Women Who Ski offers trips under the “official” banner so as not to be confused with the “unofficial” trips members of our Women Who Ski Facebook group organize on their own. We encourage members of our Facebook group to gather women together any way they wish to ski and ride together.

Women Who Ski trips are open to all women 18 years or older. We ask that you either join our Facebook group or if you are not on Facebook, join our mailing list on this website so we can stay in touch with you. Additionally, in order to attend one of our official trips each season, you will need to be a paying member of Women Who Ski at the Black Diamond level at the current early bird rate of $45. Price goes up on Sept. 1 of each year.

Yes, all of our Official Women Who Ski trips allow only women.

We have found that there are women who enjoy skiing in the company of other women only. Our goal is to meet that need so women can enjoy the slopes in the way they desire.

Yes, we welcome all levels of skiers, from beginner to advanced, but we ask that you have been on skis before and can at least get down a green run on your own.

The majority of the women who attend our trips can ski blue runs and groomed black runs. The second largest group of women who attend our trips are solid blue level intermediate skiers. From there we get a handful of double black expert skiers, and a few green level beginner skiers. We welcome all levels and accommodate all levels.

Absolutely! We know snowboarders enjoy the slopes alongside their skiing buddies.

We cannot guarantee that there will be other green level beginners on each trip, that’s why we ask that if you are interested in joining one of our trips and desire to ski with other women, to reach out to Women Who Ski founder, Genevieve Schmitt, who can let you know if there are other green level beginners interested in this trip. Usually there are. The beauty of having two or more beginners is that you can share a group lesson and practice together. That said, we foster an environment of helping one another so it’s not uncommon for intermediate and advanced skiers, after they’ve skied their favorite runs, to offer to ski with and “coach” a beginner level skier to encourage them.

During our first night’s welcome reception, everyone wears a name tag with her skier level indicated. This is to help us identify others who ski at similar levels. The first day we usually ski together in two or three larger groups regardless of level to warm up on a blue run. From there, ladies see who skis similarly and then groups naturally and organically break away. It always works out so lovely.

We foster a nurturing, supportive environment and frown upon using words like fast and slow. While we know there are ladies who like to rip, and we encourage expert women to find similar skiers on the trip to do that with, our goal with these trips is for all skiers and snowboarders to be supported and encouraged by the more experienced women. We were all beginners one day.

We limit the group size to around 20 to 25 guests give or take a few. We’ve run trips with as many as 35 women and we find the intimacy of the group is lost. With a smaller group size, it allows for everyone to get to know each other during the week, and makes it manageable for scheduling group dinners if the women wish to meet as a group one evening during the week.

We encourage women who have never been on a group ski trip before to step out of their comfort zone and join us. The majority of the women who join our trips come by themselves. The friendly and warm atmosphere we create makes it easy for solo travelers to find a buddy or two to join up with during the trip.

A chat group on WhatsApp is created specifically for the trip where guests can join to converse, share, and post photos. We’ve found our trip chat groups are the heartbeat of keeping everyone connected so no one feels left out.

Our guests come from all over the U.S. Everyone, regardless of location, is welcome. We do find a greater concentration of women coming in from the New England area and east coast, mainly because our trips are out west and many east coast skiers desire to ski out west.

We call our trip hosts “Women Who Ski Ambassadors” because we know that the tone or environment of a trip is set by the leader(s) hosting. Ambassadors are people who further the mission of an organization. In keeping with ours, Ambassadors lead with a servants heart, putting the needs of guests first, and anticipating the needs of each guest, something you’d expect with an upscale professional event. You can read more about what to expect from a WWS Ambassador here.

Yes. Up until now, Women Who Ski founder Genevieve Schmitt has been the lead ambassador on our trips, along with a friend who assisted her in developing our trips model. However, in order to expand the number of trips we offer each year, we will need ambassadors to help lead and facilitate our trips. If you are interested, read the qualifications on our Ambassadors page. As of now, to qualify for an Ambassador position, you must have attended an Official Women Who Ski trip where you met and interacted with Genevieve. Reach out to her if you are interested.

Email me, Genevieve, at Gen@WomenWhoSki.org with your question.