We checked in on the Saturday of presidents weekend to ski Belleaire mountain. Now, I'm not a skier and my husband is so it was more for him and our sons, who also ski. So, as a result, I didn't plan perfectly!! The house is about 30 minutes from belleaire in one direction, and hunter mountain in the other. The drive to belleaire wasn't bad at all. Since my younger son is 6, he couldn't ski all day, so he and I spent a lot of time in the lodge when it would have been nice to return to the house. But that's just like I said that we really didn't plan great. The house itself was great. The decor is dated but that didn't bother us. My 6 yo was in love with a lot of the "old-fashioned" things and cried when we told him we were only staying two nights. They skied all day and then we relaxed at the house at night, talking, watching movies, and completing a jigsaw puzzle. It was a great place to stay and we will likely return, maybe for fall color and hiking, and maybe for more skiing.