Ski Etoiles a Valloire: a childrens ski camp in the Maurienne
Valloire, FranceTemps Jeunes4.0(169)
- Dates
- Feb 14 – 27, 2027
- Duration
- 1 week
- Ages
- 6–12
$1,227
Course price for 1 week
Ski Etoiles a Valloire takes children aged six to twelve to a chalet at the foot of the gondolas in Valloire, in the Maurienne valley at about 1 430 m. ESF ski sessions run through the week and end with the star test; around them come the ice rink, sledging and the evening programme.
Age
6–12 yrs
Language
French
Program type
Adventure Camps, Sport Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
Ski sessions with instructors of the French national ski school (ESF) run through the week: learning to glide, to brake and to turn, then the star test at the end of the stay, where each child earns an ourson or a star according to level. Outside the sessions the camp leaders take their groups back onto the pistes at their own pace. Ski equipment and a helmet are provided.
What’s Included
The stay covers full board at the chalet, accommodation, the ESF ski sessions, ski equipment and helmet, the ice rink outing, the snow activities and evening programme, and the visit to the resort and village. Travel from a departure city is an option priced separately; children can also be brought directly to the centre. The stay runs from a minimum of twenty-five participants.
Accommodation
The chalet stands at the foot of the gondolas in Valloire, at about 1 430 m. Children sleep in rooms of four to eight beds, with washrooms close by rather than in the room. The building holds dining rooms and a store for skis and boots.
Meal Plan
Meals are prepared on site by the centre cook, with regional dishes on the menu, and are served in the chalet dining rooms.
Activities & Excursions
Around the chalet the snow is the playground: sledging, races between friends, snowman building and a large snowball fight. The week also holds an outing to the ice rink for beginners and confident skaters alike, a torchlight descent by the ESF instructors after dark, and a walk through the resort and village with a hot chocolate. Evenings bring shows, storytelling, team games, themed nights and a party.
Facilities
The chalet has dining rooms and a dedicated store for skis and boots, and stands directly at the foot of the gondolas, so the slopes are reached on foot. Valloire links to Valmeinier and opens the Galibier-Thabor area and its 160 km of pistes.
Camp Experience
A week of skiing in a Savoie village resort for children of primary-school age, in a chalet at the foot of the lifts, where the ESF sessions are the backbone of the day and the snow around the centre fills the rest of it. One adult supervises eight children, and the team includes a qualified camp director and a first-aid holder. The group is about thirty-two.
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Ski Stars in Valloire
6–12 yrs · All levelsDates
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Daily supervised ski sessions with ESF instructors, ending with the star test and an ourson or star badge according to level. Ski equipment and helmet are provided by the organiser.
There are no classroom lessons — the week is built around daily ski sessions with instructors of the French national ski school (ESF). Children learn by doing: gliding, braking and turning on the slopes, with the week ending in a star test where each child earns an ourson or a star according to level. Outside the sessions, camp leaders take their groups back onto the pistes at their own pace. Ski equipment and a helmet are provided. The rest of the programme — sledging, snow games, an ice rink outing, a torchlight descent and evening activities — is run by the camp team. One adult supervises eight children, with a qualified camp director and a first-aid holder on the team.
Learning to ski and gaining a first ski badge on the Galibier-Thabor slopes, for children aged six to twelve.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30
Included items
Optional Extras
Recommended for most families
Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.
Return travel from Grenoble to the centre, accompanied, by train or coach. The operator runs a departure city when at least three participants book it.
Return travel from Toulouse to the centre, accompanied, by train or coach. The operator runs a departure city when at least three participants book it.
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School
Temps Jeunes
Temps Jeunes is a French association that organises residential holiday camps (colonies de vacances) for children and teenagers, runs BAFA youth-leader training, and hosts school trips and group stays. It operates its own network of residential centres across France: Thésée (41), Château de Theix (63), Manoir du Viginet at Saint-Nectaire (63), Edelweiss at Saint-François-Longchamp (73), L'Alpestre at Notre-Dame-du-Pré (73), Le Bocage Savoyard at Bormes-les-Mimosas (83), Domaine des Gatinelles at Brétignolles-sur-Mer and La Touraine at Longeville-sur-Mer (85). Camps are sold with supervised travel by train or coach from departure cities across France, or without transport for families who bring their child to the centre themselves.
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