Downhill skiing

Opening day at Keystone Mountain

Dreaming of family skiing at Keystone Resort

Around these parts December brings excitement and anticipation. I find myself counting the days, checking the sky, unable to wait for that wonderful day…when I first get to climb into my downhill skis. We will be getting some East Coast skiing in …

Gas fireplace in our Smuggs condo

What we loved about Smuggs (and what we’ll back for)

I've already written about how much we liked the terrain, the skiing instruction, and the FunZone on our January visit to Smuggler's Notch Resort, but what else made our visit fun and special? Let's take a look. Our condo was so comfortable. We …

Skiing on a holiday weekend

Family travel tips: Skiing on a holiday weekend

If you're a downhill skier with school-age kids, you know that one of the challenges is finding time to ski. School holidays are the obvious choice, but unfortunately that's true for everyone else as well, leading to crowds and long lines. But before …

Closing down the lifts at Smuggs

Smuggler’s Notch Resort: A great place for kids to learn to ski

Smuggler's Notch Resort offers many different kinds of amusements, from swimming to skating to sliding, but the main focus of our three-day visit in January was certainly skiing. Both Tommy and Teddy were signed up for daylong skiing camps each day …

Experts only at Smugglers Notch

Mondays are for dreaming: Feeling like a kid again

My legs ache, my eyes are heavy, and I am full of maple brioche bread pudding. None of these feelings are especially conducive to writing blog posts, although my general sense of well-being is of course perfectly suited to the Monday Dreaming theme. …