Day care, gentle slopes, supportive ski instructors, and entertainment and activities for non-skiers--these are all important aspects of a family ski vacation. This guide selects the ski resorts across the United States and Canada with the best features for parents and kids alike. Travelers will also find details on how to get family packages, choosing a resort, buying children's equipment, and packing for the trip.
Explores the combined phenomena of skiing, tourism, and architecture from a national perspective. Focusing on destination ski resorts in New England, the Rocky Mountains, the Far West, and southern Canada, Smith examines the architecture of recreational skiing from the 1930s to 1990, showing how small, family-operated businesses evolved into the massive, theme-oriented, multipurpose ski establishments of today.
Find the Perfect Family Resort! Family-travel experts Janet Tice and Jane Wilford have selected the 100 best - not necessarily the most expensive - family resorts located throughout the United States and Canada. They have included information on ski lodges, beach resorts, dude ranches, lakeshore cottages, country inns, and more. Gather your family and treat yourselves to a vacation to remember in: Smugglers' Notch, Vermont, where you will enjoy ski trails on three interconnected mountains while the kids try ski and snowboard lessons, snow soccer, and races at Smugglers' Notch Resort. Duck Key, Florida, where the younger crowd can frolic in the sun at the Islands Adventure Club while older siblings are pampered at the teen spa at Hawk's Cay Resort. Santa Fe, New Mexico, where your family will enjoy a sunset horseback ride through the canyons and foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near the Bishop's Lodge Resort. Huntsville, Ontario, where the youngest to the oldest sports enthusiast will love the opportunities for golf, tennis, kayaking, skiing, and even dogsledding at Deerhurst Resort.
This ultimate skier and snowboarder bucket list, from celebrated runs in Alta, Utah, to the challenge of Switzerland's 4 Vallees races through 100 energizing snowy experiences for all levels. Filled with beautiful National Geographic photography, wisdom from experts, need-to-know travel information, and practical tips, this inspirational guide offers the planet's best ski and snowboarding experiences on breathtaking slopes around the world. Complete with a foreword from celebrated Olympic alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, 100 Slopes of a Lifetime is divided by interest and skill level: cross-country routes to intermediate downhill moguls to expert-only backcountry terrain, skiers and snowboarders will find the perfect destination for their dream terrain. From dreamy Colorado escapes to Hokkaido, Japan, where Siberian storms dump more than 60 feet of snow every year, you'll find countless slopes to add to your bucket list from the wilds of Alaska to breathtaking Morocco. Plus find plenty of apres ski activities including: Getting up close with elk in Jackson Hole Trying Europe's longest toboggan run Or sampling the Dolomite's finest cuisine) Grab your skis or boards; this comprehensive and innovative guide will lead you to experience the greatest snow-play adventures the world has to offer!
A guide for both skiers and snowboarders to the slopes and resorts of the US and Canada, covering over 100 destinations from world-class mountains to local gems. There is in-depth coverage of the ski areas, including piste reviews, suggestions for backcountry forays, details of boardparks and tips on avoiding crowds. The guide also provides informative and colourful reviews of the other attractions that make up a ski trip - hotels, restaurants, bars, spas and shopping.
Learn how to have fun again--with your loved ones! No longer will family travel simply imply a family vacation. The heartwarming and lively stories collected here offer new perspectives on how travel can restore, revitalize, and reconnect family members of all ages. From Tanzania to China, Paris to Tijuana, Family Travel is the passport you and your loved ones need to set out and explore the world--and come home closer than you ever thought possible. Book jacket.
An invaluable resource for planning successful ski trips, "Ski North America" is an informative, illustrated guide to choosing the ideal ski resort. Details include relative costs, accessibility, accommodations, recent improvements, and more.