Mont Tremblant on the East Coast.

Went during US spring break in early March (which did not coincide with any Canadian spring break) with an 11 and 13 year old.

Skiing was good, but really like the self-contained village with no cars. You park once, and then you don't get in your car until you leave.

Went with a group of people and had zero problems with the kids all going out on their own.

Big Sky, MT but we are serious skiers

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Anonymous wrote:We often ski Jackson Hole/Targhee. The latter often has the most snow in the west, probably because it is on the western side of the Tetons.

Why are you telling people about Targhee? Grr.

Haha, np and we ski there annually and also feel like it’s a bit under the radar and our favorite spot/hidden gem.

Liberty and stop at Cracker Barrel in Frederick on the way home for dinner

Park City. We’re returning early next year because it was so great. Easy to get to from DC and the conditions were perfect. We’ve skied at Tahoe and Breckenridge, and while I loved both, they were a little tough to get to. For Tahoe, we flew into Reno and drove (I think it was a solid 2+ hours); for Breckenridge we flew into Denver and drove the dreaded I-70. We left way early for our departing flight at the end of the week, and barely made it in time. Security was insane—like, a football field full of lines of people snaking back and forth (TSA pre check included). I won’t do it again.

We live in Co and ski all winter. We are on ikon but splurge each year on a few days of epic just for beaver creek. It is hands down our fave.

Anonymous wrote:Whistler is great and so is Telluride. Neither are super easy to get to from east coast.

Easiest options with a direct flight out of east coast are going to be SLC area resorts and Denver.

No one mentioning international, but Portillo, Chamonix, and Banff are also great. Portillo is very family friendly and ski off. Can go in summer. Not easy to get there obviously.

Loved Whistler and agree about international destinations. If you go to Valley Nevada or Portillo in mid-August you can also catch a lot of the ski teams starting training. Valley Nevada having the benefit of being much closer to Santiago.

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Anonymous wrote:We often ski Jackson Hole/Targhee. The latter often has the most snow in the west, probably because it is on the western side of the Tetons.

Why are you telling people about Targhee? Grr.

It's not like some mystery. It's always on "Best Snow in the US" lists and whatnot. But it's out of the way. It will always be a quieter place. NP

Beaver Creek. Love the runs. Best for skiing.
Steamboat. Love the mountain but also like the town.

Some of my best family memories are staying at Sun River at Christmas -- grandparents, parents, uncle, cousins -- and skiing at Mt Bachelor. My sister and I would hike above the top lift to ski from as high as we could get on the volcano down to the base without stopping (and quads burning).

We have also loved Winter Park, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and Northstar for family ski trips.

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Anonymous wrote:We always love Breckenridge. Ski in/out on peak 9 and an easy walk to town.

We also like to take a day drip to ski Vail and/or keystone

Us too, we stay a short walk to the Quicksilver lift.

Same, it has become the default choice for a reason. We also have friends in Denver so that influences our decision too.

Anonymous wrote:We always love Breckenridge. Ski in/out on peak 9 and an easy walk to town.

We also like to take a day drip to ski Vail and/or keystone

Us too, we stay a short walk to the Quicksilver lift.

Deer Valley for a big vacation, but my family absolutely loves Stowe.

Galtur

Steamboat