Choose a winter sports holiday with a camper

Enjoy the white slopes, challenging hikes in the surrounding area, and the beautiful scenery that Austria, Switzerland, and Italy offer during the winter months. You don't need to book an apartment or hotel for a winter sports holiday. Choose a campervan holiday, even in early spring. In the various winter sports areas, you'll find numerous campsites that are also open during the winter months and offer ample space for your campervan. Many of these campsites have facilities for drying your clothes after skiing or snowboarding. In some cases, there's also a restaurant and a swimming pool for some much-needed relaxation.

One interesting area is the Zugspitz Arena, located right on the border between Germany and Austria. It's about 800 kilometers from Utrecht, making it an attractive destination for shorter campervan holidays. Other areas frequently visited by Dutch holidaymakers include Saalbach Hinterglemm and the Ötztal Arena. These areas are about 1.000 and 900 kilometers from Utrecht, respectively.

Good preparation for your winter sports holiday

Good preparation is essential for a winter sports holiday with a camper. Make sure you have not only your ski helmet, your clothing and for example, good quality ski sunglasses Packed for the family. Also remember to change your summer tires for winter tires, get snow chains, use grip mats, and pack your jumper cables. You don't want to be stuck with a dead battery at the campsite or on the side of the road.

To prevent oxidation, it's a good idea to apply some WD40 to cables and cable connectors in the Netherlands. Instead of WD40, you can also use acid-free Vaseline. Apply it not only to the cables, but also to the door seals, for example. Special sticks are available for this purpose.

Essential household items

It's not just the items mentioned that will help you enjoy a comfortable winter sports holiday. This also applies to household items like plenty of blankets and a heating mat for your feet, insulation to cover the driver's cabin, and, for example, an insulating screen that you can hang on the inside of the rear doors. A small fan heater, a snow shovel, and perhaps a small ladder are also useful. The ladder will help you remove snow from the roof of your camper. Worried about locks freezing? A hair dryer is the solution.