
Don't be nervous about your daughter - she will be fine and will have a great time. The kindergarten at the bottom of the learners area will be ideal for her and this gives you 3 hours to have your lessons also. All the instructors i met were very nice and all were English / South African etc so language is not a problem. I would say to you to try and have some lessons before you go though as the learners area is quite small and the magic carpet area gets very busy. Better if you can snowplough already and get in a group that goes up the mountain a bit to start with. We met a few beginners who were fed up with their lessons as they didn't seem to progress very quickly as it was so busy. The other good thing is the main resort is not too big so if your family gets split up in lessons then you will more than likely meet each other somewhere on the mountain.
The main bad point about Andorra however is the transfer time. It takes around 4 hours to get from Toulouse to Arinsal and about the same from Gerona so bear this in mind before booking - especially with children. The bus ride to and from Toulouse is not very pleasant and there is only 1 stop at what is basically a "truckers style" chip van with disgusting toilet facilities. If you are going then try and get decent flight times during the day or rent your own car which i would do if i went again.
Also just bear in mind that there was very little snow in Andorra this year at Christmas, even now they have very little real snow ( check ski club gb website which is very usefull ) and pistes are being artificailly maintained.
We are off to Mayrhofen in Austria this year as the transfer is only 1 hour !
Ally27368.
Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. We have booked to stay at the Crest Aparthotel and fly on 23rd December. Best make sure we go to the toilet before leaving the airport!! Thanks again

Thanks for the info. We are going with Panorama and staying at The Crest Aparthotel in Arinsal which has a kids Snowball Club. Did Panorama provide you with a coach with toilet facilties or did you just stop for a toilet break on the way? I may seem obsessed with toilets but you know what small kids and toilets are like. When they need to go, they need to go!!
Have a fantastic time cant wait to go back again, say Hi to Lee if you see him he's from panorama and hes very helpfull. Good luck
We ski with my son who started when he was 4 1/2. He loves it. He started out with ski school each morning followed by a 2hr private lesson each afternoon for the first couple of years, now he just has a couple of private lessons.
There is no stopping him now - straight down the middle of the piste - absolutely no fear. I think its me that is more worried.
The younger they are when the start, the better.

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