Five family friendly ski resorts in 500 words? That was my challenge from Expedia’s Viewfinder travel blog. First, there’s the challenge of defining a great family resort. The easy answer? A great family resort is where you are skiing, today. Since families come in all shapes and sizes with all different ability levels, it’s hard […]
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Family Skiing: Making Memories at Resorts in the Southeast and Deer Valley, Utah
A guest post from Rachael Stockwell, a brave ski mom from South Carolina. The years go so fast. One day you’re a child and the next day, you’re not. Luckily, childhood memories are often sparked again as you raise your own children. I look at my kids and I remember doing the same things, and […]
Fun Family Times at Utah’s Deer Valley Resort
Never underestimate the power of waiting thirty years. For thirty years, my husband has dreamed of skiing Deer Valley. His dream started when he was a boy in Connecticut, paging through an issue of SKI Magazine. “I read about this new resort being built in Utah. It sounded like the coolest place ever.” I’d never heard […]
Spring Escapes: Tropical Hiking On Maui, Snow-Filled Family Time at Alta
This was originally an Adventure Moms column for Women’s Adventure. When I wrote it in January 2013, we were enjoying our 24th consecutive day of temperatures under 24 degrees (yes, this is Fahrenheit and yes, I was counting and yes, the cold streak continued). While I love to write about skiing, it was a welcome […]
Brighton, Of Course. Utah’s Ski Family Favorite.
Today’s post is a guest post from Utah mom and adventure woman, Alyssa Erickson! When she’s not skiing, hiking and climbing with her kids, Alyssa blogs at The Kid Project. When we first moved to Utah, we heard all sorts of things about Utah ski resorts. If you want epic steeps, you head on up […]