Comments on: Back to the Ice Age on Snowmass Mountain

By: TRAVEL TIPS ! Taking the kids, and including museum time. | Yes-News |

TRAVEL TIPS ! Taking the kids, and including museum time. | Yes-News | — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:23:34 +0000

[...] are skiing at Snowmass, take time to visit the Ice Age Discovery Center right in the village. (Here’s what I said about our visit there.) At large museums, seek out special family workshops and interactive areas designed for kids. The [...]

By: Taking the kids — and including museum time on your next trip | New 2000

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:18:09 +0000

[...] The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is opening “Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age” this month, complete with fossil tusks and skulls, interactive videos and more, as you relive the story of the Snowmastadon Project, the huge Ice Age fossil site unearthed near Snowmass Village in 2010. See fossils from the site on display for the first time and watch museum volunteers prepare fossils found at various digs. (Maybe you have a future paleontologist in your gang?) If you are skiing at Snowmass, take time to visit the Ice Age Discovery Center right in the village. (Here’s what I said about our visit there.) [...]

By: Taking the kids — and including museum time on your next trip | Entertaiment News

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:51:44 +0000

[...] The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is opening "Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age" this month, complete with fossil tusks and skulls, interactive videos and more, as you relive the story of the Snowmastadon Project, the huge Ice Age fossil site unearthed near Snowmass Village in 2010. See fossils from the site on display for the first time and watch museum volunteers prepare fossils found at various digs. (Maybe you have a future paleontologist in your gang?) If you are skiing at Snowmass, take time to visit the Ice Age Discovery Center right in the village. (Here’s what I said about our visit there.) [...]

By: Travel Blog | Taking the kids — and including museum time on your next trip

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:19:05 +0000

By: Special: Sun, Snow and Sea Spring Break 2013 Vacation Ideas | Taking the Kids

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:07:56 +0000

[...] for any fan. The Treehouse Adventure Center at Snowmass Village is where you also can visit the Ice Age Discovery Center to learn about the fantastic fossil find of mastodons here. There’s also plenty of other [...]

By: Get a free flight ticket with a reservation to Snowmass | Taking the Kids

Get a free flight ticket with a reservation to Snowmass | Taking the Kids — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 08:31:16 +0000

[...] phone with a Ski.com Mountain Vacation Specialist. At 800-908-5000 Read what Eileen wrote about our visit to Snowmass and its new Ice Age Discovery Center last winter. Tip of the Day | [...]

By: Fun in the snow — your family guide to winter activities in 2012-13 | Taking the Kids

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:30:18 +0000

[...] SNOWMASS. One of the four fabulous mountains in Aspen, Co., Snowmass is where kids have their choice of peppermint S’mores, ice cream sundaes or every variety of Gummi après ski at the new Base Village. Snowmass, by far the largest mountain in Aspen, is family snow sports central with its $17 million Treehouse Adventure Center complete with its own climbing “wall” for pre-schoolers. From April 1-14, kids ages 7-12 ski & stay free with purchase of lodging and lifts by an adult for three or more days. Purchase an adult ski lesson as part of the deal and kids have a free lesson too. A new Westin opens this winter. Also, book any 2 nights at a participating property and get the 3rd night free with rates starting at just $99. Check the website for other deals and also don’t miss the resident Golden Eagle at the free Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. Take a snowshoe tour with them n the mountain. Visit the Snowmass Ice Age Discovery Center that showcases the terrific find of prehistoric mastodons. Here’s what I wrote about the discovery. [...]

By: Special: 50 Great Ideas for Your Family’s Summer Vacation | Taking the Kids

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:34:53 +0000

[...] discovery of a huge cache of prehistoric Mastadon bones just in the past two years (Here’s what I wrote about it). Lake Tahoe of course draws families to water-based fun. [...]

By: A trip down memory lane for a pair of ski bum brothers | Taking the Kids

A trip down memory lane for a pair of ski bum brothers | Taking the Kids — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:44:57 +0000

[...] Eileen’s travel diaries on the Aspen-Snowmass [...]