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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thank you. I will look into the packages. Do I need to get a day pass, rental equipment  and airlift package for myself if I plan to just stay around for them to take lessons? My back is not good, so I don't plan to skip or snowboard. [/quote]

Not if they are in ski school or lessons.  But they will need an adult to accompany them when not in school or lessons.

If you don't want to ski, you really need to find a ski school because it's very expensive to buy a lift ticket only for use during a 1-2 hour lesson.

If you are not skiing, you need boots that walk on ice and through snow to reach the ski school.

If there is a toddler Magic Carpet (conveyor belt for going up a hill), you can supervise a kid on that without wearing skis.

If you are not using the lifts as a rider, you do not need to buy anything.  A ski resort is not like an amusement park.  You don't have to pay to be on the property.[/quote]

I didn’t know the bunny slope was free, that’s good to know.  OP you could use that to try it out.  You don’t need to be a little kid, beginner adults can use it.  I don’t think every resort has free bunny lifts and especially magic carpet if there’s a lift you might pay reduced fee but it’s a great deal.

As an adult or teen you can teach yourself quickly to ski.  That means no tricks, no going as fast as you can, but it’s easy enough to learn.  [/quote]

PP.  I do not know the policies at Liberty specifically but I have been to several resorts where there are some free areas.  I said toddler Magic Carpet since the ones I'm familiar with are about 4 car lengths long and the parents don't need to ride it.  They just need to supervise.  Like when you take your kid to the playground to the slide.

A longer Magic Carpet would require a ticket to supervise.  You can't walk alongside a long one and go up and down the small hill in regular boots without getting tired.  And you'd be in the way of the skiers.

Liberty has free lift tickets for toddlers (4 and under).

If you want to go to Nub's Nob in Michigan...the beginner hill and lift is free for all ages and leads to the ski school.  It's 5 hours north of Detroit.

https://www.nubsnob.com/free-beginner-area/

Here is a county park about 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh right near a PA Turnpike exit with hotels.  I think it only has a single slope.  But in the right weather, it might be a cheap place to learn.  Weekend rates are $35 for lift tickets.

https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Parks-and-Events/Activities/Skiing-and-Snowboarding

Here's a small place I enjoyed skiing at as a teen.  It's near Seven Springs and Hidden Valley in Western PA.  Lift tickets are cheaper because it's small.

https://www.laurelmountainski.com/
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