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Ski Trip
Asked by B. from Dallas
on October 4, 2006
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Hello,
I am interested in setting up a weekend get-away ski trip for my fiance's bday but I do not have a clue where to start. Neither one of us have been skiing befo...
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- Park City in Utah is awesome. Great food, shopping, lodging... Pretty much anywhere in Utah is though, like Deer Valley, Snowbird... If you want a budget trip, you ca...
- Hello, Angel Fire Resort in Angel Fire NM is a great resort for someone who has never skied before. My husband taught me to ski there and it was great. My daughte...
- Ruidoso, NM might be cheaper and it would be a great place being it's your first time.
Ski School Advice
Asked by J.R. from Denver
on September 5, 2008
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My husband and I are considering sending our 5 yr old to ski school this winter, but need more information as neither of us really skis. Any suggestions about which s...
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- I used to be a ski instructor at Keystone, and they have a large and very good ski school for children aged four and up. Copper Mountain's program is also excellent. ...
- Colorado Ski & Golf has a great program for buying skis for little ones. You buy a set of skis and boots and then next year when you need bigger ones, you can trade ...
- You know I am not a skiier, but when I took lessons I rented equipment through Christy sports and they had a package deal with lessons and equipment and half day lift ...
Ski Resort Advice for Family in N. California
Asked by C.H. from San Francisco
on October 17, 2011
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We have a 3.5-year-old and plan to take him to ski this Dec. Just wonder which ski resort(s) you'd suggest that have good slopes for him to learn basic skiing skills....
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- As for resorts my kids learned to ski at Alpine Meadows and Bear Valley. But for a more economical resort Tahoe Donner up in Truckee is great we went there once and it...
- I live near Pinecrest and Dodge Ridge. We see a lot of families come here for the skiing.... so I'm assuming it must be user friendly for toddlers.
- Our boys and I learned to ski at Badger Pass. It was a great family resort. That was over 30 years ago and I know much has changed as far as accommodations are conce...
Any Good Family Ski Destinations in VT/NH ?
Asked by A.R. from Boston
on November 4, 2007
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I am thinking about planning a vacation for my family in Dec/Jan and since we are new to New England, I have no clue what's good. We've never had much more than an in...
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- Bromley Mountain in Manchester Vermont is a great family mountain. They have the snoopy ski school for kids. It is a great mountain for beginners, intermediates and ...
- Bolton Valley in Burlington VT is an awesome family place. Smuggler's Notch is a nice place as well.
- there are so many mountains- VT is especially beautiful I think, but it is a little further. There are usually rental listings in the paper in the classified section- ...
Large Ski Resort with Child Care Needed
Asked by S.L. from Chicago
on November 23, 2009
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Hi, I have relocated from the UK to Chicago with my husband and two kids 3 1/2 and 19 months and we are looking to go skiing at Christmas. Can anyone recommend a hotel...
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- Hi! We ski Whistler all the time and many of the Hotels have lists of Childcare companies (licensed and bonded) available. The childcare is exceptional and they ...
- last year i skied at big sky and moonlight basin in montana,which had fantastic childcare for kids of all ages. i was very pleased, but it was extremely pricey. i thin...
- Chicago Tribune just ran an article and featured Devils Head in Wisconsin and Crystal Mountain in Michigan as being very family friendly with good kids ski schools/ons...
Ski Gear for 2.5 Year Old
Asked by B.S. from New York
on November 17, 2011
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We plan on taking our toddler on skiis for the first time this winter. ( I learned at 2 as well! :) We will be going to the Adirondacks ski mountain...plan on going a...
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- We had a Helly Hansen snowsuit for them, but they are pricey too. Just do layers so that you can add or take stuff off. The snowsuit we had had little loops on the sle...
- We rent boards and boots for the season (helmet we just use his skate helmet that gets used for everything; bikes, skating, snowboarding, etc. Helmets fit for years an...
- Our kids used LLBean snowsuits at that age. We lived in Alaska and if the day was very cold we put them in patagonia long underwear, fleece pants and top, and then the...
Weekend Rental in Tahoe
Asked by R.W. from San Francisco
on December 4, 2009
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Hi Mamas:
We are looking to rent a cabin/condo for a long weekend in late January or sometime in February (not valentines weekend). It would just be myself, my husba...
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- if u were planning on going up toward north lake tahoe (hwy 80), consider something closer, about an hour closer! soda springs/serene lakes is closer than tahoe and t...
- try going to www.vrbo.com.
- I've had great luck with the website www.vrbo.com (which stands for vacation rental by owner). Individual owners of homes/apts/condos/etc list their vacation rentals ...
Ski Trip- Lodging Ideas- Colorado or New Mexico
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on October 5, 2011
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Hello,
My husband and I want to take a family trip skiing this Christmas with our two little ones (ages 5 and 19 mos.) We are thinking about Colorado as we have bot...
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- I can only tell you that Santa Fe and Taos are wonderful, beautiful places that are magic at Christmas. TAOS is for the very skilled skiers though, so don't go there ...
- I skied Taos NM years ago and adored it, but can't speak to kid friendly since I was in high school. In colorado, Beaver Creek is a fantastic family mountain, tons of...
- I would go to Taos...and you can do day trips and also downhill ski at Angel Fire and Red River (they are all very close). We love Angel Fire - it's great for kids too...
Teaching 4 Yr Old Snow Skiing
Asked by S.H. from Huntsville
on January 14, 2010
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My family makes a trip once a year to go snow skiing. This will be our 5th or 6th year or so (I've lost count!). My daughter's 4th birthday is the 2nd day of our tri...
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- Inwouldnt try teachin her myself. I would send her straight to ski school. The instructors will have better tips for her than we as parents would. And she would have...
- We taught both of our older kids to ski at 3 and 5 they both loved it and are great skiers. We used clips I bought some a few years ago for our youngest son on the int...
- Hi S., Sounds like fun. It also brings back fond memories for me...I grew up in Alaska. I didn't downhill ski though...did cross country. I taught young ones how...
Downhill Skiing for Toddlers?
Asked by J.X. from Minneapolis
on September 16, 2007
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Has anyone started their kids skiing around 2 years old? I'm curious to see if you'd have any tips, or some used equipment! My son will be two this winter and we're go...
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- My SIL did this with all three of her LO's and they all love to ski! My neice is going again this year and she just turned 3. They ski at Trollhaugen and I know that...
- I thought of starting my daughter with skiing last winter when she was 5 and thought she was to young after checking things out. We did the tubing hill instead and tha...
- We started our daughter in Steamboat Colorados ski school last winter, she was 2 1/2. She did't like it at all. Her instructor had her going up on the magic carpet a...
