Skiing Archives - Snow Happy

Happy Birthday, Snow Happy!!

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

I realized as I was getting ready to write about week 2 in quarantine-life that Snow Happy launched just over a year ago!! In all the disarray in our newfound, albeit temporary, reality, I discovered I wrote my first blog article about Steamboat Springs March 15, 2019. We had just returned from a winter adventure with friends from Washington DC, and it made me reflect so much on while we love skiing, what we love best is sharing the joy of winter with others!

Family Ski Trips

Ski Safety Rules: Teach Your Kids Early and Often

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

A friend and I skied together on Friday and spent a lot of time talking about safety on the mountain. We both have kids and have experienced our fair share of near misses as our kids have come through the ranks of skiing over the last decade. We don’t want to scare our kids out of skiing or squash their fun, but they need to learn early on (and all the time thereafter) the rules. I reminded my kids each and every time we are out there (“we know mama”). Adults need a refresher, too.

Family Ski Trips

Reflections on Skiing: Shared Experiences and Why They Matter

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020

I realized a few weeks ago that I have been skiing on or around my Birthday since I turned 18! My 18th birthday skiing adventure was certainly a right of passage of sorts and I guess I am feeling some nostalgia as I enter into my 40th Birthday Week.

Family Ski Trips

How to Get Your Skiing Kids and All their Gear from the Car to the Chairlift

January 24, 2020January 24, 2020

They say it’s all about the journey. But, in skiing with kids, it’s all about making it to the chairlift to start the day with your sanity, kids and gear fully intact. Am I right? I mean, I fully believe they are learning something along the way…rising up in the face of adversity from the “longest walk eveerrr and this stuff is soooo heavy and I’m hooooottt” but seriously, it’s no way to start the day! Stick with me and I will share with you our favorite set up across ages for getting to the chairlift.

Family Ski Trips

How to Raise Skiers and Why It’s Important For Your Family

January 14, 2020January 16, 2020

Our Snow Happy kiddos are now 6 and 9 (well, 6 1/2, to be precise, according to my daughter). They have been on skis since they could walk, tromping around the living room and yard in little plastic skis and then moving on to ski boots and skis around two. Now, when we see the little ones out there, stumbling around in cumbersome boots or riding along in a backpack, cheeks flushed we feel all the feels. There is so much nostalgia there for us in those early days. They were hard, but filled with joy and oh so worth it.

Finding Joy

Why Having a Growth Mindset Should be a Part of Your Skiing Practice

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

Skiing is hard. It does not come naturally to humans…especially learning as an adult, or trying to improve as an adult. There is nothing intuitive about it. It requires practice and the learning curve is (ahem) steep. So why do it? Whether it’s skiing or some other physical challenge, why do something you don’t have to do when it’s so darn hard?

Family Ski Trips

Snow Happy Just Skied Beaver Creek Resort and it’s Great Place for Families!

December 31, 2019January 6, 2020

A couple weeks before Christmas, our Snow Happy family was lucky enough to take a mid-week getaway to Beaver Creek Resort. Not only did we get to experience the beautiful resort and amazing skiing, but Mother Nature dumped the goods on us for two straight days!! Needless to say (because what place don’t we love skiing) we had a fabulous time in both the town of Avon and at the resort.

Skiing

My First Day of Skiing 2019/2020: Eldora

November 14, 2019November 23, 2019

Guys, I did it! Earliest I have ever skied, November 14th, and coincidentally, the earliest Eldora has ever opened in two decades! Snow Happy friends, it did NOT disappoint. Sunny skies, soft snow and NO wind. Eldora Mountain is a ski resort near Denver and Boulder, outside the small mountain town of Nederland. It’s a quick and beautiful drive from Snow Happy Headquarters in Southwest Denver.

Finding Joy

How to Have a Great First Day Skiing

November 14, 2019January 16, 2020

This is the absolute earliest I have ever skied. November 14th, I made everybody breakfast, packed lunches, took everyone in early for their Spanish class, ran my day 6 mile of my 100 Days of Something Challenge, tossed my skis, boots, and bag in the car and hit the road to Eldora. Sounds pretty simple, right? And, with the right prep and system in place, it totally can be, even with kids in tow. Yes, that’s right, even with kids in tow.

Family Ski Trips

Ride the Amtrak Ski Train to Winter Park this Season!!

November 4, 2019November 23, 2019

Are you starting to plan or starting to think about planning your ski adventures yet? Well, Snow Happy is! If I’m being honest, planning the next season for us starts on the chair lift the season prior…kind of like planning your next meal while sitting in a restaurant enjoying an amazing meal. I may be known to do this.