New and improved Deer Valley has ski zones just for kiddos. Eric Schramm Photography/ Deer Valley Resort

The family ski trip … if only it could be as magical as those fireside snapshots made it look.

If your last Christmas vacation achieved Griswold family levels of disfunction, we’ve got you covered with expert-endorsed, stress-free slopes from Aspen to the Catskills.

These mountains put parenting on autopilot with ski schools, snacks galore and off-mountain activities to keep the clock moving.

The one with options

With four mountains to ski in Aspen, Colorado’s buzziest resort, your adrenaline-chasing kiddos will never get bored. Kids under 6 always ski free, and a lift ticket gives you access to all four peaks — Buttermilk, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands and Aspen Mountain.

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