky dog sledging, ski joering, sledging, ice skating, visiting igloo village.

Skiing & Snowboarding: Orcieres 1850 is a large bustling resort with over 100 km of piste, a snow park and slalom course. There’s a special ski kindergarten for children aged 3 to 6 years, a great swimming pool with mountain view and good choice of shops and restaurants, all within walking distance. The ski school has a very good reputation and the instructors speak English.

If you want a more traditional French family ski holiday you can base yourself in one of the four small ski villages. These are very pretty and quiet with between 10 and 15 ski lifts, no lift queues and are very friendly and safe – perfect for beginners and children. They all have ESF ski schools and child care facilities.

Crèche facilities and ski kindergartens are also available in the ski villages and a babysitting service is also available.

Skiing and most other snow sports have a minimum age of 3 years. However, sledging and husky dog rides are fine for toddlers. Undiscovered Alps will also loan you a baby carrier for snowshoe walks if you want to take your baby or toddler out in the snow (not recommended for long or technical walks or in very cold weather)..