Not ideal timing, but our kids' school has spring break very late this year (Easter Week: April 21-25). Seeing as I finally got all 3 on the slopes I want to keep the momentum going with a week long trip that week.
I've done spring trips in late March to CO, UT. I've hit Banff in late Fall, even Mt. Hood in the summer - but never tried 4th week of April. The "wait and see" method is less than ideal as we're talking airfare, travel and accommodations for 5, so I'd like to get it narrowed down to a few on a shortlist.
Q: where do you usually find snow (including some greens for our 4yr old) in late April? Anywhere in North America is on the table.
I found a NYT article on this topic from 4 yrs ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/tr...ski.html?_r=1& that states:
1) Banff (beautiful, long drive from Calgary last time I went)
2) Mammoth
3) Snowbird (been there, lots of fun, easier drive than Banff)
4) Squaw (been there lots of fun, upside: if it's crazy warm, Lake Tahoe)
5) Whistler/Blackcomb
again, the catch is minimizing the chance of rain down at the base where ski school could be going on for the littlest one. A bonus would be a proper ski town as this would be their first ski trip away from the mid atlantic and the lack of charm and sucky base areas around here.
Thanks for your input.
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