Yes, we can can guarantee that there will be snow in Paris for Xmas. Read on…

photo (c) nic and nath

Well, it’s cheating really.

In fact, at the Charléty Stadium in the south of Paris, every year they have a winter sports week for kids… with real snow! It goes by the slightly twee name of Charléty-sur-Neige, and your young’uns will be able to ski, see huskies, have snowball fights, use sledges, walk with snowshoes… plus there’s a climbing wall, trampolines, roundabouts and, er, Wii game consoles. Definitely fun for the kids if you’re in Paris that week.

Here’s all the essential information for Charléty-sur-Neige

Where: Stade Charléty, 99, boulevard Kellermann, Paris 13th arrondissement, RER Cité Universitaire, tramway line T3, station Stade Charléty, bus n°s 21, 67, 216 & 261
When: 22nd December 2007 – 3rd January 2008. Closed Xmas Day and New Years Day
Opening hours: weekdays 1.30-6pm, weekends 10am-1pm and 2-6pm
How much: gosh, it’s free! (note that all this is just for 4-16 year olds.)

Bigger map here