"At half term the train was cheaper for us - two adults and a 16 year old - than plane and you get closer to the resort, easier with luggage, and greener. There was an easy time table as well and it proved far less hassle than flying.  We went overnight and were on the slopes by 11am, with a fab picnic on the Swiss border at 1pm.

"From Paris overnight it was a very French experience as it is what all the French students and families in Paris do. Our son was a little concerned about the concept of sharing a 6 berth couchettes with 3 unknown people but this was not a problem, he thought it was quite fun really.Brasserie Austerliz at Gare d’Austerlitz – excellent – simple, tasty, very convenient, though not cheap.  Lamb shank and crème caramel c. 80 euros for 3 so I suppose for what we had it was not too bad price wise. We also took a huge picnic for the train. We had breakfast in Gare du Nord on our return - nothing out of the ordinary but fine, in a sit down place by the Eurostar terminal.

"Avoid taking huge bags as your luggage has to slide under the couchettes or go up high on a shelf – we had no problems with a ski bag and mid sized back packs.

"The ski holiday was great! We’d been to the area before. It was possible to do cross country as well as downhill and meet up for lunch on 3 days. I would definitely look at doing the train again. Thank you to snow carbon for the excellent web site and ideas."