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Hi all,

Really want get away skiing this Christmas. Would normally be in Cham, but I'm not sure the Ski Station is the right place to be with a 4 month old baby.

Anyone got any experience of Nannies/Creches/Babycare and general cold weather baby considerations? In Cham or elsewhere.

Thanks

In reply to steveej:

Try the brilliantly named http://www.baby-cham.com/

In reply to steveej:
sounds like the baby is an inconvenience .maybe see if you can offload him/her on ebay .you could then enjoy your ski-ing.

In reply to steveej:

You can't take babies up onto some of the higher stations IIRC due to altitude considerations. Skiing with babies is not a good idea so your best bet is to take along some grandparents.

That's what I did.

In reply to steveej:
I personally havent, but i know lots of people who had great holidays in cham with a baby, there are lots of sitters and creches and you can always take it in turn for a couple of days and then get a sitter for another day?

We have taking our baby on an ice climbing trip when he was 6 months old, no probs, just wrap up warm, we were taking days in turn with pals and then they kindly looked after him for a morning whilst my hubby and i got a climb in together. You do what you have got to / can do !

i remember vaguely
that there is a Cham babysitter website as well.

In reply to colina:

I'm a great believer in incorporating your baby into your life rather than giving up on life and using your baby as an excuse not to do things.

In reply to steveej:

Bury your baby in the snow, they can survive for hours once the heart rate slows down. It's like short term hibernation.

In reply to Removed User:

Thanks, wont be taking the baby up the mountain. Want to keep it safe and warm indoors in the valley.

Will check out Baby Cham.

In reply to steveej:

We went xc skiing in norway 2 years in a row and put our kid in a pulk - great holidays I have to say...very child friendly place.
Once they get to about 3 you can get them on the skis....now mine is 5 he's skiing great...not much he can't get down (except blacks).

In reply to steveej:

We took ours skiing their first winters at 3 months and 6 months - in 2 Valleys (Mottaret) both times.

Just had one adult ski pass and shared the childcare - we did have extra adults with us on one of the trips, but they weren't really up for looking after babies. They're quite happy with a bit of childcare now the kids are older and occupied by an iPad. Didn't use childcare - mine were still a bit unpredicatable (ie no routine) at that age, so quite hard to plan a good time to leave them. And they hadn't started nursery yet, so not used to it, and all seemed more hassle and exepense than it was worth.

At 4 months, the easiest way to keep them warm is to stick them in reasonably warm clothes, then in a sling under an oversized coat - much easier than dressing them in snowsuits, etc.

And yes, skiing from 3 or so. Last year the little one was 4 had his first lessons and was happily skiing independently. The 7 year old will soon be out-skiing me.