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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. Skiing in the U.S. is astronomical and as PPs have said, I’d be very surprised if you could do what you’re describing for $7500 all in.

I learned to ski as an adult and went to France for a week of private lessons because it was significantly cheaper than going out west. I don’t know if this would be possible for your family, especially if your kids are young, but the Geneva airport is within about an hour of a number of French alpine resorts. Some of the smaller ones are very family friendly, boutique hotels are probably cheaper than what you would pay for lodging in CO or UT, and most importantly, lift tickets and lessons are WAY cheaper. Rentals are easy to get.

If you can take a full week and go in February, the French do staggered public school holidays to accommodate skiing, so the resorts run very good and very reasonable weeklong ski schools for kids. Again, I did this as a single adult with friends, so very different than going as a family with kids, but if you are used to international travel it might be worth looking into. [/quote]

Canadian Rockies - Fernie, Kicking Horse etc - are another far more affordable alternative. [/quote]

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