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Ski trip with kids
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:28 pm
Thinking about taking the two kids and wife to the slopes for the very first time. Kids are 4 and 6. Kids and wife have never been skiing. Wanted to get some ideas on where to go. Was looking at park city Utah. Didn't want to go to a destination too far from the airport. Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks!!!!
Thanks!!!!
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Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:36 pm to SST
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wife
Depending on her rating, maybe you need to take the kids alone.
The ball is in your court.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:37 pm to SST
I suggest waiting until the 4 year old is at least 6-7.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:40 pm to Drew Orleans
My youngest learned to ski at three. She did a great job tore up the slopes after a few hours practice.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:47 pm to SST
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Thinking about taking the two kids and wife to the slopes for the very first time. Kids are 4 and 6. Kids and wife have never been skiing. Wanted to get some ideas on where to go. Was looking at park city Utah. Didn't want to go to a destination too far from the airport. Any suggestions would be very helpful.
Thanks!!!!
My kids both learned to ski at 3-4 at Park City. All of the resorts there have great programs and are just 30 minutes from the airport. Only downside for me is more time at the airport/airplane as there are no direct flights out of BTR.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:02 pm to SST
Suggestion: If your kids have never been skiing before, take them to a lesser known mountain rather than spending large amounts of $$$$$ at a resort so they can learn. Then once they become familiar with it, move on up to the bigger mountains. I learned to ski on the ice in the northeast so when I got older and we'd go out to colorado/utah it was a real treat skiing on actual snow
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:03 pm to SST
Park City is the answer.
Short drive from airport
Deer Valley has awesome kids ski school
Deer valley has professional babysitters so you can take the Mrs. out and prime her
Park City has good bunny runs and night skiing
I have never skied the old PCW or canyons resort but heard nice things
Be ready to drop some coin
Short drive from airport
Deer Valley has awesome kids ski school
Deer valley has professional babysitters so you can take the Mrs. out and prime her
Park City has good bunny runs and night skiing
I have never skied the old PCW or canyons resort but heard nice things
Be ready to drop some coin
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:09 pm to nelatf
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Deer valley has professional babysitters so you can take the Mrs. out and prime her
Yep and Park City has tons of artsy shite and shops chicks love. There's also tubing, which I've had my fill of, but the kids still love it.
Also, Park City Mountain and Canyons are one resort now. They installed connecting lifts between the two.
This post was edited on 11/10/15 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:43 pm to SST
Steamboat has a Kids Ski Free program
There's a small airport that you fly into about 30 miles from Steamboat
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Steamboat's Kids Ski Free and Grandkids Ski Free programs enable children 12 years of age and under to ski free the same number of days as their parents/grandparents when parents/grandparents purchase a 5-or-more day Adult lift ticket
There's a small airport that you fly into about 30 miles from Steamboat
Posted on 11/11/15 at 12:04 am to SST
Put the kids in ski school and get your wife a private lesson. Try deer valley. 45 min from Salt Lake City airport.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 12:15 am to SST
Gatlingburg, TN for kids/ beginners.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 5:06 am to Odinson
All three of mine started at 4. We went to Red River until my youngest was old enough to ski blues on his own, then went to bigger places.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 5:47 am to SST
Posted on 11/11/15 at 5:49 am to SST
Kids 12 and under ski free at keystone
Posted on 11/11/15 at 6:06 am to Chicken
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...get your wife a private lesson.
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Posted on 11/11/15 at 6:09 am to SST
Go East coast first before you shell out West coast $$$$. Took my kids to Cataloochee in Maggie Valley and they loved it. Perfect place for first time skiers.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 6:15 am to Lambdatiger1989
Canaan Valley (in WV) is where the Little Füts learnt.
We have extended family with property there.
We have extended family with property there.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:15 am to LSU Delts
We did Keystone last season and I really liked it - great ski school but my kids are much older now.
Much longer ride in from the airport but much easier on the pocketbook.
Much longer ride in from the airport but much easier on the pocketbook.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:19 am to nelatf
Longer ride compared to what?
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:25 am to SST
I suggest someplace close to an airport with a big enough town to entertain if they don't like to ski. Aspen or Park City would be great. I plan on doing the same in about two years and I think we are gonna do Aspen. The wife really only cares to ski one or two days and the kids may do the same.
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