Colo is a French childhood rite: days or weeks away with other kids, trained animateurs and no parents. These are sleepaway camps that take kids from the Paris area, from short first stays for younger children to longer trips for teens: ski in winter, sport, nature or English in summer. We list the ages, dates and prices so you can compare them side by side.
A week-long ski trip from Paris to L'Alpe d'Huez, run by the Energy Kids Academy coaching team. Kids travel together by first-class TGV, stay in a ski-in, ski-out chalet in the middle of the resort, and ski in groups of four with ESF instructors, taking their ESF level tests at the end of the week. Off the slopes there's the Palais des Sports and a dog-sled ride to finish.
A first week away from home, on skis. Kids stay at UCPA's sports village in Guchen and ski at Piau, the highest resort in the French Pyrenees. Ski lessons fill most mornings, with a biathlon session, a treetop ropes course and a farm visit in between, plus evening activities every night. It suits kids who have never skied, or have only earned the first Flocon badge.
A Christmas sleepaway in the Vercors centered on sled dogs. Kids meet the dogs and learn to drive a team on snowy trails, then add downhill skiing at Col de Rousset, cross-country at Font d'Urle and wood burning. Evenings bring games, and kids help cook and decorate for the Christmas and New Year's Eve parties. Led in French, for animal lovers ready for a holiday away from home.
A week-long sleepaway ski camp in the French Alps, run by Djuringa Juniors. Kids ski four full days at Orcières-Merlette in level groups led by camp staff, then take a rest day for snow tubing at the Winter Parc, a DJ night on an outdoor ice rink and a night-time orienteering game.
It suits kids at ease in French and ready for a week away from home.
Supervised winter trips for kids and teens, leaving together from Paris. Serre Chevalier in the Alps is the ski week, open to the youngest, with five ESF ski or snowboard lessons and the lift pass and gear included.
The trips abroad are for teens: igloos, snowshoes and snowmobiles in Québec, reindeer sleds and ice fishing in Finnish Lapland, or a ski day at Rogla and a visit to Ljubljana in Slovenia.
A week-long sleepaway ski trip in the Aravis mountains for teens who are beginners or early intermediates (up to the French 2nd star level). Three lessons with ESF instructors build technique, then counselors take groups out across the Grand-Bornand slopes. Breaks include sledding, a night at the ice rink with a DJ and strolls in La Clusaz. Evenings mean games, dancing and raclette. Led in French.
A week of skiing in the French Alps run by L'Eau Vive, a Catholic association. Kids sleep in Briançon and ski at Montgenèvre in level-based teams, with ESF lessons for beginners and the youngest. Days end with games and evening activities. A priest joins each camp, and mass is offered. Leaders are mostly students and young professionals. Suits families happy with a faith-based camp led in French.
Colo is a French childhood rite: days or weeks away with other kids, trained animateurs and no parents. These are sleepaway camps that take kids from the Paris area, from short first stays for younger children to longer trips for teens: ski in winter, sport, nature or English in summer. We list the ages, dates and prices so you can compare them side by side.
A week-long ski trip from Paris to L'Alpe d'Huez, run by the Energy Kids Academy coaching team. Kids travel together by first-class TGV, stay in a ski-in, ski-out chalet in the middle of the resort, and ski in groups of four with ESF instructors, taking their ESF level tests at the end of the week. Off the slopes there's the Palais des Sports and a dog-sled ride to finish.
A first week away from home, on skis. Kids stay at UCPA's sports village in Guchen and ski at Piau, the highest resort in the French Pyrenees. Ski lessons fill most mornings, with a biathlon session, a treetop ropes course and a farm visit in between, plus evening activities every night. It suits kids who have never skied, or have only earned the first Flocon badge.
A Christmas sleepaway in the Vercors centered on sled dogs. Kids meet the dogs and learn to drive a team on snowy trails, then add downhill skiing at Col de Rousset, cross-country at Font d'Urle and wood burning. Evenings bring games, and kids help cook and decorate for the Christmas and New Year's Eve parties. Led in French, for animal lovers ready for a holiday away from home.
A week-long sleepaway ski camp in the French Alps, run by Djuringa Juniors. Kids ski four full days at Orcières-Merlette in level groups led by camp staff, then take a rest day for snow tubing at the Winter Parc, a DJ night on an outdoor ice rink and a night-time orienteering game.
It suits kids at ease in French and ready for a week away from home.
Supervised winter trips for kids and teens, leaving together from Paris. Serre Chevalier in the Alps is the ski week, open to the youngest, with five ESF ski or snowboard lessons and the lift pass and gear included.
The trips abroad are for teens: igloos, snowshoes and snowmobiles in Québec, reindeer sleds and ice fishing in Finnish Lapland, or a ski day at Rogla and a visit to Ljubljana in Slovenia.
A week-long sleepaway ski trip in the Aravis mountains for teens who are beginners or early intermediates (up to the French 2nd star level). Three lessons with ESF instructors build technique, then counselors take groups out across the Grand-Bornand slopes. Breaks include sledding, a night at the ice rink with a DJ and strolls in La Clusaz. Evenings mean games, dancing and raclette. Led in French.
A week of skiing in the French Alps run by L'Eau Vive, a Catholic association. Kids sleep in Briançon and ski at Montgenèvre in level-based teams, with ESF lessons for beginners and the youngest. Days end with games and evening activities. A priest joins each camp, and mass is offered. Leaders are mostly students and young professionals. Suits families happy with a faith-based camp led in French.
