| Skiing and snowboarding is an incredibly fun activity | | | | minutes without thick socks and great hand warmers, |
| for the whole family. Both you and your husband | | | | however, will have them begging to go back to the |
| might have skied with you families growing up or you | | | | lodge. |
| learned in college but, either way, you want your | | | | 2) Sun protection. Even up on the mountain you need |
| children to have this experience as well. Adventures | | | | a pair of great sunglasses or goggles and lots of |
| to a ski resort can involve a large amount of | | | | sunscreen. The sun might peak through those dense |
| preparation, however. Vacation planning and | | | | clouds for only fifteen minutes, but it is enough to |
| preparation is difficult enough especially if you have | | | | give your nose a rosy red glow, one that is not from |
| small kids that cannot help you with any of it. Not | | | | the windburn. The protective polarized eyewear not |
| only do you need to pick out your own outfits for | | | | only helps keep the wind-blown snow out of your |
| the entire week, you need to pack each one of their | | | | eyes, it also reduces glare so that you can better |
| bags and, in all likelihood, your husband's suitcase as | | | | see where the ice patches are. |
| well. Ski gear is also very different from normal | | | | 3) Snacks & Necessities. Since you do not want |
| every-day winter wear; these outfits need to be | | | | to spend the whole day in the lodge, load your |
| insulated and waterproof. You also need disposable | | | | pockets with packs of tissues, a few granola bars, a |
| tissues and sunglasses. Here is a list of essential items | | | | small bottle of water, and lip balm. These are the |
| that help keep the family ski trip fun and | | | | chief complaints while you are on the mountain. As |
| non-stressful. | | | | long as people feel warm, their nose is not runny, and |
| 1) Really warm mittens, socks, and hats. Our toes | | | | their lips are protected, everyone will be much more |
| and fingers are what get cold first and normal | | | | comfortable and they will have a great time! |
| mittens simply cannot stand up to the chill that is | | | | You and your family will love this ski trip and it might |
| always present on the ski slopes. If this trip is your | | | | turn into an annual event! Just do not forget the |
| children's first ski trip, then they will be spending most | | | | polarized sunglasses, the lip balm, and the thick |
| of their time in the snow as they try to get the right | | | | mittens and it will be a very successful vacation. |
| sense of balance on those skies or snowboard. Five | | | | |