The Brave Ski Mom

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Ski Resort Reviews

Why We Love Family Skiing at Niseko, Japan

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An interview with Brave Ski Dad Peter Galante, a American father of three living in Tokyo, with input from his wife Lynn, sons Peter Z, Gabriel, and Leonardo, on family skiing at Niseko, Japan. If you could only ski at one resort this season with your family, which resort would you choose?   Our family […]

Remote Ski Areas Where You Can Get Away From Crowds And Your Cares

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When I originally wrote this in March 2020, the pandemic was barely a pandemic, and Colorado’s governor hadn’t yet shut down the ski resorts. By the time I was ready to publish, skiing had abruptly ended for the season and this post was shelved. Two years on, I think it’s still relevant, although maybe for […]

#CannonIsMine: New Hampshire Family Skiing at its Finest

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Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire first crossed our radar about a decade ago. We were chatting with my husband’s brother and our sister-in-law about skiing. They told us how much they loved skiing at Cannon with their two kids.  Then they swore us to secrecy. “Please don’t tell anymore,” they said. “Don’t write about Cannon.” A […]

Postcard from Vail: 2020 Update

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Another spring 2020 post that was delayed. Enjoy! Dear Friends, It’s been a while since we’ve done a “skiing at Vail” post. So today the best in what’s new, interesting and mention-worthy at Colorado’s largest ski resort (5,289 skiable acres — that’s big). We wish you were here. We bet you do, too. Cheers, Us […]

I Shut Down Siri. I Rejected Alexa. But I Embrace Emma.

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Have you met Emma? Emma is Vail Resort’s Epic Mountain Assistant, a texting service that allows users to get immediate mountain information including chairlift wait times, snow reports, grooming, parking 411 and more. I recently used Emma to check chairlift waiting times in Vail while on the mountain. Why? So that I could avoid the […]