The 2024 annual issue of Ski & Snowboard with Kids, Australia's only family snow travel magazine, is out now and the winners of its annual Best Family Ski Resorts awards have been revealed.

The resorts were judged by a panel of ski experts including Rachael Oakes-Ash (aka Miss Snow It All), Felicity Moss from Mogul Ski World, Tanya Bacic from Travelplan Ski, Rodney Muller from Skimax, Phil Osborn from Snow Travel Expo and our editor, Helen Hayes.

The judges voted across a range of categories for Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, the USA and Canada. The scores for these categories were then used to determine an overall Best Family Ski Resort for each region.

The categories were Best for Beginners, Best for Advanced Families, Best for All-Round Family Activities, Best Village, Best Freestyle Resort and Best Snow Hotel. 

We also asked our readers to nominate their favourite resort in each region.

The resorts named as the overall winners in their regions were:

Australia: Thredbo, NSW

New Zealand: Cardrona, South Island

Japan: Niseko United, Hokkaido

USA: Aspen Snowmass, Colorado

Canada: Whistler Blackcomb, BC

Europe: Val d'Isère, France

The Best Snow Hotels in each region were:

Australia: Astra Falls Creek, Falls Creek

New Zealand: The Rees Hotel, Queenstown

Japan: Park Hyatt Niseko, Niseko

USA: The Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado

Canada: Four Seasons Resort & Residences Whistler, BC

Europe: W Hotel Verbier, Switzerland

See the full rundown of all the winning resorts in each category in the 2024 edition of Ski & Snowboard with Kids, or visit https://holidayswithkids.com.au/best-family-ski-resorts/

About Ski & Snowboard with Kids

Ski & Snowboard with Kids magazine is the first Australian publication of its kind, acting as the ultimate family guide to snow travel, from snow bunnies just getting their ski legs to speed-mad teens looking for first tracks. As well as sharing the latest news from the resorts of the Southern Hemisphere, we provide first-person insight into and expert advice about the best family friendly ski resorts in Japan, Europe, the USA and Canada. We also review the hottest gear, chat with Olympians and rising snow sports stars and look at all the après-ski fun you can have off the slopes.

The magazine is an annual standalone publication from the publisher of Holidays with Kids magazine, Australia's #1 family travel publication, with a quarterly audience of 600,000 families looking to be inspired by the wonders of the world. Holidays with Kids is Australia's authority on family travel and is one of Australia's widest-circulating and most-established travel magazines. It is produced in Sydney by Signature Media, Australia's leading independent publisher of family, travel and luxury travel titles.