Tirol's Top Family-Friendly Ski Schools
Serfaus Ski School
In the family-friendly region of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis, the local ski school's friendly and experienced instructors teach children aged from 2 to 17 everything from the basics of starting, stopping and standing through to race technique and freestyle tricks. Murmli, the resort's cuddly marmot mascot, is also on hand to ensure a fun day for youngsters. The Kinderschneealm beginners' area next to the mid-way station of the Komperdellbahn cable car covers 45,000 square metres, while the Murmlipark in the village of Serfaus also provides a safe setting for little ones to take their first turns on snow. Child-friendly facilities at the Kinderschneealm include an obstacle course, ski carousels and two kids' restaurants. Activities in the resort include regular ski races, a biathlon laser course (for children aged six years and older) and entertainment with music. Find out more about the Serfaus Ski School.
Fiss-Ladis Ski School
The resorts of Fiss and Ladis in the family-friendly region of Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis offer group ski lessons for youngsters of all ages and abilities, including not only fun on the slopes but plenty of action and entertainment away from the pistes. The children's area covers around 80,000 square metres and is located at the mid-way station of the Sonnenbahn cable car. As well as a restaurant and an indoor childcare area there are adventure zones called the Red Indian Land, Fairytale Village, Forest of Sounds and Cave World. Within the Kids' Funpark there is a race course. Babies as young as three months are welcome in Berta's Kindergarten, named after the resort's friendly mascot Berta the Cow. Find out more about the Fiss-Ladis Ski School.
Nauders Interski Ski School
The Nauderix-Kinderland in the resort of Nauders in the family-friendly region of Nauders in the Tirolean Oberland offers 6,500 square metres of fun, action and adventure. Huge fairytale characters, pistes with bumpy rollers, snow tunnels, a Red Indian Trail and a show stage ensure a fun and safe time as kids take their first tentative turns on snow under the guidance of experienced and friendly ski instructors. These instructors are also on hand to look after children during the lunch break in the nearby child-friendly restaurant. The resort even has heated sleeping cabins where youngsters tired from all that activity can lie down for a rest. The toilets have also been designed with children in mind. Kids aged two years and older are welcome at the ski kindergarten at the top of the Bergkastel lift. Find out more about the Nauders Ski School.
Neustift Ski School
The BIG Family Ski Camp on the Stubai Glacier with its child-friendly restaurant and kindergarten is located in the family-friendly Stubai Valley and provides kids of all ages with a fun introduction to the world of skiing. Mascots Mini B and B Big are on hand to show children aged four and above around the Miniland and, for those who already have experience of skiing, the Kinderland. Teenagers and advanced younger skiers will enjoy the funpark with its snow castle, rollers and slalom course. Visitors to the resort even have the chance to take a ride in a real piste-grooming machine. Find out more about the Neustift Ski School.
Söll-Hochsöll Ski School
Hochsöll is a ski resort within the family-friendly region of Wilder Kaiser where children aged four years and older can learn the basics of skiing in the Hexen-Kinderland at the mid-way station in the Hochsöll. Regular highlights include treasure hunts, fun & games in the snow and ski safaris. The beginners' area has an easy-to-use conveyer belt lift and a ski carousel. It can be reached quickly and easily from the rest of the resort. The nearby Alpengasthof Hochsöll offers lunch with childcare. Children as young as one year can be left in the very capable hands of the childcare experts at the Kinder-Korn-Kammer (KiKo Söll), located next to the bottom of the cable car. The KiKo Söll has a series of rooms decorated according to different themes: a Crawl Room, an Action Room and a cosy Sleeping Room. Find out more about the Söll-Hochsöll Ski School.