Your group holiday on the slopes

When it comes to planning, nail down each person’s non-negotiables early on. These are usually centred around budget, accommodation quality and travel time. Once you’ve got that pinned down, you can move on to planning the day-to-day. With a multitude of activities at every ski resort, the whole gang is guaranteed to have an amazing time day and night. But if you need more convincing, take a look below at some of the highlights you can expect from your skiing group holiday (and no, you don’t have to be a snowmaster to have fun!)

Instead of an all-out health and fitness retreat, group ski holidays allow fitness bunnies to get their heart rate racing while having fun with friends, swishing their way down the slopes using muscles they wouldn’t normally use while filling their lungs with fresh air. If they’re up for a challenge, suggest walking up the slope instead of using a ski lift and they’ll have burned off last night’s mulled wine in no time. Then they can come back to the spa with their friends and, this time, exercise the soul.

This is a group ski holiday highlight that needs no introduction. Après-ski requires very little skiing skill but guarantees antics for all. Make unforgettable memories together and claim ‘the holiday song’ that will forever remind you of your time away with friends whenever it’s played.

Thought we’d covered this when we mentioned après-ski? Think again. This time, we’re talking local cuisine and spending quality time with the whole group. From pit stop al-fresco lunches between runs to refuel, to exploring what the local village has to offer for dinner that evening, a group ski holiday satisfies even the ‘foodiest’ member of the gang.

Whether it’s the world-famous Michelin-starred chefs behind some of the menus in the Club Med resorts of Samoëns and Les Arcs Panorama, or interactive and digital restaurants such as Bread & Co, where the kids take their parents out to dinner, there are fantastic dining experiences in all Club Med resorts. The only problem is choosing which one to try first.

While there’s always plenty for everyone to do, suiting all tastes and interests, the main attraction of a group ski holiday is time spent together, and you’ll find that this shared experience will give you some of the best holiday memories you and your group has ever had – until next year.