family ski trips
Outfitting Your Ski Home Vacation Rental
When families travel to ski and ride destinations, they often like to rent a home. Using platforms like airbnb and vrbo allow families the luxuries of space and a full kitchen to remove some stress from meal planning and give mom room to maneuver. If you are outfitting your ski ...read more
10 Things to Do on Your Okemo Ski Vacation
This popular East Coast ski resort has been helping families create snowy fun with families for decades. A few years ago Vail Resorts bought the property and has continues to invest in the family-friendly fun. They focus on getting kids and outdoors - because ski moms know the ...read more
Plan a Perfect Girlfriends Ski Trip
If there's one thing we hold firm here at Momtrends, it's that moms are heroes. Heroes of the everyday variety. We don't wear capes, but we are doing the hard work of raising humans while also trying to live full, interesting lives. Sometimes the work of "momming" can be intense, ...read more
Cabin Cat Skiing Adventures at Sugarbush Vermont
Our family had planned a move to Vermont long before COVID arrived. Our arrival time just happened to coincide with the national lock down. We missed a lot of spring skiing last year and vowed to take advantage of whatever we were given this year. When the opportunity came up to ...read more
Planning a Family Heli-ski Trip to Alaska
This year has not been the year to travel. It's been the year to stay safe at home and be part of the COVID solution, not the problem. I haven't been on a plane since March and I don't plan on any trips until well into 2021. One of the first trips I'm going to rebook is our ...read more
Planning your Family Ski Trip to Aspen Snowmass
Families love skiing at Snowmass. If you are looking for a spring break that can keep a wide variety of snow lovers happy, Snowmass should be on the top of your list. This sizable resort tries to combine excellent service with a huge expanse of terrain making it a top ...read more
Stratton Mountain Ski & Snowboard Review
Stratton Mountain is a gem. It's a well-situated, perfectly staffed, pretty spot: the perfect place to get your family hooked on skiing without having to make the big investment of a trip to Colorado or Utah. This year we were lucky enough to host our annual Momtrends Ski Moms ...read more
Favorite Ski Rental Delivery Service
We used the Ski Butler service for the first time on our trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming while staying at the Four Seasons resort--our family now has a favorite ski rental delivery service. Over the decade plus that we've been skiing with kids, we've tried a wide array of ...read more
Insider’s Travel Guide to Telluride
I'm so excited to share these Insider’s Travel Guide to Telluride by Erin Busbee. Erin is the mom behind the popular style blog BusbeeStyle (follow her on Instagram @busbeestyle). We teamed up last fall to talk about Bogner fashion and now she's sharing tips for traveling to her ...read more
What's New at Hunter Mountain New York
Hunter Mountain is a terrific resource for New York and New Jersey families that want to get their kids skiing and riding. Set outside the NYC business area, Hunter offers a little bit of everything for ski families. This month I popped in for a day to see what's new at Hunter ...read more
Tips for Skiing Hokkaido Japan
We all have travel bucket lists. Mine has an awful lot of ski resorts on it. Sure I love skiing out West and in Vermont, but I also love mixing culture and snow. When I started to dream up a winter trip to Japan, I went to the pros at Diamante Tavel to give me the ultimate ...read more
Ski Resorts where it's already snowing
This is not a drill, I am prepping for ski season RIGHT NOW! I have my Ikon Pass (and an Epic Pass too) and am in planning mode. While you may be shopping for the perfect pumpkin right about now, many ski resorts are prepping for the winter. In fact, I received quite a few notes ...read more
2017 Family Ski Guide
As my kids get older, I am deepening my appreciation of TOS (Time On Snow). My babies are turning into teenagers and the distractions are mounting. School, sports, social media, if you don’t pay attention they all erode family life. The answer is time outdoors. That's why I labor ...read more
How to Ski Snowbird
Reliable, powdery snow. That's why flocks of people head to Salt Lake City every winter (more than 100" already this season)--to chase powder. There are 14 resorts to ski, I want to make sure you pick the right spot for your family. This is my advice on how to ski Snowbird. ...read more
Announcing the 2014-2015 Momtrends Ultimate Family Ski Guide
We're so thrilled to announce the 1st ever Momtrends Family Ski Guide!This is a format of a digital magazine ready for you to flip through from cover to cover. Our mission at Momtrends is to inspire more families to try skiing and book a holiday on the slopes. Why? It's simply ...read more
Mom Review: Copper Mountain Ski & Snowboard School
Copper Mountain ski school is a wonderful way to introduce your kids to the most amazing sport. Here's what I know after seven years as a ski mom. A bad ski school can ruin a ski holiday. We got to interview Kim Casey, the head of the Ski & Snowboard school. Here are highlights ...read more
Copper Mountain Review
We take at least one big ski vacation a year. For our family, skiing is a fantastic way to bon in the great outdoors. This year we headed West from Brooklyn to Copper Mountain. Copper is about 100 miles from Denver International Airport (plan on at least 90 minutes of driving). ...read more