Originally Posted by
DocS
Or is a long haul week away do-able - esp with kids (we’d have previously gone for 10 days when not tied to school holidays)?
Long haul to the USA/Canada for a week skiing is absolutely doable. My 'kids' are now in their 20s, but we've done it many times together as a family. If you luck out on flight times, you can sometimes even ski for 7 days with an evening departure on the final Saturday.
Whistler has many merits but has become hideously expensive in recent years, undermining the benefit of cheap flights. With younger kids, don't write off smaller resorts; in fact, I would recommend avoiding any big name resort at this stage in their skiing development. For example, Panorama in BC, Sun Valley in ID and Big Sky in MT are particular gems from a family perspective, but all require a change of flight. When the kids are older and start skiing like demons in the steeps and powder, you will need to take them to Fernie and Jackson, but stay away for now.
Originally Posted by
DocS
Or - should we fly non OW to Europe? We’ve never taken KLM or Lufthansa from GLA or EDI. The risk of disruption means I value the fact as Gold on BA/OW we are prioritised for support/rebooking etc when things go wrong…
I have missed connections three times in AMS over the years and have completely given up on KLM for that reason - 2x overbooking and 1x cancellation. The worst of the three led to a 28 hour delay. If you have no status and are travelling in economy, KLM treat you like dirt.
Why not also head over to the Snowheads forum to ask the question. You'll get loads of responses.