Best location for skiing during Christmas break

We skied bachelor over the Xmas week. No summit but had a wonderful time. Bend is my fav ski town cause it isn’t a ski town. Real restaurants etc. like tony said easy ride to the mountain from town.

Trip Reports Archive - Mt Bachelor, OR: 12/25-12/30/11

Mt Bachelor, OR: 12/25-12/30/11. day started off partly cloudy..the skiing was firm but very edgeable. locals were crying, us easterners were loving it. started to snow moderately after 10, with wind...
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vanhanbr said:
I am leaning towards Schweitzer at this point. The kids love tree skiing the most.

Our "big" break is a week mid-March. Is that when you would recommend Bachelor? Do you think there is enough terrain for week? If we didn't end up in Aspen again, I was considering either Mammoth or Utah. I would like to go to Banff/Lake Louise, but I think I will give it one more year to make sure we don't get hung up with covid restrictions, etc.

Starting from when they turned 3 in December, they have travelled to 13 mountains by air. They are blessed (I can't say spoiled.)
17/18 Keystone
18/19 Winter Park, Steamboat, Deer Valley
19/20 Copper (Big Sky cancelled due to covid)
20/21 Silver Mountain, Brundage/Tamarack
21/22 Grand Targhee/Jackson Hole, A-basin, Big Sky, Aspen

I didn't get a whole lot of skiing the first few years after the twins were born. Eventually, I decided the only way I was going to get out west again was if we took the kids along. Southwest had direct flights Chicago to Denver for some ridiculous price like $59. So, I booked them. Epic Keystone pass was cheap, and kids were either free or close to it. I also signed them up for lessons a couple times. We did some of the hokey tourist activities. Everyone I knew thought I was crazy for taking kids along, but we had an amazing time. Once we got the first trip down, the others were easier.
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For those that take a chance on skiing with young kids it can be extremely rewarding. And I agree that once the first trip is done the rest are relatively easy. I think a big factor is to have the kids fend for themselves (to a degree) as far as getting their gear ready and their skis and poles to the first lift.
I too applaud your enthusiasm that results in multiple trips per season. I have done two before (Hokkaido in December and Banff/Whistler at Easter) but three is next level.
I have skied Grand Targhee, Jackson, Northstar, Alta and Aspen at Christmas/New Year and had a blast at all locations. I’ve never thought crowds were a factor that impacted negatively on the holiday.
If I were planning on a USA trip at that time of year again I would try some of those in Idaho or Washington that have been mentioned. You could also consider Whitefish.
Good luck!
 
Tony Crocker said:
Adam had 18 ski areas at the end of the age 7 season, 82 areas by age 22. He has added only 5 more in the last 14 years. Nearly all of his adult skiing is at Mammoth or in LCC.
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Impressive! My kids have about 30 but we have to travel a bit further. They also had Covid rob them of two Northern Hemisphere seasons. With any luck they’ll be back on skis in under 90 days.
 
vanhanbr said:
That's great! We have a little catching up to do.


I may push Bachelor out to April.
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We went to Bachelor last April with a 6 and 8 year old. We stayed in a big new house in Sunriver for less than a typical hotel room. Big bonus is that private lessons are $500 a day, which is a steal compared to mammoth and other big areas.

We loved it, going back the week after new years.

Oh, and I’ve been to Schweitzer too, without kids. It’s a great mountain so I think it’ll be a good choice.
 
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