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Five Ways to Enjoy Winter With Your Family

December 14, 2021 by braveskimom

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If you’re laughing to yourself while reading this headline and thinking “the five ways to enjoy winter with your family are 1. Skiing, 2. Skiing, 3. Skiing” and so on, I understand. Alpine skiing is, without a doubt, our family’s favorite way to enjoy winter. But we also know that winter fun can be had […]

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Filed Under: Cross Country Skiing, Family Skiing Tagged With: backcountry skiing, fat biking, sledding, snowshoeing

Every Kid Needs a Sled

December 2, 2010 by braveskimom

When I was a kid, our local sledding hill was a rocky, steep slope near our school. Known as Potato Chip Hill, it offered a brutal ride, made all the more terrifying by its run-out, which ended in an empty, cement-lined irrigation ditch. Get too much speed and forget to turn and you went over the edge and into the abyss.

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Filed Under: Product Reviews Tagged With: Family, Mountain Boy Sleds, sledding

Month-By-Month With the Brave Ski Mom: December

December 1, 2010 by braveskimom

December is a great month to ski, go sledding and decorate the Christmas tree with your family. Holiday preparations take time, but make time for family fun.

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Filed Under: Good Stuff Tagged With: Beaver Creek, Christmas, Family, friends, holidays, skiing, sledding, World Cup Skiing

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I'm Kristen, a western Colorado mom, wife and trail boss in a busy outdoor family. Our family has a passion for skiing and my goal is to provide information to help other families enjoy their skiing adventures. Whether you have tiny toddlers just learning to slide or grown children with whom you're planning a reunion, you're in the right place. Cheers!

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