We had a wonderful ski vacation at Ski Watch 101! We are a family of five from Florida and our children are 8, 7 and 7 years old. We had grandma with us, so we were 6 in total. The kids had never been skiing before this trip.
We had stayed several times at Ski Watch pre-kids, so we knew what to expect. It is an older facility and you are paying for the location. If you are expecting shiny, new and perfect, this condo may not be for you. If you are coming to ski, the location is perfect! Ski rental is at the base of the mountain. We loved being right on the mountain and watching the Snowcats groom the slopes each evening out the window. Grandma does not ski and had a perfect view of the slopes all day. We easily got groceries by riding the gondola to the grocery store. We took the free bus in town to eat at restaurants. We did have to buy a frying pan in order to cook for 6 and there wasn’t cabinet space for groceries. No big deal, though.
The ski school is very close, but is down quite a slope. You can rent kids skies from the school and leave them there each night or rent at the ski shop and carry them back to the condo at night. By the SECOND day, all three kids skied to the ski school in the morning and skied back to the condo at night on green slopes, so no more lugging skies back home!
The owner of the unit was very helpful and informative. She gave us lots of tips on how to make the most out of our stay. Let me tell you, I had PLENTY of questions, because this was our first trip with the kids. On wash day, our clothes would not dry and we were at risk of being late for a snow mobile expedition. A worker at the condo was very kind and offered to fold our clothes when they were dry and put them in our unit for us! How can you beat that?
Overall, we loved our stay! The location cannot be beat!