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Ski Resorts with On-Mountain Childcare

Real talk: sometimes the best family ski day is when the kids are happily playing in childcare while you actually get to ski. These resorts have confirmed on-mountain childcare or daycare facilities — because parallel turns are hard enough without a toddler on your back.

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ResortCountryFamily ScoreEst. Daily CostBest Ages
FlaineHaute-Savoie, France8.7-3-12
Serfaus-Fiss-LadisTyrol, Austria8.6$520/day3-12
VailColorado, United States8.4$1438/day4-16
Zauchensee-FlachauSalzburg, Austria8.3-4-14
Adelboden-LenkBern, Switzerland8.3-3-15
Lech-ZürsVorarlberg, Austria8.3$650/day3-12
Big WhiteBritish Columbia, Canada8.2$700/day3-14
QueenstownOtago, New Zealand8.1$680/day3-17
Saint-GervaisHaute-Savoie, France8.1-3-12
Kaltenbach-HochzillertalTyrol, Austria8.0-3-14
SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-BrixentalTirol, Austria8.0-3-14
PurgatoryColorado, United States8.0-3-14
La ParvaSantiago Metropolitan Region, Chile7.9-8-16
Aspen SnowmassColorado, United States7.9-3-16
Silvretta MontafonVorarlberg, Austria7.9-3-12
Palisades TahoeCalifornia, United States7.9$1150/day3-13
Park CityUtah, United States7.8-3-14
Lake LouiseAlberta, Canada7.8$520/day3-12
Les Contamines-MontjoieHaute-Savoie, France7.8-3-14
VillarsVaud, Switzerland7.8-3-12
Marmot BasinAlberta, Canada7.8-4-12
Deer ValleyUtah, United States7.8$1070/day4-16
Alta BadiaTrentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy7.8$520/day2-17
AltaUtah, United States7.8-2-16
ÅreJämtland, Sweden7.8-3-14
ComblouxHaute-Savoie, France7.8-3-14
KeystoneColorado, United States7.8$1100/day3-14
Sunday RiverMaine, United States7.7-3-14
MorillonHaute-Savoie, France7.7-4-12
ScuolGraubünden, Switzerland7.7-4-14
Poiana BrașovBrașov, Romania7.7-5-14
Alpe d'HuezIsère, France7.7-3-14
Coronet PeakOtago, New Zealand7.7-2-15
PortilloValparaíso, Chile7.7$680/day6-16
VaujanyIsère, France7.7-0-14
KillingtonVermont, United States7.6$825/day2-14
GrächenValais, Switzerland7.6-2-12
Val ThorensSavoie, France7.6$520/day3-16
Großarl-DorfgasteinSalzburg, Austria7.6-4-14
OrtiseiSouth Tyrol, Italy7.6-3-16
Peisey-VallandrySavoie, France7.6-3-12
Nevados de ChillánÑuble, Chile7.6-8-16
Pico MountainVermont, United States7.6-4-13
NisekoHokkaido, Japan7.6$520/day3-16
SöllTyrol, Austria7.6-3-14
Mammoth MountainCalifornia, United States7.6$918/day5-12
SugarloafMaine, United States7.5-4-16
Brides-les-BainsSavoie, France7.5-4-14
ArabbaVeneto, Italy7.5-4-14
Apex MountainBritish Columbia, Canada7.5-3-12
GrandvaliraAndorra, Andorra7.5-2-14
Schlick 2000Tyrol, Austria7.5-3-12
BrightonUtah, United States7.5-3-12
FernieBritish Columbia, Canada7.4-3-14
Passo TonaleTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy7.4-4-12
Crested ButteColorado, United States7.4-4-17
VallnordAndorra, Andorra7.4-1-12
Tux-FinkenbergTirol, Austria7.4-3-12
Bad GasteinSalzburg, Austria7.4-3-12
AvoriazHaute-Savoie, France7.4-3-14
Mount WashingtonBritish Columbia, Canada7.4-3-12
Les GetsHaute-Savoie, France7.4-3-14
WhitefaceNew York, United States7.3-4-12
Whistler BlackcombBritish Columbia, Canada7.3$1163/day3-17
Bonneval-sur-ArcSavoie, France7.3-3-12
Selva Val GardenaSouth Tyrol, Italy7.2$420/day-
Champagny-en-VanoiseSavoie, France7.2-4-14
Campitello di FassaTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy7.2-3-14
Val d'IsèreSavoie, France7.2$520/day3-16
KimberleyBritish Columbia, Canada7.2-3-12
Grand TargheeWyoming, United States7.2-3-14
Beaver CreekColorado, United States7.1$1150/day4-18
BreckenridgeColorado, United States7.1$950/day3-14
Nozawa OnsenNagano Prefecture, Japan7.1-3-14
Les 7 LauxIsère, France7.1-3-14
Špindlerův MlýnHradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic7.1-3-14
Saint-Martin-de-BellevilleSavoie, France7.1-5-15
Mount BachelorOregon, United States7.1-4-14
Les ArcsSavoie, France7.1-4-14
NendazValais, Switzerland7.1-2-14
LivignoLombardy, Italy7.1-3-14
MéribelSavoie, France7.0--
ClavierePiedmont, Italy7.0-0-12
StoweVermont, United States7.0$692/day-
Saalbach-HinterglemmSalzburg, Austria7.0-3-15
Smugglers NotchVermont, United States7.0$515/day3-12
GerlitzenCarinthia, Austria7.0-3-14
Sun PeaksBritish Columbia, Canada7.0$675/day2-17
Blue MountainOntario, Canada7.0-4-14
SuperDévoluyHautes-Alpes, France7.0-4-14
Warth-SchröckenVorarlberg, Austria7.0-3-14
ValmorelSavoie, France6.9-4-12
Big SkyMontana, United States6.9$618/day6-18
Cerro CatedralRío Negro, Argentina6.9-4-14
KiroroHokkaido, Japan6.9-0-14
AuronProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France6.9-3-12
Reit im WinklBavaria, Germany6.9-3-12
Zell am See-KaprunSalzburg, Austria6.9-4-14
MayrhofenTyrol, Austria6.9-4-14
Banff SunshineAlberta, Canada6.9$850/day2-12
Davos-KlostersGraubünden, Switzerland6.8-3-14
PanoramaBritish Columbia, Canada6.8-3-14
SchweitzerIdaho, United States6.8-0-16
KitzbühelTyrol, Austria6.8$520/day6-16
Jackson HoleWyoming, United States6.7$1650/day6-17
NorthstarCalifornia, United States6.7-3-14
LaaxGraubünden, Switzerland6.7--
Mont BlancQuebec, Canada6.7-3-12
St. AntonTyrol, Austria6.7-6-16
GressoneyAosta Valley, Italy6.7-0-14
Turracher HöheCarinthia, Austria6.7-3-14
Termas de ChillánÑuble, Chile6.7-2-15
ChangbaishanJilin, China6.7-4-14
ChamonixHaute-Savoie, France6.6-5-17
TignesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France6.6-3-17
Pralognan-la-VanoiseSavoie, France6.6-3-14
Hakuba ValleyNagano, Japan6.6$520/day-
Le MassifQuebec, Canada6.6-5-14
SnowbirdUtah, United States6.5-3-16
SahoroHokkaido, Japan6.5-0-15
Copper MountainColorado, United States6.5-3-14
Sierra NevadaAndalusia, Spain6.5-4-12
Pra LoupAlpes-de-Haute-Provence, France6.4-3-14
Myoko KogenNiigata Prefecture, Japan6.3-5-14
Hintertux GlacierTyrol, Austria6.3-8-17
SöldenTyrol, Austria6.2-7-14
Jay PeakVermont, United States6.2-3-14
ZermattValais, Switzerland6.0-6-14
VerbierValais, Switzerland5.9-4-17
PeyragudesOccitanie, France---
IschglTirol, Austria--6-16
MontgenèvreHautes-Alpes, France---
La RosièreSavoie, France---

All 133 Resorts

Flaine ski resort

Flaine

Haute-Savoie, France

$$8.7

Brutalist concrete village, 75% kid terrain, car-free roaming.

Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis ski resort

Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis

Tyrol, Austria

$$8.6

Underground funicular to slopes, 125,000m² kids areas, gear sorted.

Vail ski resort

Vail

Colorado, United States

$$$$8.4

Ski school from age three, named blues that actually work, Epic Pass math.

Zauchensee-Flachau ski resort

Zauchensee-Flachau

Salzburg, Austria

$$8.3

Race timing technology, World Cup slopes, €73.50 lift tickets.

Adelboden-Lenk ski resort

Adelboden-Lenk

Bern, Switzerland

$$8.3

Horse-drawn carriages between villages, 70% kid-friendly terrain, Saturdays kids ski free.

Lech-Zürs ski resort

Lech-Zürs

Vorarlberg, Austria

$$$8.3

Car-free Oberlech village, kids walk to lessons alone, €450 passes.

Big White

British Columbia, Canada

$$$8.2

Ski-in/ski-out village, snow ghosts, night skiing, family perfected.

Queenstown ski resort

Queenstown

Otago, New Zealand

$$$8.1

July skiing, bungee jumping, 12-hour flight to chase winter.

Saint-Gervais ski resort

Saint-Gervais

Haute-Savoie, France

$$8.1

Mont Blanc base camp, thermal baths, French village prices.

Kaltenbach-Hochzillertal ski resort

Kaltenbach-Hochzillertal

Tyrol, Austria

$$8.0

Skis off, warm drink in hand, two minutes flat.

SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental

Tirol, Austria

$$8.0

Nine villages, 275 km of linked pistes, and kids born 2021 or later ski free.

Purgatory ski resort

Purgatory

Colorado, United States

$$8.0

$9 lift tickets, ski school from age 3, soak in hot springs after.

La Parva ski resort

La Parva

Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

$$7.9

11,000 feet elevation, ski-in condos, Santiago visible below.

Aspen Snowmass ski resort

Aspen Snowmass

Colorado, United States

$$7.9

Four mountains, one ticket. Under-6s ski free. Buttermilk's all theirs.

Silvretta Montafon ski resort

Silvretta Montafon

Vorarlberg, Austria

$$7.9

140km of pistes, 5-day kids package includes everything.

Palisades Tahoe ski resort

Palisades Tahoe

California, United States

$$$$7.9

Two villages, $269 tickets, teens actually use terrain parks.

Park City ski resort

Park City

Utah, United States

$$7.8

35 minutes from the airport, 7,300 acres, kids ride heated glass bubbles.

Lake Louise ski resort

Lake Louise

Alberta, Canada

$$7.8

Three mountain faces, $155 tickets, daycare from 18 days old.

Les Contamines-Montjoie ski resort

Les Contamines-Montjoie

Haute-Savoie, France

$$7.8

120km of Mont Blanc skiing, 1,000 locals, zero resort sprawl.

Villars ski resort

Villars

Vaud, Switzerland

$$7.8

English-speaking village, 45 minutes from Geneva, ski-in daycare.

Marmot Basin ski resort

Marmot Basin

Alberta, Canada

$$7.8

Longest season in Canada, no crowds, bring extra layers.

Deer Valley ski resort

Deer Valley

Utah, United States

$$$$7.8

No snowboarders, perfectly groomed blues, $37 lift tickets.

Alta Badia ski resort

Alta Badia

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy

$$7.8

Four valleys, one loop, limestone turns pink-orange every clear evening.

Alta ski resort

Alta

Utah, United States

$$7.8

540 inches of powder, zero snowboarders, same lodge week since 1987.

Åre ski resort

Åre

Jämtland, Sweden

$$7.8

Ski down Åreskultan, land in the actual village square.

Combloux ski resort

Combloux

Haute-Savoie, France

$$7.8

Megève's mountain, half the price, Mont Blanc from every run.

Keystone

Colorado, United States

$$$$7.8

Kids ski free, night skiing until 8 PM, and a snow fort the size of your house.

Sunday River ski resort

Sunday River

Maine, United States

$$7.7

Eight peaks, one lift ticket, three hours from Boston.

Morillon ski resort

Morillon

Haute-Savoie, France

$$7.7

€48.80 kids, 265km mountain, skiing through fir trees like Quebec.

Scuol ski resort

Scuol

Graubünden, Switzerland

$$7.7

Ski mornings, soak in heated outdoor mineral pools by afternoon. CHF 57.

Poiana Brașov ski resort

Poiana Brașov

Brașov, Romania

$$7.7

Ski Transylvania, visit Dracula's Castle, soak in a Carpathian hot tub.

Alpe d'Huez ski resort

Alpe d'Huez

Isère, France

$$7.7

300 sunny days annually means you stop gambling on the forecast.

Coronet Peak ski resort

Coronet Peak

Otago, New Zealand

$$7.7

Your 3-month-old in childcare, your 2-year-old in lessons, you on the mountain.

Portillo ski resort

Portillo

Valparaíso, Chile

$$$7.7

All-inclusive Andes skiing, communal meals, $680 daily family cost.

Vaujany ski resort

Vaujany

Isère, France

$$7.7

Municipal crèche from six months. Ski school handles the gondola. You actually ski.

Killington ski resort

Killington

Vermont, United States

$$$7.6

Six peaks, ski school at age 2, season runs until May.

Grächen

Valais, Switzerland

$$7.6

Fairy tale gondola cabins, a crèche from age two, and a whole plateau built for small skiers.

Val Thorens ski resort

Val Thorens

Savoie, France

$$7.6

2,300m altitude, 600km terrain, too windy for toddlers.

Großarl-Dorfgastein ski resort

Großarl-Dorfgastein

Salzburg, Austria

$$7.6

Quiet valley, 200km Ski Amade terrain, kids sleep well here.

Ortisei ski resort

Ortisei

South Tyrol, Italy

$$7.6

Trilingual village, kids explore alone, 75% beginner slopes.

Peisey-Vallandry ski resort

Peisey-Vallandry

Savoie, France

$$7.6

Tree-lined runs to the village, connects to La Plagne's 225km.

Nevados de Chillán ski resort

Nevados de Chillán

Ñuble, Chile

$$7.6

Active volcano backdrop, hot springs après-ski, $30 lift tickets.

Pico Mountain ski resort

Pico Mountain

Vermont, United States

$$7.6

Trekkers Den takes the 4-year-old; you ski Killington's quieter neighbor.

Niseko ski resort

Niseko

Hokkaido, Japan

$$7.6

Four linked villages, $16 kid tickets, onsen after skiing.

Söll ski resort

Söll

Tyrol, Austria

$$7.6

284km of ski area, €38 kids, actual Tyrolean village prices.

Mammoth Mountain ski resort

Mammoth Mountain

California, United States

$$$$7.6

5-hour drive from LA, serious terrain, $105 tickets.

Sugarloaf ski resort

Sugarloaf

Maine, United States

$$7.5

2,820 feet vertical, 162 trails, two hours from Boston.

Brides-les-Bains ski resort

Brides-les-Bains

Savoie, France

$$7.5

Soak in thermal springs, then gondola up to 600km of skiing.

Arabba ski resort

Arabba

Veneto, Italy

$$7.5

Dolomites backdrop, 1,200km Superski pass, legs done by lunch.

Apex Mountain

British Columbia, Canada

$$7.5

Ski-in/ski-out rooms, 1-on-1 instructors from age 4, nobody's heard of it.

Grandvalira ski resort

Grandvalira

Andorra, Andorra

$$7.5

Andorra's biggest ski area, where the sector you book matters more to your week than the 215 km on the trail map.

Schlick 2000 ski resort

Schlick 2000

Tyrol, Austria

$$7.5

Ten minutes from Innsbruck, childcare on the mountain, toddlers ski Ronny's lift.

Brighton ski resort

Brighton

Utah, United States

$$7.5

Four ski mountains, $79 tickets, 20 minutes from Salt Lake.

Fernie ski resort

Fernie

British Columbia, Canada

$$7.4

5 bowls, 2,500 acres, powder stays cold all week.

Passo Tonale ski resort

Passo Tonale

Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

$$7.4

Glacier skiing until June, €35 day passes, no crowds.

Crested Butte ski resort

Crested Butte

Colorado, United States

$$7.4

Epic Pass resort, January slopes empty, Breckenridge crowds stay home.

Vallnord ski resort

Vallnord

Andorra, Andorra

$$7.4

Two countries, one lift pass, 20-minute drive from Spain.

Tux-Finkenberg ski resort

Tux-Finkenberg

Tirol, Austria

$$7.4

Zillertal glacier access, village slopes for beginners, Austrian mountain hut lunches.

Bad Gastein ski resort

Bad Gastein

Salzburg, Austria

$$7.4

Belle Époque hotels, thermal spas, steep runs above town.

Avoriaz ski resort

Avoriaz

Haute-Savoie, France

$$7.4

Ski-in/ski-out every bed, horse-drawn sleighs, no car needed.

Mount Washington ski resort

Mount Washington

British Columbia, Canada

$$7.4

Ski while watching freighters. Six-person lesson bundle. First trip, sorted.

Les Gets ski resort

Les Gets

Haute-Savoie, France

$$7.4

Book childcare first. Then 650km of terrain sorts itself out.

Whiteface ski resort

Whiteface

New York, United States

$$7.3

3,430-foot vertical drop, Olympic legacy, two hours from NYC.

Whistler Blackcomb ski resort

Whistler Blackcomb

British Columbia, Canada

$$$$7.3

Twin mountains, ski-in village, confident teens tackle black diamonds.

Bonneval-sur-Arc ski resort

Bonneval-sur-Arc

Savoie, France

$$7.3

Medieval stone village, two learning lifts, no cars, €37 lift tickets.

Selva Val Gardena ski resort

Selva Val Gardena

South Tyrol, Italy

$$7.2

Kids roam car-free village, parents ski Sella Ronda circuit.

Champagny-en-Vanoise ski resort

Champagny-en-Vanoise

Savoie, France

$$7.2

425km of terrain, €45 kids, you sleep in a 300-year-old village.

Campitello di Fassa ski resort

Campitello di Fassa

Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

$$7.2

Your kid gets a trophy. 55% beginner terrain. Real Ladin village.

Val d'Isère ski resort

Val d'Isère

Savoie, France

$$7.2

French slopes, English spoken, Village des Enfants from age 3.

Kimberley ski resort

Kimberley

British Columbia, Canada

$$7.2

BC's top-rated family resort. $90 kids' lift ticket. Nobody's heard of it.

Grand Targhee ski resort

Grand Targhee

Wyoming, United States

$$7.2

500 inches of powder, licensed infant care, $160 lift ticket.

Beaver Creek ski resort

Beaver Creek

Colorado, United States

$$$$7.1

$250 lift tickets, 85% beginner terrain, no toddler daycare.

Breckenridge ski resort

Breckenridge

Colorado, United States

$$$$7.1

Five peaks, gold-rush Main Street, kids under four ski free.

Nozawa Onsen ski resort

Nozawa Onsen

Nagano Prefecture, Japan

$$7.1

Ski at 3, soak free in a 700-year-old bathhouse after.

Les 7 Laux ski resort

Les 7 Laux

Isère, France

$$7.1

Crèche from 18 months, ski school from 3, both parents skiing.

Špindlerův Mlýn ski resort

Špindlerův Mlýn

Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic

$$7.1

Kids under 6 ski free. Ski school from age 4. 1,690 CZK adult day pass (2025/26).

Saint-Martin-de-Belleville ski resort

Saint-Martin-de-Belleville

Savoie, France

$$7.1

Real village base, connects to 600km Three Valleys skiing.

Mount Bachelor ski resort

Mount Bachelor

Oregon, United States

$$7.1

Volcano summit, 410 inches of snow, seven months of skiing.

Les Arcs ski resort

Les Arcs

Savoie, France

$$7.1

Four villages, one mountain, kids' lessons steps from your chalet door.

Nendaz ski resort

Nendaz

Valais, Switzerland

$$7.1

Verbier's 400km domain, half the price, with a family certification Verbier skipped.

Livigno ski resort

Livigno

Lombardy, Italy

$$7.1

Italy's only duty-free resort, 150+ instructors, kids' logistics sorted.

Méribel ski resort

Méribel

Savoie, France

$$7.0

Toddlers in proper care from 18 months. You actually ski.

Claviere ski resort

Claviere

Piedmont, Italy

$$7.0

Italy's first ski school, 1932. Babies from six months. Still unhurried.

Stowe ski resort

Stowe

Vermont, United States

$$$7.0

Front Four double-blacks, $131 tickets, 3-hour drive from Boston.

Saalbach-Hinterglemm ski resort

Saalbach-Hinterglemm

Salzburg, Austria

$$7.0

270km circuit, half of it gentle enough to keep your family together.

Smugglers Notch ski resort

Smugglers Notch

Vermont, United States

$$7.0

Three mountains, $17 kid tickets, condos with full kitchens.

Gerlitzen ski resort

Gerlitzen

Carinthia, Austria

$$7.0

Carinthia's only certified beginner resort. Bear shows up daily. €35 kids.

Sun Peaks ski resort

Sun Peaks

British Columbia, Canada

$$$7.0

Drop kids at 8:30, instructors collect them, you ski Canada's second-largest mountain.

Blue Mountain ski resort

Blue Mountain

Ontario, Canada

$$7.0

Cobblestone village, Beavertail in hand, kids roam car-free after skiing.

SuperDévoluy ski resort

SuperDévoluy

Hautes-Alpes, France

$$7.0

60% beginner runs, €44 lift pass, 10 metres from your bed.

Warth-Schröcken ski resort

Warth-Schröcken

Vorarlberg, Austria

$$7.0

305 kilometres of Arlberg terrain. Fairy land beginner zone. No St. Anton crowds.

Valmorel ski resort

Valmorel

Savoie, France

$$6.9

Kids ski door-to-door, €38 day passes, purpose-built 1970s village.

Big Sky ski resort

Big Sky

Montana, United States

$$$6.9

Teenagers get steep runs, parents get $98 tickets, nobody gets crowds.

Cerro Catedral ski resort

Cerro Catedral

Río Negro, Argentina

$$6.9

120km of runs, then chocolate shops 20km downhill.

Kiroro ski resort

Kiroro

Hokkaido, Japan

$$6.9

Drop them at 8am, ski Hokkaido powder all day, pick up at 5pm.

Auron ski resort

Auron

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

$$6.9

90 minutes from Nice, real village square, kids ski from three.

Reit im Winkl ski resort

Reit im Winkl

Bavaria, Germany

$$6.9

Rosi Mittermaier's ski school, €28.50 kids, actual Bavarian village.

Zell am See-Kaprun ski resort

Zell am See-Kaprun

Salzburg, Austria

$$6.9

Two villages, one glacier open October through May, your 6-year-old skis with you.

Mayrhofen ski resort

Mayrhofen

Tyrol, Austria

$$6.9

Two mountains, one pass. Ski school lunches your kids while you disappear.

Banff Sunshine ski resort

Banff Sunshine

Alberta, Canada

$$$6.9

30-minute gondola up, car-free village, kids asleep coming down.

Davos-Klosters ski resort

Davos-Klosters

Graubünden, Switzerland

$$6.8

Six mountains on one pass. Beginners get Madrisa. Advanced skiers get Parsenn.

Panorama ski resort

Panorama

British Columbia, Canada

$$6.8

Ski out your door, soak in geothermal springs, skip Banff prices.

Schweitzer ski resort

Schweitzer

Idaho, United States

$$6.8

Infant checked in at 4 months. You're skiing Idaho's biggest mountain.

Kitzbühel ski resort

Kitzbühel

Tyrol, Austria

$$6.8

Ski World Cup downhill runs, €226 tickets, 800-year town.

Jackson Hole ski resort

Jackson Hole

Wyoming, United States

$$$$6.7

Kids 12-under ski free; yours get 35 named trails you'll never find.

Northstar ski resort

Northstar

California, United States

$$6.7

Ritz at the summit, Waldorf childcare from 3 months, one contained bowl.

Laax ski resort

Laax

Graubünden, Switzerland

$$6.7

Under-4s snow kindergarten, world's largest halfpipe, same mountain.

Mont Blanc ski resort

Mont Blanc

Quebec, Canada

$$6.7

Jungle Magique inside, $104 kids, Tremblant crowds nowhere in sight.

St. Anton ski resort

St. Anton

Tyrol, Austria

$$6.7

Where alpine skiing was invented. Your kids learn here too.

Gressoney ski resort

Gressoney

Aosta Valley, Italy

$$6.7

Walser village, infant care from 9 months, 180km of quiet mountain.

Turracher Höhe ski resort

Turracher Höhe

Carinthia, Austria

$$6.7

Four ski schools, max 8 kids per class, snow through Easter.

Termas de Chillán ski resort

Termas de Chillán

Ñuble, Chile

$$6.7

Ski the run, soak the toddler, same property, nowhere else does this.

Changbaishan ski resort

Changbaishan

Jilin, China

$$6.7

One price covers everything. Ski off, soak in volcanic hot springs.

Chamonix ski resort

Chamonix

Haute-Savoie, France

$$6.6

Five mountains, one valley, Mont Blanc watching every beginner run.

Tignes ski resort

Tignes

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

$$6.6

Under-8s ski free while you pay €68 on glacier snow.

Pralognan-la-Vanoise ski resort

Pralognan-la-Vanoise

Savoie, France

$$6.6

€34 kids, national park at the village edge, no crowds.

Hakuba Valley ski resort

Hakuba Valley

Nagano, Japan

$$6.6

10 resorts, one pass, hot springs between runs.

Le Massif ski resort

Le Massif

Quebec, Canada

$$6.6

Ski down toward the frozen river. Lodge is at the top.

Snowbird ski resort

Snowbird

Utah, United States

$$6.5

Six-week-old in daycare, both parents skiing 500 inches of powder.

Sahoro ski resort

Sahoro

Hokkaido, Japan

$$6.5

One price covers lift tickets, meals, lessons, and Hokkaido powder.

Copper Mountain ski resort

Copper Mountain

Colorado, United States

$$6.5

Beginners west, experts east, the mountain sorted it, not the map.

Sierra Nevada ski resort

Sierra Nevada

Andalusia, Spain

$$6.5

3,400m elevation, December to May skiing, 2-hour Granada drive.

Pra Loup ski resort

Pra Loup

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

$$6.4

180km of terrain, €47 a day, your 3-year-old skis too.

Myoko Kogen ski resort

Myoko Kogen

Niigata Prefecture, Japan

$$6.3

¥7,000 lift pass, ramen at the base, chairlifts have no safety bars.

Hintertux Glacier ski resort

Hintertux Glacier

Tyrol, Austria

$$6.3

Snow in August. Austria's only 365-day glacier. €37 gets your kid up.

Sölden ski resort

Sölden

Tyrol, Austria

$$6.2

October glacier skiing, World Cup slopes, €34 kids, worth every euro.

Jay Peak ski resort

Jay Peak

Vermont, United States

$$6.2

Nearly 400 inches of snow, then dry off at the indoor waterpark.

Zermatt ski resort

Zermatt

Valais, Switzerland

$$6.0

Cogwheel train in, no cars, the Matterhorn fills your window.

Verbier ski resort

Verbier

Valais, Switzerland

$$5.9

Free beginner slopes, CHF 87 pass, crèche takes them from age three.

Peyragudes

Occitanie, France

$$

An Alps-quality family ski week at Pyrenees prices.

Ischgl

Tirol, Austria

$$

The Ibiza of the Alps has a family side. You just have to book the right week.

Montgenèvre

Hautes-Alpes, France

$$

The Franco-Italian border village where under-6s ski free and the ski school starts at 2.

La Rosière

Savoie, France

$$

Sunny Savoie balcony where your kids ski to Italy for lunch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What age do ski resort daycares accept?

Most resort childcare programs accept children from 2 months to 6 years, though age ranges vary by resort. Some offer extended programs for kids up to 12 with a mix of ski lessons and indoor activities.

How much does ski resort childcare cost?

Resort childcare typically costs $100-200 per day per child in the US, and can be lower in European resorts. Many resorts offer multi-day discounts. Book early — spots fill up fast during peak weeks.