family ski resorts usa

the top ten best family ski resorts in USA

A family ski resort must offer more than mere child friendly American ski resorts, to be counted among the best family ski resorts. Many so called "family friendly ski resorts" call themselves this simply because one or more tour operators sells family ski holidays in USA with childcare - a truly family friendly American ski resort goes a lot further, to perfect the family skiing experience.

This list of the usa's top family ski resorts takes into account the family ski resorts common to lists from all of the top ski websites and ski holiday companies, sifts out those which are there to sell their respective holidays and narrows it down to a consensus-based list - it's a Meta-List of the genuine Best Family Ski Resorts in USA.

Best Family Ski Resorts in USA

Sunday River USA

Highly rated by boarders with four terrain parks, a mini-pipe & super-pipe. All abilities catered for: 41 trails for experts, 47 for intermediates & 43 for novices. Despite low altitude snow is good with 1600 snow canons. Lots of additional activities

Beginner Trails
 8 runs 25.5km
6% 
Intermediate Trails
 33 runs 26.3km
25% 
Advanced Trails
 46 runs 10.7km
35% 
Expert Trails
 48 runs 48km
37% 

snoman says

Friendly, lively, award winning and rapidly expanding ski area in the far North East of the United States. Excellent trail layout and well integrated, efficient lift system (winner of ski area design award in 1... more

Sunday River
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$?
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Whiteface Mountain USA

The biggest vertical in Eastern North America, tantalisingly close to the magic 1000m mark for those in metric. Excellent winter sports facilities nearby from the Lake Placid Olympics of 1932 and 1980 including the world's biggest skating arena. A gondola lift, Cloudsplitter, was added for the 1999 - 2000 season and ... [more Whiteface Mountain]

Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km
0% 
Intermediate Trails
 17 runs 7.2km
22% 
Advanced Trails
 32 runs 12.3km
42% 
Expert Trails
 26 runs 26km
34% 

snoman says

The biggest vertical in Eastern North America, tantalisingly close to the magic 1000m mark for those in metric. Excellent winter sports facilities nearby from the Lake Placid Olympics of 1932 and 1980 including... more

Whiteface Mountain
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$?
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Alta USA

Legendary ski resort with legendary snowfalls, just over a mile from Snowbird, long established world-class skiing reputation spearheaded by the fifty year old Alf Engen ski school.

Beginner Trails
 2 runs ?km
1% 
Intermediate Trails
 9 runs ?km
7% 
Advanced Trails
 30 runs ?km
26% 
Expert Trails
 76 runs 76km
66% 

snoman says

Legendary ski resort with legendary snowfalls, just over a mile from Snowbird, long established world-class skiing reputation spearheaded by the fifty year old Alf Engen ski school.

Alta
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders-
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$312
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Jackson Hole USA

For experts this resort is a must - great snow, wonderful powder, remote & scenic - some of best advanced skiing in world - rendezvous Mountain will challewnge the best with limitless off-piste and steeps - Laramie, Cheyenne and Hensleep bowls are v adventurous, as is backcountry so def get a guide. 'Après-Vous Mountai... [more Jackson Hole]

Beginner Trails
 49 runs ?km
42% 
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs ?km
6% 
Advanced Trails
 30 runs ?km
25% 
Expert Trails
 59 runs 59km
50% 

snoman says

One of the world's best known resorts, thanks to its adventurous skiing, 'real West' atmosphere and the greatest continuous vertical in the USA. Close to the 350 mile Continental Divide snowmobile trail and off... more

Jackson Hole
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$330
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)
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Bromley Mountain USA

Small resort with 9 ski lifts has 300 acres of terrain. Bromley Mountain is only really suitable for beginner and intermediate skiers and snowboarders - low altitude, so snow can be variable

Bromley Mountain

Silver Mountain USA

Silver Mountain has the only gondola in Idaho State. Accommodation and facilities are in the town of Kellogg.

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Expert Trails
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snoman says

Silver Mountain has the only gondola in Idaho State. Accommodation and facilities are in the town of Kellogg.

Silver Mountain
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$?
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

The Summit at Snoqualmie USA

Alpental, Summit West, Summit Central and Summit East are neighbours under joint management. Together they constitute the world's largest night skiing area. Based in the area where Washington State's first rope tow was established in 1937 and conveniently located less than an hour's drive from Seattle.

Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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snoman says

Alpental, Summit West, Summit Central and Summit East are neighbours under joint management. Together they constitute the world's largest night skiing area. Based in the area where Washington State's first rop... more

The Summit at Snoqualmie
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$?
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Keystone USA

The very definition of American family skiing - fantastic groomed int & beginner pistes, great ski school & childcare - quiet resort with excellent self-catering, all efficiency and friendliness that Americans pride themselves on - night skiing covers half of the pistes til 9pm, great variety for boarders. Shares lift ... [more Keystone]

Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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snoman says

Under same ownership as Breckenridge and aquired in 1997 by Vail Resorts INC., Keystone has the largest night-skiing operation in Colorado and North America's biggest ice rink (five acres).

Keystone
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$318
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Kirkwood USA

With the highest base area in northern California, Kirkwood has a European feel. Part of the Lake Tahoe Ski region. All of the accommodation is condo-based and there is a large amount of cross-country skiing.

Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km
0% 
Intermediate Trails
 16 runs ?km
24% 
Advanced Trails
 32 runs ?km
49% 
Expert Trails
 19 runs 19km
29% 

snoman says

With the highest base area in northern California, Kirkwood has a European feel. All of the accommodation is condo-based and there is a large amount of cross-country skiing.

Kirkwood
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$?
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseMay 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Snowmass USA

Located 12 miles (18km) from Aspen and sharing its lift pass, Snowmass offers 95% ski-in lodging and free postcards and stamps to anyone wanting to write home about their experiences on North America's longest half-pipe. In 1997 the installation of a high altitude surface lift to access the powder filled bowls of the ... [more Snowmass]

Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Advanced Trails
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Expert Trails
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snoman says

Located 12 miles (18km) from Aspen and sharing its lift pass, Snowmass offers 95% ski-in lodging and free postcards and stamps to anyone wanting to write home about their experiences on North America's longest h... more

Snowmass
BeginnerIntermediate
ExpertSnowboarders
Apres SkiFamilies
SnowsureAmbience
ValueLift Pass$402
Resort OpenNov 2012Resort CloseApr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Some American family skiing resorts are on this list because they offer the best child snow ski facilities, like child focussed American ski schools and kids clubs... others are here because of the general vibe of the staff and locals... some places you really can feel how welcoming they are to kids skiing in their resort. These are genuinely the best American family ski resorts - but you can read about the world's best family ski resorts too, if you're not stuck on one nation.

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