The family fun that Aspen/Snowmass offers is endless with something for everyone! From winter to summer we have it all! Check out just a sampling of the family fun below. Click here for information about local babysitting services.

ON-MOUNTAIN FAMILY FUN

The Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center
Open up a different world to your family here. With our industry-leading Treehouse Kids’ Adventure Center and ski & snowboard school, kids of all ages will discover a lot more than the lifelong joy of skiing and riding. From interactive themed rooms for all ages to movie nights, no one is too old or too young to fall in love with this place. Explore at www.treehousekidsclub.com.

Prepare the little ones to be future powder-riding partners with lessons from Ski & Snowboard Schools. There are classes available for all ages and abilities, from preschoolers to teens, beginners to experts. Learn more about Ski & Snowboard Schools of Aspen/Snowmass programs for infants, toddlers, kids and teens!

Ski or ride with your brood: Hit the family trails on Snowmass and Buttermilk from adventurous and interactive kids’ trails, children’s race arena and picnic areas and beginner terrain park and halfpipes for the littlest skiers and riders. Pick up a Kids’ Trail Map for details.

Kids ages 6 and under always ski/snowboard for FREE at Aspen/Snowmass!

Great faces deserve each other, so put yours in front of the Elk Mountains in a family portrait. The professionals at SharpShooter Imaging can photograph you and yours for a memory you can take home with you.

Enjoy a family snowcat ride for an evening filled with sing-a-longs and a great BBQ dinner at the Burlingame Cabin. Reservations required; call 800-525-6200 x4715 or 970-923-8715 for details. 

Take a FREE naturalist-guided skiing/riding tour on Snowmass with Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES). Call 970-925-5756 or click here for more information.

Don't forget to check out our event calendar for a great lineup of winter events, like the ESPN Winter X Games 14, January 28-31, 2010, concerts, competitions and more!

Storytelling by the Campfire: Listen to tales of the Old West while roasting marshmallows and drinking hot chocolate at the campfire in Snowmass Village. FREE for all ages. Call 800-SNOWMASS for dates and times. 

Recreation Centers: After the lifts close, give your family a unique recreational experience in either Aspen or Snowmass Village. The Aspen Parks & Recreation facility (the ARC) features an Olympic-size pool, NHL-size ice arena, rock climbing, youth center and much more. Call 970-544-4100 for details. The Snowmass Village Recreation Center is an 18,000 square foot, first-class complex boasting a wide variety of activities for all ages and interests. Whether you play on our climbing wall, enjoy the very unique bouldering cave or shoot some hoops on the new gym, you & your family are sure to enjoy. Call 970-922-2240 for more information.

The internationally renowned Aspen Music Festival & School presents a winter concert series geared toward families. Call 970-925-3254 or click here for more information.

And, there are plenty of places to go to a movie, rent a movie, or enjoy a nice family dinner in Aspen or Snowmass (HINT: Take the kids to eat at Boogie's Diner in Aspen, where pink vinyl booths, huge shakes and yummy food abound.) Check out our restaurant listing for families in Aspen/Snowmass below.

Babysitting Services:

• Aspen Baby (all ages), 970-319-9435; click here for email or here for website
• Aspen Babysitting Co. (all ages), 970-948-6849, click here for email or here for website
• Aspen Day Trippers - Adventures & Babysitting (ages 4 - 14), 970-920-1769
• Aspen Youth Center, 970-925-7091
• A Mom's Day Off (all ages), 970-963-8558, click here for email
• A B C Babysitting Company, 970-925-1050
• Sunshine's Sitting Service, 970-963-4995 or 800-963-4995

Enjoy the experience of a lifetime with all that Camp Aspen/Snowmass has to offer in the summer.

Camp Aspen/Snowmass provides a fun, dynamic environment and offers combinations of activities with daily and weekly programs available for ages 2.5 years through teens. Activities include mountainboarding, skateboarding, early season snowboarding/skiing, paintball and mountain biking.

Camp is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 1 - September 4, 2009, with drop-off locations in Snowmass and Aspen. Flexible scheduling is available by appointment. Check here or call 970-923-1227 for more info.