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Most organised Lapland holidays provide outer wear for you and your family but with temperatures as low as -30 or colder with the wind chill then you need to make sure you have packed enough thermals and fleeces!

Just the mention of the words ‘holiday packing’ tend to induce a headache in any parent but packing for a ski holiday with children takes it to a whole new level!

We absolutely love the Reima range of kid’s outdoor wear – its looks great and most importantly it delivers on warmth and functionality.

We have a few suggestions how to get the kids out and about this winter!

Cold hands when skiing can really make you miserable as well has being very hard to warm up once the cold has set in. Read our Top 10 Tips to keeping your hands toasty warm this season.

We have always just used our travel insurance that we get with our bank account that has a winter sports add on. I must confess to never actually checking the small print and what we are covered for. So, to help prompt you to check yours before you pack the thermals and head off to slopes, we’ve pulled together some important points to check that you have adequate cover:

When our children were very young, we always booked our family skiing holidays with the main, well known ski travel companies. It made life very easy, with creche facilities and drop off and pick up to the nearby ski school but all this came at considerable cost.

Having never skied in America before and with teenage children now, we have decided to research the options of exploring further afield from Europe and skiing in America next season.

No matter how good a skier you or your children are, most injuries occur when people run into you and a helmet can be lifesaving. No skier should be without one and POC are a brand hard to beat when it comes to safety.