Spring Skiing At Utah Resorts

Stay Park City offers discounts up to 40% if you book lodging within 14 days of your trip. Or book within seven days, and you can get up to 50 percent off select lodging around town. The resort hosts its annual Spring Gruv festival, with concerts and pond skimming, from March 23 to April 7. Spend a day at the neighboring Deer Valley Resort, whose infamous ski beach is just the place to perfect your goggle tan from a deck chair in front of the Silver Lake Lodge. Narvik is the perfect place to go if you’re looking for a family-friendly ski holiday. If your child is learning to ski for the first time, there is a ski school.

Choose a resort that has good snow late season such as Breckenridge, Palisades Tahoe or Mammoth Mountain. Until April 15, book three nights and three days of skiing at Steamboat, and you’ll get 20 percent off standard rates with the resort’s Sun and Snow Package. Idaho’s largest ski area, 2,900 acres, is well-known for its low-key atmosphere and crowd-free terrain. But this spring, the resort is hosting a banked slalom, a women’s cat-skiing day, and regular live music.

Bring the sunscreen and the camera so that you can take lots of photos of your children snowboarding and skiing on the sunny slopes. Check out our Favorite Spring Ski Trails of the East and ski them all. Your family will feel like the king of the hill and not another mouse running around Mickey’s amusement park. See our tips on Storing your Ski Gear properly after those last sweet ski runs. Few lake views are as spectacular as the one from Palisades Tahoe’s summit on a bluebird-free May day. These 4,000 acres of skiable land are kept soft and white by April storms, cold nights, and sunny days. They receive 400 inches of snow annually, which is more than any other resort in the country.

The party is just beginning with plans for a multiyear expansion that will include a new base to summit lift network, more on the mountain eateries, and a learning center. Et out your T-shirts and sunscreen because spring skiing is back. The most epic parties are held in the mountains of East and West America from the spring equinox to June in some cases. If you are looking for a place that is not crowded – except on holidays – and where you can ski at affordable prices, then head to Montana.

For the biggest party this spring, look no further than Whistler’s World Ski and Snowboard Festival, which runs April 10 to 14. This annual rager features ski and snowboard contests as well as photo and film events. DJs and outdoor concerts are also included. Epic apres-ski sessions can be enjoyed on the Garibaldi Lift Co. Plus, Whistler’s steep, glaciated terrain has seen an average March snowfall of more than eight feet. Conditions should be good well into April. To sweeten the deal, the resort has spring ski-and-stay packagesthat can save you up to 40 percent on lodging and lift tickets. This mountain resort addresses the most important concern when planning a family ski vacation: cost. At Steamboat, kids 12 and under ski free if their guardian buys a 5-day lift ticket package.