Family

Straight dad, lesbian daughter, and the nation’s biggest, best Gay Ski Week. Not entirely traditional. Just the perfect family ski trip.

As the year winds down, we invite you to enjoy some of our most-read travel articles from throughout the past 12 months.

What if there was another option that made this financial commitment less permanent?

Welcome to SKI Mag’s The Snow Report Show with Halley O’Brien. Tune in weekly to get the scoop on weather, what’s trending, gear, beer and other witty winter banter.

Terrain parks and family fun abound at this Colorado resort.

Don't hesitate to introduce kid-friendly tools that can help your young skier progress faster and have fun doing it.

A budget-minded, family-friendly new lodging option in downtown Jackson, Wyoming.

Balance is hard when you’re a professional skier and a dad of two, but he seems to have found it in Central Oregon.

Skiing remains on top of the to-do list, but the list is a lot longer these days.

Create “happiness anchors” for your family with a mountain home.

Enjoy easy access to breathtaking views, tasty beverages, and dual sport days in upstate Oregon.

Programs across the country are combating skiing’s rising cost with free and discounted passes for grade schoolers.

When a skiing parent’s relentless care and feeding finally pay off.

A new owner’s passion for the sport marks an exciting change for a beautiful San Juan ski resort.

Cozy fireplaces and steaming hot tubs can be yours at these slope-side Airbnb's this winter.

Sometimes it takes a near death experience to teach us what really matters in life.

What would you do if your kids didn't want to ski on a family ski vacation?

What do you get when a great regional mountain looks to go big-time? Skiing’s sweet spot.

From old-fashioned horse-pulled sleigh rides to Ski-Doo–powered snowmobile trips over virgin powder, there’s more to do at Deer Valley than ski. If it happens on the snow, it happens here.

Enrolled in ski school since potty training, your kiddo now shreds expert runs. Is it time for a race program?

You’ve picked out your loot for this season; don’t leave the kids empty-handed.

You can’t force a kid into being the next great thing, but you can do a lot of damage trying.

Would you ski with your baby on your chest? This dad did.

Brian Mohr was tired of sketchy avalanche conditions, so he moved East where there’s a growing backcountry community.

One skier’s ambitious plan to take his entire family, including his over-the-hill parents, on their very first hut trip.

Raising a family and building a ski area are tough jobs—especially at the same time. The Pitchers pulled it off at Colorado’s powder keg, Wolf Creek.

Meet Joe Lahout: The man behind one of the country's oldest ski shops.

Seventeen hours of air travel. One crappy rental car. Three generations of strong females. During a pilgrimage to the mother country, a lot of things go wrong, but the important things go just right.

A long overdue thank you letter to the greatest parents in the world.

The ideal family ski day is the perfect mix of slopes, sweets, and sleds. Right this way!

With some of the most experienced instructors in the industry, Deer Valley’s ski school promises to help you take your skiing to the next level—and beyond.

This underappreciated little hill with the big attitude will surprise you. In a good way.

Epic SchoolKids serves up free skiing and riding to elementary-aged kids.

From the rugged slopes to the colorful downtown, this Colorado resort keeps the West wild.

What happens when $10 million is dropped into 130-acre, 230-vertical-foot Mt. Brighton?

It meant eight hours on the road to get seven hours on the hill.

Live Free and Ski founder talks about his nonprofit, and his vision to remove cost barriers for first-time skiers.

We were never hardcore skiers. Just a hardcore family.

Get off the groomers and discover this luxury resort’s untapped expert terrain. The best part: You’ll have earned that cookie at the end of the day.

To tighten those turns and improve that stance, try SKI Magazine’s NASTAR racing.

Colorado's Copper Mountain Resort is poised to win the hearts of a new generation of skiers by giving them what they really want: a kick-ass mountain.

Pro skier and two-time Olympic medalist Andrew Weibrecht skied with campers at Double H Ranch’s Adaptive Winter Sports Program.

With the highest vert in the East, Whiteface rocks. But in and around the home of two Winter Olympics, there’s a lot more than skiing to keep you entertained.

We bickered over what our kid would put on his feet. Until we realized that he wouldn’t be standing on them.

If it were hot and sunny all the time, it wouldn’t be ski season.

We thought we were in it to win it. But perhaps we’ve already won.

Top kids' instructors share wisdom on making skiing fun for everyone in the family.

How to know when it’s time to let your little skier venture out on her own.

When is it worthwhile to ditch the rentals and invest in kids' skis?

Just 25 miles north of the historic mining town of Durango, Colorado.

Earth tones, organic food, and mountain views at a casual family restaurant.

The terrain at Smuggs rivals any other resort in the East, and many of the locals who make Smugglers Notch their primary mountain do so because of the mountain’s low-key vibe.