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Why Skiing Is A Great Family Activity

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OK, so I know we're all sick of the snow and looking towards the spring.  But, consider making March pass quickly by embarking on some Spring Skiing, family style.  We just spent February vacation in Vermont with the boys and, I have to say, I think skiing is such a wonderful bonding activity.  We actually talk and laugh while riding the chairlift with zero interruptions from the TV or boy squabbles.  Sam and Ben are so proud of themselves when they have a good run.  After this crazy, icy winter when we were so cooped up, getting out in the fresh air and actually enjoying the snow felt so good.  Sure, there's a lot of falling at first!  But, my boys really got the hang of it fairly quickly...and we simply had a blast.  I believe it's an activity that we will enjoy together as they grow...and will become a family tradition which is so important.

From my experience, the intense cold is a real deterrent when introducing skiing to young kids.  They're just so unhappy in the frigid weather they can't concentrate on anything else.  So, Spring Skiing is key....and we are lucky enough to be able to take advantage of two nearby family-friendly mountains, Ski Sundown and Mt. Southington.



6 Comments

Family activities are extremely important as the brings the parents and children together (grandparents and other relatives should be included on occasion.) Children are more well rounded when they have parents taking an interest in them and doing multiple types of activities. In today's world the family unity is dissolving rapidly sometimes due to both parents working or a parent working shift work; so smart parents make the time to do activities together as a family.

We make sure to have family activities once a week. This makes our family more closer. Kids always tend to have some bonding moments with their parent. That's great!

Skiing is known as a great sport. Using it as a family activity is a great idea. With this, we can make our family closer and better. Nice post.

Great family activity is such a nice way of bonding. Me and my family travel to have some family activity using our new car. But now i know that we can have this act by only skiing. Thanks!

Skiing is not a common sport but i am happy that it becomes a great family activity. Thank you!

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