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The best ski gifts for Christmas 2026: my ultimate ski gift guide
Whether you’re shopping for Christmas, a birthday or a little ski holiday treat, these are my favourite gifts for ski lovers. There’s ski kit with my reader discount codes, La Plagne experiences, Alpine food and drink, and gifts for the home.
Lots of them come from local La Plagne businesses and small independent ski brands, so you’re supporting the mountains too. And if you’re here on holiday, buying in resort is perfect for last-minute presents, experiences, and when you’re short on suitcase space!
Ski gift guides by who it’s for
Shopping for someone in particular? I’ve got a gift guide for everyone on your list:
- Ski gifts for him
- Ski gifts for her
- Ski gifts for kids
- Father’s Day gifts for ski dads
- Mother’s Day gifts for ski mums
- The best ski books for kids and grown-ups
- Ski advent calendars
- Alternative advent calendars
- Black Friday ski deals
Or keep scrolling for gifts from local La Plagne businesses and independent ski brands.
Want to see everything in one place? I’ve put all my Amazon picks into one big Christmas gift list, and there are separate lists for him, for her, for the kids and for the home.
Ski kit gifts with my reader discount codes
These are the ski brands I work with, and most of them give That’s La Plagne readers a discount. You’ll find all my codes in one place on my La Plagne ski deals page, and more of my favourite kit on my Shop my ski kit page.
SnowShepherd ski clothing
Ski clothing for the whole family, and a lovely big present to open on Christmas morning.
30% off with code LAPLAGNE30 · Shop SnowShepherd
OOSC retro ski wear
Bright, fun, retro-style ski wear that really stands out on the slopes.
15% off with code LAPLAGNE15 · Shop OOSC
Panda Optics goggles and sunglasses
Goggles and sunglasses, for kids and grown-ups.
15% off with code JENTSANG · Shop Panda Optics
MODS
Clever ski tech that sits in your ski boots, a great stocking filler for the skier who has everything.
10% off with code JEN10 · Shop MODS
Cardo helmet intercoms
Helmet intercoms, so you can chat to your group on the slopes and the chairlift, and stop shouting “wait for me!”
10% off with code THATSLAPLAGNE (not on the family pack, which is already discounted) · Shop Cardo
Carv digital ski coach
A digital ski coach: sensors on your ski boots link to an app that gives you feedback on your skiing and tips to improve. A brilliant gift for the skier who wants to take their technique up a level.
10% off with code THATSLAPLAGNE · Shop Carv
Altruist sun cream
My everyday mountain SPF, for me and the kids. Not the most glamorous gift, but every skier needs it! Here’s my guide to the best sun cream for skiing.
15% off with code JenSnow15 (one use per person, until 30 April 2027) · Shop Altruist
Clipstic ski carrier
A clever little clip that holds a pair of skis and both poles together, so kids (and grown-ups!) can carry their own kit in one hand. One per pair of skis, with family packs available. I’m sorting out a reader discount code, so watch this space. Read more in my guide to how to carry kids’ skis.
La Plagne experiences and gifts
For the adventurer in your life. These are great ideas if you’re on holiday together, they’re often more sustainable than buying “stuff”, and they take up zero space in your suitcase!
Spa visit at Deep Nature
Deep Nature Spa in Belle Plagne, with gift cards, Christmas packages and family specials.
Massages and beauty treatments
Visit Lorraine at Esthebio for some of the best massages and beauty treatments in La Plagne. She’s in the La France building in Plagne Centre, and gift vouchers are available. Or Massage Me will come to your accommodation.
Paragliding
A tandem paragliding flight over the mountains, an unforgettable gift.
Bobsleigh ride
A ride down La Plagne’s Olympic bobsleigh track (from 16 years old).
Husky dog sledding
Husky dog sledding, great for families.
Zipline
The Super Tyro zipline, flying from Aime 2000 to Plagne Centre.
Ski-Doo rides
Ski-Doo rides through the mountains are a great way to explore the slopes after the pistes have closed.
La Plagne gifts: art & photography
- JnJ Photography – in resort photos of you and your family
- Samantha Henderson Photography. Samantha does beautiful work for your walls as well as photo shoots for you and your family.
- Posters de Savoie – Patrick Hazeaux. You can find Patrick's posters in most souvenir shops around La Plagne.
- Bodhi & Lo Art – beautiful watercolours. Everything from Christmas Cards to wall pieces.
Gifts for skiers and snowboarders: lessons and experiences
Private ski or snowboard lessons with the instructors I recommend make a brilliant gift. Just mention the code when you book.
Mathieu Leroy
Mathieu is an independent instructor for ski, snowboard, off-piste and adaptive skiing.
5% off with code THATSLAPLAGNE
Max from Level Up with Max
Max gives private ski and snowboard lessons, and is great with children and mixed abilities.
5% off with code TLPMAX
Vision Ski School
Vision Ski School, with Giulia and Chloé, is great for families.
5% off with code THATSLAPLAGNE
Over the Moon
Over the Moon: spend the night in a piste basher at the top of the Arpette piste! A once-in-a-lifetime gift.
First Tracks
First Tracks: ski the freshly groomed pistes before the lifts open to everyone else.
Got a bookworm skier to buy for? Have a look at my best ski books for kids and grown-ups.
Planning a family ski holiday?
Get my free Ski Holiday Planning Pack: the Ski Holiday Reset Planner, the Ski Lessons & Ski Hire Guide, the Accommodation Guide and the Transfer Guide, written by a local mum of three to help you plan your La Plagne trip.
Ski gifts for the foodies
One of the best things about ski holidays is the alpine food! When you are in La Plagne, there are lots of great restaurants to visit. I spend a lot of my time reviewing the best restaurants in La Plagne and I've created this list of the top places to enjoy Christmas dinner in La Plagne.
If you're looking to take a food-related gift home with you. Or find something for the foodie in your life. Have a look at these ideas.
Each village will have a dedicated cheese and cured meats shop. All of these stock a delicious selection of local produce and are also very knowledgeable about each item.
While cheeses and meats can be packed to take back to the UK, be careful when travelling with greasy foods like this – I have had suitcase-cheese-explosions in the past!
- Joya – Plagne Centre. Authentic and carefully selected products. Good for local foie gras, cured meats, and cheeses. As well as selected caviar, biscuits, crackers, chocolates, kinds of vinegar, salts, oils, and more. They also stock Oysters at Christmas and New Year, a staple of a French festive menu. Make sure you reserve your order and are ready for your special event.
- Each village bakery is great for delicious cakes, serving up to 16+ people and smaller individual items. Plus, beautiful chocolate, sweet boxes, and more. I strongly recommend booking your special requests in advance. In peak weeks, the lines for the bakery wind out of the shop and away down the corridors!
- La Table du Berger – in Plagne Centre, next to the Igloo Igloo bar. An amazing little store run by Francis. She has the La Plagne Beaufort – made this summer, in the fromagerie just above Plagne Villages! A must-try! Also a wide selection of La Plagne cured saucisson and charcuterie. You can go to the shop and try them and pick your favourite. You can also buy fondue and raclette platters with the equipment from here – pay for the food, and the equipment is free! Prices start from 12€ per person.
- La Plagne Centre Fromagerie, opposite the bakery. A great selection of cured meats, charcuterie and cheeses. All are produced locally.
- Le Garde Manger, Aime 2000 – great for local cheeses, cured meats, and saucissons. Definitely worth visiting!
Good to know (updated 7 November 2026): the local cheese and charcuterie are lovely to enjoy here, but don’t pack them to take back to the UK. Meat and dairy aren’t allowed in your luggage right now. Here’s why.
Cosy winter treats
For a little foodie stocking filler, these are lovely for cosy winter evenings at home. Mulled wine spices for the grown-ups, and Snowman and the Snowdog hot chocolate toppers for the kids. Here are my favourite spots for the best hot chocolate in La Plagne too.
Get the mulled wine spices here and the hot chocolate toppers here.
Boozy gifts for ski lovers
The most famous drinks from the Savoie region are:
- Genepi
- Chartreuse
Both are digestifs, meaning liquors enjoyed after dining to aid with digestion. You will often get offered a complimentary round of Genepi shots after a meal in most La Plagne restaurants.
The French would enjoy sipping these for a while, whereas the Brits and other Anglo-speaking nationalities will drink them in a shot.
Each to their own!
- Joya – La Plagne Centre. For local liquors and wines
- Montmayeur wine and cheese – Plagne Centre. Opposite the bakery, they have a great selection of local Genepi's and wines.
- Local Tarentaise wine – made from grapes grown in the Côte d’Aime, right below the pistes. I helped with the grape harvest with the Vignes de Tarentaise growers (read about it here). It isn’t sold anywhere in the resort, but you can buy it at the co-op in Aime, where you’ll also find the local Beaufort and Tomme.
- Altitude Gin – distilled just over the mountains in Chamonix, a great tipple with an alpine flavour.
- La Plagne fromagerie, Plagne Centre, good for local wines, red and white. As well as meats and cheeses. They have a Mont Blanc Gin and also a local single malt whiskey, Sequoia!
- La Table du Berger, Plagne Centre, next to Igloo Igloo bar. An amazing selection of local Génépi's – my favourite? Génépi Arpin made by a local family in the La Plagne valley. But you can go along and sample the different Génépi and pick your favourite.
- La Madeline in Plagne Soleil. Have some lovely local tipples. They have a Gin and a Poire William distilled by the Aravis distillery, which I can't wait to try.
Apremont wine from Savoie
Jean Perrier et Fils Apremont, Vin de Savoie
Apremont is a crisp white wine from Savoie, and the classic wine to drink with a fondue or raclette. If you can’t get to the co-op in Aime, this is an easy way to bring a taste of the Alps home.
Ski gifts for the home and chalet decor
- Village Tabac – Each of the village Tabacs have a fantastic selection of home and event decor. The 3 main Tabacs that I would recommend are the ones in Plagne Centre, Belle Côte and Aime 2000.
- BlackPeuf – – a great selection of prints, art & deco. Available online.
And if you want to bring a bit of the mountains home, here are my favourite ski-themed gifts for the house, from art and posters to fondue sets and shot skis.
Après ski shot skis
Personalised shot skis
These customised Après ski, shot skis are always a hit with ski lovers. Perfect for the ex-seasonnaire or the one who really loves après ski! They are also really popular for events and weddings and you can customise them with your own message, dates or ski resort logos.
Find personalised shot skis on Amazon here.
Vintage black and white alpine photos
Original Alpine photos – Librairie des Alpes
There are some stunning, classic photos of days gone by on Librairie des Alpes. You can buy them framed or un-framed, and they would look fantastic in the right spot.
Their shop also has a variety of other ski themes, antiques, and books.
You can buy from Librairie des Alpes here.
Original alpine paintings
Samantha Henderson Art
Samantha is based in the Tarentaise Valley and paints beautiful oil and watercolour paintings. There are stunning scenic paintings of the Alps in both summer and winter.
You can also get prints of her original art, which she also produces in her own home.
You can buy directly from Samantha Henderson Art here.
Vintage ski resort posters
Posters de Savoie, Patrick Hazeaux
The brainchild of local Patrick Hazeaux and based in Landry at the foot of the La Plagne ski resort. A modern twist on the classic old posters used to promote ski resorts in the 50/60/70s. There are posters available for summer and winter and for most ski resorts. I'm a big fan and have bought a couple of my home ski resort, La Plagne to have on my office walls.
You can buy directly from Posters de Savoie here.
Cheese fondue set
Tefal Fondue Simply Invents, electric fondue set for 8 people with adjustable thermostat
There's more to ski holidays than just skiing! And by that, I mean eating! And if you love the Alpine food when you head skiing, what better way to keep your ski holiday vibes going at home than with your own fondue pot? I'd always recommend an electric set, not an alcogel one. It’s much safer and cooks the food much more evenly.
Our fondue pot gets a lot of action! Perfect for cheese fondue and also meat fondue. Here’s my authentic Alpine cheese fondue recipe to go with it.
Buy the Tefal fondue set on Amazon here.
Raclette stone
Raclette Grill 8 Person Indoor Grill Machine 8 Mini Non-Stick Pan for Raclette Cheese Dishes Cooking Party Kitchen Cooker Health Electric Smokeless BBQ Grill 1 Steak Pan 4 Wooden Spatula, 1500W
We are a big fan of this electric raclette stone. It works for us because I love the cheese, and my partner loves the meat from the hot stone. It's also large enough to have many guests over and be able to cook simultaneously. We did have a smaller one before this, but it just didn't cut it.
All-in-one raclette and fondue set
Tefal Cheese N’Co 6-in-1 for 6 people: raclette, fondue, tartiflette, pancakes, plancha and gratin
If they don’t have the space for a fondue pot AND a raclette grill, this one from Tefal does both, plus tartiflette, pancakes and more. It’s made in France, too.
Fondue and raclette cookbook
Fondue & Raclette: Indulgent recipes for melted cheese, stock pots and more, by Louise Pickford
A whole book of melted cheese recipes. What more could you want? Lovely to wrap up with a fondue set.
Ski & alpine print crockery
Powder Hound
Powder Hound was set up by ex-Olympian Chemmy Alcott. There are some lovely prints on mugs, plates and bowls. But I really like the mugs, and I can picture them full of delicious hot chocolate or a sneaky Vin Chaud!
You can buy directly from Powder Hound here.
Wooden alpine key hooks
Coeur de la Montagne, Kevin Appleton
Kevin works in Moutiers, at the foot of the Three Valleys mountains and makes these beautiful Alpine wooden key racks, bookends and more. They are the perfect touch for the outdoors or mountain enthusiast!
By clicking on the link below, you also get a 10% discount on anything from him in your Etsy basket.
You can buy directly from Coeur de la Montagne here.
Snowboard & ski wall mount
Arkorus [NEW] (4 x PCS) Snowboard Wall Mount Storage,
We have all our skis and boards up on the wall at home. It’s a great way to let them dry out after a day on the slopes. Plus, it stops them getting damaged leaning them up against the wall or them falling over and getting dinged up.
French pharmacy beauty gifts
This is one of my favourite tips. French pharmacies are full of skincare brands that are sold as high-end, luxury buys in the UK, but they’re much more reasonable here in France. They make lovely gifts for Christmas, Mother’s Day or birthdays. And because you can pick them up while you’re here, there’s nothing to squeeze into your suitcase on the way out.
Brands to look out for:
- La Roche-Posay – Cicaplast Baume B5 is brilliant for wind-chapped skin after a day on the slopes.
- Nuxe – the Huile Prodigieuse dry oil is a classic French gift.
- Caudalie – skincare made with grape extracts from Bordeaux, and the Beauty Elixir spray makes a lovely stocking filler.
- Clarins – skincare and gift sets.
- Avène and Uriage – both made with French thermal spring water. Uriage comes from Uriage-les-Bains, just outside Grenoble, so it’s about as Alpine as skincare gets.
- Bioderma – the original micellar water.
- Embryolisse – the Lait-Crème Concentré moisturiser is a cult favourite with make-up artists.
Look out for the gift boxes and bundles in the run-up to Christmas. And for more winter skin tips, here’s my guide to winter skincare for ski holidays and my pick of the best lip balms for skiers.
One thing not to pack (updated 7 November 2026): since April 2025 you can’t take French cheese or saucisson back to the UK as gifts, even vacuum-packed or from duty free. That looks set to change under a new UK–EU deal, probably from around 2028, with the final details due at the UK–EU summit on 20 November 2026 (I’ll update this at the end of November). Until then, a few pharmacy treats from the list above are a much safer bet, and they won’t make your suitcase smell of Beaufort!
Sustainable gifts for ski lovers
- EcoSki – Winter clothing rental. Treat your loved ones to ‘new' ski outfits for their holiday. BUT just rent them and return them at the end of your holiday!
Ski gifts for kids
For little skiers, these are the bits I’m most excited about this winter.
HobbledeHoo
I’m using this one this year with Percy, and of course we’ve got the pink one! I’m hoping it’ll save my old back and knees from stooping over so much when I’m skiing with her.
Slope Ropes
Another one I can’t wait to use this winter, to help Percy get a bit more independent on the slopes and not so reliant on me.
10% off with code THATSLAPLAGNE · Shop Slope Ropes
Nom Nom Kids snack pouches and bags
An absolute game changer for us. Suzanne, who runs the company, is a keen ski mum too. We use the sandwich bags for snacks and picnic stops all winter, and they fold flat in your bag, unlike a Tupperware.
Ski books by local authors
- Dude’s Gotta Snowboard, by La Plagne local Marie Connoly. You’ll also find it in the souvenir and tabac shops around La Plagne.
- Ski A to Z, by the fantastic illustrator Kimberly Kay.
- Fjord’s Mountain Mission, by Caroline Elliott.
Plenty more ideas in my ski books guide and my ski advent calendars.
Gifts for the ski holiday planner
Ski Holiday Power Hour
Know someone nervous about planning their first family ski trip? My Ski Holiday Power Hour (£100) is a 60-minute video call to ask me anything about their La Plagne trip, plus their own one-page La Plagne week.
And for a free treat, my Free Ski Holiday Planning Pack has four guides to plan a La Plagne ski holiday, from booking to first lift.
La Plagne gifts: alternative and charity ideas
Do you know someone who would appreciate a donation in their name? Have a look at these snowsports-related charities that you can support today.
- POW UK, “We help passionate outdoor people become effective climate advocates to achieve systemic solutions to climate change, protecting our world today and for future generations. ”
- Ellie Soutter Foundation, supports talented young snowsports athletes with mental health awareness.
- Snow Camp, Snow sport accessibility for London, North West, Midlands, and Scotland.
La Plagne gifts: fashion and jewellery
- Belle Côte Tabac has some lovely fashion pieces.
- Pop Up Shop – Aime 2000, run by the lovely Millie.
That's La Plagne & our ultimate ski gift guide!
I'd love to know what you think. Do you usually head to the mountains for a Christmas ski holiday? Or perhaps you're thinking about doing it for the first time?
What are you worried about? Or, what are you most excited about? Drop me a message below and let's see if I can help or put your mind at ease!
Heading to the mountains for Christmas yourself? Here’s my guide to Christmas in La Plagne, from the snow to what’s on and where to eat Christmas dinner.
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