Colorado Ski Vacation

By Janet James

Packages for your Colorado Ski Vacation are just starting to appear with popular travel suppliers, and the earlier you book, the better deal you get. As is always the case, if you arrange your vacation early (Nov - early Dec) or late (mid March to April) or in between major holidays, you will save money.

Some packages include ski lift tickets - usually a a few dollars off or, in some cases, the tickets are free if you book a specified number of nights.

It pays to shop around. Here are a few deals to get you started.

Expedia -Expires 12/31/08 Ski Vacations -: Save up to 25% on resorts, activities & more!

Pick the location of your choice and check for packages. Most include air/lodging and a discount on lift tickets. You can also collect "Thank you Points" which are redeemable on travel and other rewards. The points are accumulated 1 for every dollar you spend. You have to enroll to activate.

Ski.com - Ongoing Specials - Great for Last Minute Deals

Check this site regularly as the specials are constantly updated when travel is slow. If you buy online, you can get some deep discounts to your favorite resorts - even at the last minute.

Located in Aspen, Colorado, Ski.com is the largest independent seller of ski vacations and snowboard vacations in North America to more than 80 resorts worldwide and has been selling vacations since 1971.

Orbitz - Buy Discounted Lift Tickets with Lodging

From vacation package menu, choose Activities which will give you available Ski Packages.

To get discounted lift tickets, once you have made your lodging reservation, you will receive an email with a link to a voucher which you print out and present to the ticket office for your lift ticket.

Travelocity - Package deals with AIR, LODGING, LIFT TICKETS

To find a ski special, follow this navigational path: Travelocity - Vacation Packages - Trip ideas - Mountains - Browse Activities

Then choose your destination of choice to see what's available.

Currently Crested Butte if offering Free Lift Ticket for Every Night's Stay at a Crested Butte Mountain Resort Hotel. With 16 lifts and 121 trails, the resort beckons all levels of skiers with a DC Superpipe, DC Terrain Park, a Kids' Terrain park, tubing hill, rail park and the famous "Extreme Limits" terrian.

Kayak -Compares Colorado Ski Vacation packages

Kayak compares Colorado Ski Vacation packages in cities that have airports. For example, if you fly into Vail/Eagle, you will get Vail packages. Of course some cities don't have airports, so the search won't do you much good.

With a little research, you'll have both a spectacular time and an affordable Colorado Ski Vacation Package.

Janet James has been covering Colorado Ski Country in the popular web site, FunTripsLIVE for 10 years. Get her off-the-beaten-path look at Colorado Ski Country. Sign up for updates, compare lift ticket pricing, go shopping for ski clothes, review what's new and cool in the Colorado mountains at http://www.funtripslive.com/co_ski_country