My family tree has a lot of branches.
Especially in the winter.
And having a trip with no sullen teenagers or crotchety old people was definitely worth the price.
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So as soon as they got bored, returning to the mountain was easy.
As the name might imply, it’s big, wide, and fast.
Because nothing makes a kid forget about a bad day like a dog.
So my sister took them on the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’free treksthrough the wilderness.
The big, family-style feasts are served at the scenicBritt Cabin,accessible via either ski or snowcat.
With kids, at night, opt for the latter.
It adds a big, fun machine for them to ride in too.
Snowmass did not disappoint.
I met them there for beers on a few occasions.
At night, we discovered a free bus that left from the Snowmass Village Mall straight into downtown Aspen.
Though the rooftop closes not long after sunset, the rest of Aspen keeps going.
They still beat me to breakfast in the morning.
Seniors who sit and seniors who ski still find excitement
Chuck is a perfectly nice guy.
Long after the kids moved on to dinner, he stayed there the happiest we’d seen him.
Different families hosted dinner every night, giving us quality time together after our days adventuring on our own.
Snowmass also has an abundance of large homes available as vacation rentals, if you really love your togetherness.
Obviously we had our down time, and squabble as families do.
My nieces disappeared a couple of times and didn’t tell anyone where they were going.
But this is the stuff that happens with families, at Snowmass or at home.
