| Are you wondering how it will feel with the wind | | | | tub where you stay. If you are flying in, you'll want |
| rushing on your face as you ski down a gigantic | | | | to make sure that there is transportation to and |
| mountain? Would you like to see the joy on the | | | | from the slopes each day! Since you will be enjoying |
| faces of your children as they conquer the mountain? | | | | the mountains, consider other activities to enjoy too: |
| Whether you have skiied in the past and now you'd | | | | dog sledding, sleigh rides, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, |
| like to take your children for a great trip or it's your | | | | ice skating, downhill sledding or horseback riding. |
| first time to ski, there is lots of fun in store. | | | | There are many things to consider as you plan. Even |
| You can find tons of information on individual resort | | | | 10 years ago before the internet had become really |
| websites. You can start the planning process by | | | | popular, anyone that was arranging travel would |
| browsing to determine which area of the country and | | | | contact their treasured travel agent whom they had |
| then which resort you and your family might want to | | | | counted on to know the insider scoop. People have |
| go for your family ski vacation. If there are any | | | | switched to accessing their travel arrangements |
| beginners in the group, you'll want to make sure that | | | | online for access to information, but probably more |
| there is a ski school or lessons available. | | | | often for better pricing. In this, we have turned |
| I live in Colorado and over the years have had many | | | | travel into a self serv business, but travel does not |
| visitors that I have taught to ski. I'm not so sure that | | | | really lend itself to that. We may be getting |
| my students preferred this method. Sometimes, I | | | | discounted prices, but in return we have sacrificed |
| think, learning to ski is best taught by those that are | | | | time, energy and satisfaction. Imagine knowing that |
| doing it every day. I'm sure that both my husband | | | | no matter where you want to go, how you want to |
| and I will never forget the frustration (for him) and | | | | get there, where you want to stay, where you want |
| humor (for me) when he just decided to walk down | | | | to play, there's a seasoned travel professional at |
| the hill after a rough day of learning. Or my brother | | | | your service to arrange everything for you and look |
| when he didn't quite have the gist of stopping very | | | | out for the best price. There still are such places and |
| well and he went down a slope that I still don't know | | | | my recommendation is Platinum One Destinations, a |
| where he ended up or how we found him. | | | | company that has taken all these things to heart and |
| Depending on the skill level of your group, you'll want | | | | created a solution. It's a travel club supported by top |
| to examine the available ski trails. If everyone is a | | | | notch customer service. Just like the ski lessons, |
| beginner there are resorts that cater to that. Here in | | | | letting the professionals handle the details give you |
| Colorado almost every resort has a nice variety of | | | | more freedom to enjoy your vacation. With a |
| Green, Blue, and Black trails. | | | | stress-free attitude you can concentrate on creating |
| Lodging is the next thing to consider. It's important to | | | | vacation memories that you will remember for the |
| be comfortable and it's nice to at least have a hot | | | | rest of your life. |