There is something particularly special about spending Christmas and New Year in the mountains.

Snow-covered villages, days together on the slopes, long lunches and evenings spent celebrating with family and friends create a festive season that feels wonderfully removed from everyday life.

With Powder Byrne, it can feel effortless too.

From the moment you begin planning, our team takes care of the details that make a festive ski holiday exceptional. Accommodation, transfers, skiing arrangements, restaurants, activities and those all-important festive touches can be thoughtfully organised around you, leaving you free to simply enjoy being together.

Christmas in the mountains

Christmas has always been a natural time for families to escape to the Alps.

For children, there is the excitement of waking up surrounded by snow before heading out onto the slopes. For parents and grandparents, it is a rare opportunity to step away from the usual preparations and spend uninterrupted time together.

Powder Byrne takes care of everything around the celebration.

Before you travel, your Client Concierge can help arrange the details of your stay, while in resort our team ensures the holiday runs seamlessly from one day to the next. It means less time thinking about logistics and more time skiing, celebrating and enjoying the mountains together.

Arosa, Switzerland

Arosa has been part of the Powder Byrne story for decades and remains one of our favourite places to spend the festive season.

Set high in the Swiss Alps, it combines extensive skiing with a relaxed village atmosphere and a collection of exceptional hotels and residences. Its connection with Lenzerheide opens up an even larger ski area, with plenty to discover for different ages and abilities.

But it is everything around the skiing that makes Arosa particularly well suited to Christmas.

Our longstanding relationships in the resort, combined with the presence of the Powder Byrne team, allow the week to unfold with remarkable ease. From getting everyone onto the mountain in the morning to arranging restaurants, activities and the finer details of your stay, there is always someone on hand to make things happen.

For families travelling together across generations, it creates exactly the balance a Christmas holiday should have: time together, space to do your own thing and very little that needs to be organised once you arrive.

A New Year worth travelling for

New Year in the Alps has a different energy.

The ski season is in full swing, the mountains are alive and the final days of the year can be spent doing what you love before coming together to celebrate.

Our New Year Skiing holidays bring together exceptional skiing, celebrations and the full Powder Byrne Resort Service in Arosa and Flims.

New Year in Arosa

For families who already know and love Arosa, staying through New Year gives you even more opportunity to enjoy the resort at its most atmospheric.

Days can begin on the mountain with the children enjoying their own Powder Byrne programmes while parents make the most of the skiing, including the opportunity to join our complimentary Ski Guides.

Later, everyone comes back together, with the details of the evening already taken care of.

It is a wonderfully simple way to see out one year and begin the next.

New Year in Flims

Flims offers a different take on the festive mountains.

Part of the extensive Flims-Laax ski area, the resort combines high-altitude skiing with dramatic alpine scenery and a relaxed atmosphere that works particularly well for families. Powder Byrne has been looking after guests here for more than 40 years, giving our team an exceptional understanding of how to make the most of the resort.

Guests can enjoy the complete Powder Byrne experience, with our Resort Team looking after the practicalities throughout the week.

That might mean a shuttle to the lifts in the morning, Ski Butler assistance with equipment, a favourite mountain restaurant arranged for lunch or recommendations for how to spend an afternoon away from the slopes.

The result is a New Year holiday that feels celebratory without ever feeling complicated.

The Powder Byrne difference

Christmas and New Year are among the moments in the year when thoughtful service matters most.

There are more people to consider, more plans to coordinate and, quite simply, more that you want to make of every day.

That is where Powder Byrne comes in.

Our team works around your family before and during your holiday, taking care of the arrangements that would otherwise take up valuable time. Our dedicated Resort Teams, Drivers, Ski Butlers and Ski Guides help each day run smoothly, while our children’s programmes give younger guests an experience designed entirely around them.

Parents have the freedom to ski. Children have adventures of their own. Families and friends come back together knowing the next detail has already been considered.

Because the greatest luxury at Christmas and New Year is not having more to organise.

It is having more time to enjoy it.

Celebrate in the mountains

Whether you are creating a new family tradition or returning to the mountains for another year, Powder Byrne will create a festive ski holiday around the way you want to spend it.

From Christmas in Arosa to New Year in Arosa and Flims, our team is there to make every detail feel effortless.

Speak to one of our Travel Consultants to start planning your Christmas or New Year ski holiday.

Everything’s Possible.