❄️ 🏔️ Family Ski Trip Series: Quick Picks from Ohio

Group of six skiers — two adults and four children — standing and posing on a snowy slope, with the woman in a bright pink jacket and white helmet at left and a man in an orange jacket at right, children wearing colorful jackets and helmets, evergreen trees and a chairlift behind them, and distant snow-covered hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Explore our favorite family-friendly ski resorts, complete with lessons, lodging, and après-ski fun. Click any resort for the full guide!

Peek’n Peak Resort (Clymer, NY)

📍 1.5 hours from Cleveland
🗻 130 acres | 27 trails | Beginner–Intermediate focus
👶 Lessons: Ages 4–12, half-day $95 / full-day $148 (online only, Sat & Sun)
🏠 Lodging: Peek’n Peak Lodge, condos, houses
🎿 Fun: Tubing hill, patio/fire pit, hot cocoa, occasional live music

Four children in colorful ski gear—front child in a pink jacket and bright orange helmet, two children in blue jackets and helmets, and a child at the back in red—standing on skis on a snow-covered slope with bare trees and an overcast sky.

❄️ Click here for full famiy weekend guide on Peak’n’Peek:

Group of six skiers — two adults and four children — standing and posing on a snowy slope, with the woman in a bright pink jacket and white helmet at left and a man in an orange jacket at right, children wearing colorful jackets and helmets, evergreen trees and a chairlift behind them, and distant snow-covered hills under a cloudy blue sky.

Holiday Valley, (Ellicottville, NY)

📍 3 hours from Cleveland
🗻 60 trails | Beginner–Advanced
👶 Lessons: Ages 4–12, 2-hour to full-day, prices $124–$214
🏠 Lodging: The Inn at Holiday Valley, Alpine Meadows condos
🎿 Fun: Night skiing, tubing, spa, downtown Ellicottville

Click here for full guide on Holiday Valley Ski Resort

Mount Snow, (Dover, VT)

📍 8 hours from Cleveland
🗻 86 trails | Beginner–Expert
👶 Lessons: Ages 3–14, half/full-day, Epic Pass holders get 20% off
🏠 Lodging: Ski-in condos and hotels
🎿 Fun: Terrain parks, childcare for little ones, Zero Gravity Beer Garden

Group of four skiers — three children in colorful jackets and helmets (front child in pink with a red helmet, two others in red and blue) and an adult in an orange jacket — standing on a snowy ski slope with skis and poles, overlooking a valley and distant tree-covered mountains under a clear blue sky.

Click here for full guide on Mount Snow

Four skiers in colorful jackets, helmets and goggles stand on a snowy summit holding poles in front of a large red “Stowe” sign, with an overcast sky, distant mountain ridges and a gondola lift visible to the left.

Stowe Mountain Resort, (Stowe, VT)

📍 9–10 hours from Cleveland
🗻 116 runs | Beginner–Expert (mostly intermediate/advanced)
👶 Lessons: Beginner greens near ski school, age-appropriate groups
🏠 Lodging: On-site and nearby vacation rentals
🎿 Fun: Gondola SkyRide, ice skating, Stowe Bowl, Ben & Jerry’s Factory

Click here for Full Guide to Stowe Mountain Resort

Okemo (Ludlow, VT)

📍 8.5 hours from Cleveland
🗻 123 trails | Beginner–Expert
👶 Lessons: Ages 3–14, half/full-day, private lessons available
🏠 Lodging: Jackson Gore Village, off-site rentals
🎿 Fun: Ice skating, sledding, family-friendly après-ski

Three boys in helmets and ski gear (red jacket, blue camo jacket, and bright blue jacket) stand on a snowy slope with skis and poles, holding snacks and smiling, with leafless trees, a few mountain homes, and snow-covered hills in the background.

Click here for full guide on Okemo Mountain Resort

Woman in a white ski helmet and reflective goggles wearing a red jacket stands between two children in helmets and winter jackets on a snowy slope with their skis, chairlift cables and forested hills visible under a partly cloudy sky.

Snowshoe Mountain Resort, (Snowshoe, WV)

📍 5.5–6 hours from Cleveland
🗻 60 trails | Beginner–Advanced
👶 Lessons: Ages 4+, pre-ski center for 2–4
🏠 Lodging: Ski-in/out townhouses, condos, shuttle service
🎿 Fun: Tubing, horseback rides, spa, swimming, Bears Den

Click here for full Guide on Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Quick Tips for Families

  • Book lessons and lift tickets in advance
  • Weekdays = fewer crowds
  • Bring layers & hand/foot warmers
  • Pack lunches for savings & convenience
  • Epic Pass resorts or Ikon Pass Resorts = easy digital tickets plus savings

💛 Pro Tip: Want a weekend getaway? Peak’n’Peek or Holiday Valley are perfect. Looking for a longer Vermont adventure? Try Stowe, Okemo, or Mount Snow. Want to Try something different? Snowshoe Mountain, WV

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