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Children's Ski Lessons and Childcare by Age

There is a big difference between the offerings at the major resorts in the US and Canada.  Some ski resorts begin offering ski lessons to children as young as 18 months old while some resort's offerings don't begin until age 8.  Childcare offerings also vary widely and have been very impacted by labor shortages.

 

This chart highlights the minimum age for both group lessons and private lessons, the availability of a combined lesson and childcare product for the youngest skiers and boarders and the availability of childcare at each resort.  Our advice is to book early as Covid has greatly reduced the offerings at most resorts, especially relating to childcare.

Ski Resort
Group Lesson Minimum Age
State
Lesson & Childcare Combo
Private Lesson Minimum Age
Childcare
Childcare Minimum Age
Mammoth
3
CA
Yes
No Min
Yes
Newborn
Heavenly
3
CA
Yes
5
Yes
6 weeks
Palisades Tahoe
3
CA
No
3
No
---
Kirkwood
3
CA
No
3
No
---
Northstar
3
CA
No
No Min
No
---
Sugar Bowl
4
CA
No
4
No
---
Big Bear
5
CA
No
4
No
---
Snow Valley
5
CA
No
4
No
---
Whistler
3
CAN
No
No Min
No
---
Tremblant
3
CAN
No
No Min
No
---
Lake Louise
5
CAN
No
3
Yes
18 days
Revelstoke
4
CAN
Yes
4
Yes
18 months
Panorama
4
CAN
No
3
Yes
18 months
Steamboat
2
CO
Yes
5
Yes
12 months
Aspen Snowmass
2.5
CO
Yes
No Min
Yes
1 year
Telluride
2.5
CO
Yes
No Min
Yes
1 year
Copper
3
CO
No
3
No
Loveland
3
CO
No
No Min
Yes
18 months
Breckenridge
3
CO
Yes
3
Yes
12 months
Purgatory
4
CO
No
No Min
Yes
2 Years
Vail
3
CO
No
No Min
No
Arapahoe Basin
3
CO
No
3
No
---
Crested Butte
3
CO
No
No Min
No
---
Beaver Creek
3
CO
No
No Min
Yes
2 years
Keystone
3
CO
No
No Min
Yes
2 months
Winter Park
4
CO
No
3
No
---
Eldora
4
CO
No
4
No
---
Sun Valley
3
ID
No
No Min
Yes
2 years
Schweitzer
4
ID
Yes
3
Yes
4 months
Sugarloaf
1.5
ME
No
No Min
Yes
1.5 years
Sunday River
2.5
ME
No
3
No
---
Saddleback
3
ME
No
3
No
---
Pleasant Mtn
4
ME
No
3
No
---
Snowriver
6
MI
No
4
No
---
Boyne
7
MI
No
No Min
Yes
3 months
Lutsen
4
MN
No
6
No
---
Big Sky
3
MT
Yes
2
Yes
6 months
Mount Sunapee
3
NH
No
4
No
---
Wildcat
3
NH
No
No Min
Yes
18 months
Attitash
3
NH
No
7
No
---
Gunstock
3
NH
No
3
No
---
Cranmore
4
NH
No
3
No
---
Waterville Valley
4
NH
No
No Min
Yes
1 year
Loon
4
NH
No
2
No
---
Cannon
5
NH
No
3
No
---
Bretton Woods
---
NH
No
7
No
---
Crotched
3
NH
No
3
No
---
Taos
3
NM
No
3
Yes
2 months
Hunter
3
NY
Yes
3
Yes
2 years
Windham
3
NY
No
No Min
No
---
Holiday Valley
4
NY
Yes
3
Yes
6 month
Gore
4
NY
No
3
No
---
Bellayre
4
NY
No
3
No
---
Whiteface
4
NY
No
No Min
No
---
Greek Peak
5
NY
No
No Min
No
---
Mt. Bachelor
4
OR
No
3
Yes
6 weeks
Blue
4
PA
No
4
No
---
Camelback
4
PA
No
4
No
---
Elk
8
PA
No
6
No
---
Deer Valley
3
UT
Yes
2
Yes
2 months
Snowbird
3
UT
Yes
3
Yes
6 weeks
Snowbasin
3
UT
No
No Min
No
---
Park City
3
UT
No
No Min
Yes
6 weeks
Solitude
4
UT
No
3
No
---
Alta
4
UT
No
4
Yes
2 months
Brighton
8
UT
No
4
No
---
Stowe
3
VT
No
3
Yes
2 years
Okemo
3
VT
No
3
Yes
6 months
Sugarbush
3
VT
Yes
3
Yes
6 weeks
Smugglers' Notch
3
VT
No
3
Yes
6 weeks
Stratton
3
VT
Yes
2
Yes
6 weeks
Jay Peak
4
VT
No
No Min
Yes
6 weeks
Killington
4
VT
No
2
Yes
2 years
Mount Snow
3
VT
Yes
3
Yes
18 months
Summit at Snoqualmie
4
WA
No
3
No
---
Granite Peak
3
WI
No
No Min
No
---
Cascade
5
WI
No
3
No
---
Devil's Head
6
WI
No
6
No
---
Snowshoe
2
WV
Yes
No Min
Yes
2 years
Jackson Hole
3
WY
No
3
No
---
Grand Targhee
6
WY
Yes
3
Yes
2 months

To continue your family ski trip planning, visit our page on U.S. Ski Resorts with Indoor Waterparks here

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