4 Reasons your Family should ditch the Boring Beach for the Snowy Slopes
Two weeks of sitting on a sun lounger sipping cocktails by the pool, eating what you like and tanning in the summer sun. That’s many people’s ideas of a perfect holiday, but it can become tiresome if you and your family do it regularly. If you feel that way, you could go on an alternative holiday. Maybe the solution is to ditch your summer sun for the snowy slopes. Here are 3 reasons a skiing holiday could be the perfect thing for your family.
1. Get Fit and Have Fun
Take it as an opportunity to try out something new and original. A winter sports holiday is a totally different kind of holiday to a summer sun one. First of all, you’ll be exercising and staying active. This should mean that when you come back off holiday you’re actually in better shape than when you went, and feeling better for it – which is unusual.
2. Dress Like a Pro
Obviously, a skiing holiday is going to be a great deal colder than your traditional Mediterranean break. However, you can swap your skimpy bikinis for warming winter thermals and invest in seriously stylish skiing gear. If you’ve never been skiing before and don’t know what’s involved, you may want to do some research online. There are specialist pieces of equipment you’ll need to buy. Whether you want to avoid snow blindness with the right pair of ski goggles or a find suitable salopettes, it helps to shop around and read ski blogs to find the best equipment for your needs.
3. Learn a Skill for Life
Although your sun holidays may become tedious after a few years, your skiing trips are likely to stay fresh because you’re learning a skill. Every time you go on holiday you may learn one or two new techniques and when you get really competent, you can begin to learn tricks and show off a little bit. This will really boost your morale, and it will ensure that every time you go on a winter holiday, you’ll be learning something new, keeping the experience unique and interesting.
4. Surround Yourself with Beauty
Not to say that the Mediterranean isn’t beautiful – because it is – but there’s something especially unique about the sight of the snowy peaks surrounding you as you drift down the mountainside. Sunrises and sunsets over the Alps are also particularly magical, if you get the opportunity to witness them.
The 4 points above really only highlight a small number of the reasons you and your family should switch from your monotonous summer sun holidays to something snowier. You’ll experience excitement, adventure and beauty all in one holiday; it will be a fantastic experience for your whole family. So give it a go; you may never go back.
