--Deals for family ski trips (and other snow sports)--
- see also: alphabetical list of family-friendly ski resorts.
These family ski deals tend to repeat year after year -- click through to the resort or airline's web site for updates --
- Kids Fly Free to Ski
Both United Vacationsand Alaska Airlines have feature packaged with popular ski resorts. Often Kids Ski and Rent Free deals are thrown in too - (i.e. one kid's lift ticket, or rental, is free with each paying adult.)
- US Guests - Kids Fly, Stay, and Ski Free at Silver Star
This medium-sized ski resort -- in the Interior of BC-- has had deals for families who fly in from any American destination on Alaska / Horizon Airlines. Silver Star has great snow, plenty of terrain, cute little village, and no crowds on the slopes.
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Kids Ski Free at Bretton Woods
Stay at certain resorts and kids 17 and under stay and ski for free. Bretton Woods is a family-friendly ski resort with 400 acres in New Hampshire; it's partnered with the historic Mount Washington Hotel. Read more about Bretton Woods.
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Steamboat, Colorado: Kids/Grandkids Free
Look for Kids Free promotions, for lift tickets and rentals; also packages on United, Northwest, and American. Steamboat has kids-only terrain and lifts, nursery, kids and teen program.
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Smugglers' Notch
This top-rated family resort in Vermont has packages in winter months that include lodging, tix, ski or snowboard camp or lessons for kids, free lessons for adult novices, discounts on child care, and more. Smuggs has an indoor FunZone, games and evening entertainment, two teen centers, tube sliding, outdoor ice skating, welcome parties, hot cocoa by the bonfire... Read more about Smugglers' Notch.
- Kidznsnow: Family Deals
Check for deals, at the excellent Kidznsnow for snow-loving families.
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Whistler-Blackcomb
This giant double-mountain ski resort has a reputation for chic and night-life but is very family-friendly, and has many kids' programs and two kids' centers, kids' adventure zones on the slopes, and more. Check for specials, especially mid-week.
*Deals change frequently! Always check company sites for updates.
*photo © Teresa Plowright
