Our family was provided with Seven Springs Mountain Resort lifts tickets and kids ski lessons in order to accommodate this review. All opinions are those of the author.
One thing that has long been on my parenting bucket list was getting to teach my children the joys skiing. However, our two oldest boys just came into the age of being able to learn, as lots of resorts have a 4 year age minimum.
So we were more than excited when SkiPA and Seven Springs Mountain Resort invited our family out to come and spend a day at their resort.
Seven Springs Mountain Resort is located in Champion, Pennsylvania, about a 3.5 hour drive from the Cleveland area. I had made many trips over the years to Seven Springs throughout High School Ski Club, and prior to having kids. Seven Springs has always been one of our favorite resorts within a decent drive from Cleveland because of its beautiful setting in the Laurel Highlands and great ski slopes.
After dropping the boys off at Tiny Tots ski school, we hit the slopes for some skiing. Dropping kids off at the ski school was amazingly efficient, as you simply hand over the kids and their bag of belongings (gloves, etc.), and they handle everything from there. They feed the kids lunch, let them use the restroom, dress them, fit them with the equipment, and then teach the kids to ski for approximately two (2) hours. The whole process was painless and comforting know the kids were in great hands.
Eventually, my wife and I took separate paths at Seven Springs, and as I went off to get in some more skiing, she took in the finer offerings of the resort.
My view was drastically different than her view.
His Seven Springs View
Her Seven Springs View
My experience on the mountain involved getting to finally witness my children on skis, and once they were done with their class, getting to enjoy individual time with my boys.
While her view clearly was set on the extraordinary food presented at the Slopeside Dining Room, where she got to enjoy an exquisite assortment of salads, breads, and desserts, paired with freshly made bloody mary’s and glasses of wine.
Lastly, while my feet were busy in ski boots enjoying the terrain, hers were getting pampered in the spa.
However, despite the differences of events throughout the day, one thing proved true for the both of us. It made us immensely proud to see our kids try out skiing for the first time, thrive, and love it! I felt an incredible sense of pride on the ride home at what our kids were able to accomplish at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, and how their incredible kids program made them clambering to return.
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Source: InACents