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[quote=Anonymous]Echoing what the other posters said about no way on a holiday weekend. We went this year on a non-holiday weekend, and the wait for everything was insane - rentals, lift tickets, lifts, food etc. I cannot imagine how miserable it would have been if it had been a long weekend.

My kids all started at 3, but we are fortunate that my parents live 10 mins from a small hill in the Midwest, and they are both skiers as well, so we had extra adults on hand to help with the other kids and to take turns and the whole trip wasn’t tied to the skiing. Occasionally a kid at that age just was not feeling it that day, tired or cranky or cold, and wouldn’t/couldn’t even stand up on the skis. It would have been super frustrating if we had paid a ton and driven a long way and then meltdown city. Usually it was like a couple runs (holding between our legs with the edgie wegies and then a harness when they could stand better) and then an hour inside with snacks and hot chocolate, on repeat. My new 4 year old spent many hours on the slopes on our most recent trip, but she could just as likely have been a total pill.

Definitely recommend taking a day off work to ski when crowds are lower, and keeping expectations low. If you’ll still have a good time alternating skiing with your spouse, and have child care for the baby, then it can be great. But also make sure there are indoor spaces open to hang out when the kid is cold or needs a break. We went to Whitetail for a day off and the cafeteria was closed, no idea if that is typical there and I don’t know about other resorts. [/quote]

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