OnTheSnow Users Rate Winter Park Most Family-Friendly Ski Resort for 2025-26 Season

BY OnTheSnow Staff
April 16, 2026

OnTheSnow.com’s visitors and app users have chosen Winter Park as the most family-friendly ski resort in North America in its annual Visitors’ Choice Awards for the 2023-2024 season. OnTheSnow’s users, who take millions of destination ski trips each winter, rated and reviewed the resorts they visit for characteristics such as terrain, après -ski, family friendliness, terrain parks, and more. Winter Park was rated no. 1 as the most family-friendly ski resort. 

Winter Park has no shortage of activities and unique experiences designed for families, including GlowNight snow tubing, ice skating, nature snowshoe tours, and the snowcat and s’mores tour. After a day of skiing and riding, families can take the free gondola up to the resort’s mountaintop lodge for live music and food and drinks with great views. The resort also has a fantastic ski and ride school featuring private lessons, multi-week lessons, skills clinics, and more. 

Winter Park Reviews From OnTheSnow Users 

“Our kids largely learned to ski here and are still loving to come to Winter park after 20 years.” – Traci  

“My family and I love Winter Park/Mary Jane. It offers a little bit of everything for everyone.” – Will  

“Our family loves this resort. It offers a little something for all levels. Overall a great value and variety for a family vacation on the slopes.” – Kevin 

OnTheSnow wants to continue to hear from skiers and snowboarders about ski resorts they’ve recently visited. Leave a review here for any ski resorts you’ve visited this season. Congrats to Winter Park and all of the 2025-26 Visitors’ Choice Award winners. 

Kids skiing down groomed run at Winter Park ski resort on a sunny day
©Charles Stemen/Winter Park Resort

2025-2026 Visitors Choice Award Winners

Best Overall Resort: Banff Sunshine 

Best All-Mountain Terrain: Jackson Hole 

Best Terrain Park: Copper Mountain  

Best Après-Ski: Telluride 

Best Ski Area for Beginners: Purgatory  

Best Small Ski Area: Wolf Creek