Pennsylvania

2015 Kids Ski Free SkiPA

SkiPA for Winter Family Fun and Discounts

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One of the incredible programs that is out there that we have written about for the past couple of years is SkiPA, a non-profit organization in place to help promote Pennsylvania ski resorts. Together, with their partner properties, they have a number of programs that family’s should consider before heading to the slopes.

The participating ski resorts for the 2015 include the following:

  • Alpine Mountain, Analomink
  • Bear Creek Mountain Resort & Conference Center, Macungie
  • Big Boulder, Blakeslee
  • Blue Knob Ski Area, Claysburg
  • Blue Mountain, Palmerton
  • Camelback Mountain Resort, Tannersville
  • Elk Mountain, Union Dale
  • Hidden Valley Resort, Hidden Valley
  • Jack Frost Mountain, Blakeslee
  • Liberty Mountain, Carroll Valley
  • Montage Mountain, Scranton
  • Mystic Mountain at Nemacolin, Farmington
  • Roundtop Mountain Resort, Lewisberry
  • Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Seven Springs
  • Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, Shawnee-on-Delaware
  • Ski Big Bear, Lackawaxen
  • Ski Sawmill Family Resort, Morris
  • Tussey Mountain, Boalsburg, PA
  • Whitetail Resort, Mercersburg

Save $5 on Lift Tickets/Learn to Ski Packages

If visiting any of the member properties, be sure to visit the SkiPA deal page for the latest promotions. This month, guests can save $5 on the cost of mid-week lift tickets or learn to ski packages.

SkiPA Beginner Ticket, Lesson and Rentals

SkiPA offers $49 Beginner Ticket, Lesson and Rentals at participating properties for those just learning to ski. This is a great opportunity to get started for an incredible value. Do note, all the properties have minimum age limitations, which might not accommodate young families.

4th & 5th Grade Snowpass Program

If you have a 4th or 5th grade student, the SkiPA Snowpass program is a no-brainer. Simply register your child, and they receive 3 free light tickets per participating resort with the purchase of a paying adult. This is a perfect bonding activity with your kids and a way to get them outside during the winter.

Overall, the SkiPA program is an excellent program designed to get people out and enjoying skiing with their families.

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Source: SkiPA

Sesame Place TeacherPass

Sesame Place Teacher Pass

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Sesame Place, located in Langhorne, PA, and featuring the iconic characters from Sesame Street, offers a Teachers Pass for eligible participants.

Teachers of grades K – 12 from PA, NY, NJ & DE may apply for a free 2015 Teacher Pass valid for unlimited park admission now through December 31, 2015.

Link: Sesame Place Teacher Pass

Depending on your State certificate, there are a variety of positions that are eligible.

Once you complete your application form, visit Sesame Place and redeem in-park during normal park operating hours on any of the following days:

– November 22, 2014 – December 31, 2014
– May 2, 2015 – June 17, 2015
– If registrant does not visit and redeem by June 17, 2015, the offer will expire.

Teacher Pass is valid every operating day during 2015, including A Very Furry Christmas.

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Source: Sesame Place

141018 Pittsburgh Zoo Boo

What is a Zoo, Without a Little Boo?

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Our family’s recent trip to the Pittsburgh area found us using one of our best annual investments, our zoo membership. Our Cleveland Zoo membership gets us a 50% discount on the cost of admission at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

Our visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo also happen to correspond with Zoo Boo, a kid friendly Halloween event throughout the property.

We happen to arrive on a cool, Saturday morning right as the park opened. We were also one of the only people in the zoo, making it an excellent opportunity to not only see the grounds, but get a head start on the Boo activities.

We happen to travel pretty minimally on this trip, and did not originally plan on visiting the zoo, so we only brought one stroller for our infant son. So we opted to rent a safari cart from the zoo. For only $8, the safari cart provided two seats.

Scattered across the park were tables sponsored by local companies. Each table than handed out trick-or-treat items to the kids.

We selected to go around the zoo and end back at the front of the park where two kid friendly haunted houses were constructed. Both were really cute for entertaining the kids with just enough scary not to make them frightened.

141018 Pittsburgh Zoo Boo

141018 Pittsburgh Zoo Boo

141018 Pittsburgh Zoo Boo

141018 Pittsburgh Zoo Boo

141018 Pittsburgh Zoo Boo

Overall, our family had a great time visiting the Pittsburgh Zoo Boo event. My personal favorite part of zoo happens to be the PPG Aquarium, with its super large viewing tanks with impressive habitats.

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