Best Ski Resorts Near Vancouver One of Vancouver’s best features is it’s close proximity to the Coast Mountains, the gateway to endless outdoor adventure. In the winter months, there are multiple ski resorts near Vancouver that can be reached within a few hours drive. If you’re planning to go snowboarding or skiing during your time […]
10 Tips for Teaching your Kids to Ski this winter
If you’ve been following our family travel blog, you will notice a theme each winter. Our Facebook page and Instagram stories fill with videos and photos of us skiing and snowboarding. Many of you have asked us how we taught our kids to ski. In this blog post, we answer that very question and share […]
Snow Tubing at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Snow Tubing at Sasquatch Mountain Resort While this family friendly ski resort is known for its downhill skiing and snowboarding, Sasquatch Mountain Resort is also home to one of the largest snow tubing parks in the Lower Mainland. We spent a lot of time at Sasquatch Mountain last winter. Our boys went skiing more times […]
Sasquatch Mountain Snowshoeing – Guided Treks and New Snowshoe Trails
Sasquatch Mountain Snowshoeing We recently took a break from skiing and joined a guided snowshoe trek. The Sasquatch Mountain snowshoeing tours are relatively new to the mountain, so we thought it would be fun to take our boys on a snowshoeing adventure. We don’t snowshoe very often, mostly because we’re usually skiing or snowboarding when […]
The Best Ski Resorts in Canada
We breakdown the list of best ski resorts in Canada, including Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia, Banff-Lake Louise in Alberta, and Mont Tremblant in Quebec
We bought a cabin at Sasquatch Mountain! Or is it a chalet?
We purchased a cabin at Sasquatch Mountain! As we wave goodbye to 2020, we will reflect on it with mixed emotions. Obviously, 2020 sucked in many ways. But, it wasn’t all bad. We learned a lot about what is truly important. It put life into perspective and reminded us how quickly everything can change. For […]
Everything you need to know about Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Sasquatch Mountain Resort, British Columbia We originally published this post about Sasquatch Mountain Resort back in early 2019, after our first visit over the holiday season. Given that we’re heading into a new ski season here in British Columbia, we thought it would be timely to update and re-publish this post. We have since returned […]
Why you should visit Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies during the winter
This post is in partnership with Ski Canada and Travel Mindset. Why you should visit Banff and Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies during the winter When you think of winter in Canada, what images come to mind? Do you see giant snow-capped peaks and big fluffy snowflakes falling on a frozen mountain lake? Do […]