1. Family-friendly ski resorts |
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| To check snow report, skiing conditions, prices of tickets, also for Fribourg | http://snow.myswitzerland.com/bulletin_enneigement?lang=en |
Les Paccots (20 minutes drive): best for beginners, you can pay per ride. Lots of English speakers When going there, make sure you drive all the way to the top (lac des
Joncs), on the way up, you will come accross lots of free parking spaces,
the slopes are there). Bob piste, crêperie, a lovely place. Best slopes to start. Borbuitz and Verolly |
http://www.les-paccots.ch/en/welcome.cfm?
More about the different pistes http://www.les-paccots.ch/en/navpage-WinterFR-SkiSnowboardFR-239446.html |
Charmey (20 minutes drive) |
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/destinations/resorts/holiday-destinations-in-switzerland/charmey.html |
Gruyère Moléson: closest ski resort from our house (15 minutes drive) Some quite challenging slopes (not for beginners, as there is no easy way down). Teenagers love it. |
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/destinations/resorts/holiday-destinations-in-switzerland/gruyeres%2Dmoleson.html |
| La Berra: Other easily accessible family resort, they have snow machines. | http://www.laberra.ch/ |
| Jaun: Small rural resort, higher up, so has better snow (30 minutes drive) | http://www.jaun.ch/tourismus/sports/default.htm |
2. If you need to go higher up |
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Portes du soleil (50 minutes drive) Best place from here, great sking, very accessible (unlike Verbier for example). My colleague Paul, who spend every winter we there, could help with tips: 079/5062231 |
http://www.portesdusoleil.com/index_hiver.asp |
| Gstaad (40 minutes drive): very fancy and expensive, nice views |
http://www.gstaad.ch/en/index.cfm |
3. What to do when not skiing |
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Bulle: lovely Christmas market (until 24th December) Christmas wonderland in the town of Gruyere |
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/destinations/resorts/holiday-destinations-in-switzerland/bulle.html http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/event_calendar/event_display_int.cfm?event_id=462650 |
4.Practical info |
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| How to use our coffee machine (with video) | http://www.rancilio.it/rancilio/prod_model.jsp?id_model=49&id_language=3&id_category=26 |