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Taking a family to the slopes can be a pricey endeavor. We've rounded up some of the best deals from around the country, including stops in California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and Idaho.
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Northern Michigan is a picturesque summer destination with its stunning Sleeping Bear Dunes and blue Lake Michigan waters. The area is equally picturesque dressed in winter white.
Two of my favorite resorts, Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville and Traverse City's Shanty Creek Resort, offer skiing and plenty of other family fun in the snow-snow tubing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, snow biking, paintball, even dog sledding-at rates much more affordable than you'll find in Colorado... Read more in our article from Going Places.
