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California
Mammoth Mountain, from $120 per person per night
The Midweek Madness Lodging package includes lodging and all-day lift tickets valued at $55 each. Located in central western California, the Mammoth Mountain resort is a 300-mile drive from Los Angeles and offers 3,500 acres of skiable snow in the eastern Sierra Nevada region. The deal includes a standard room with a queen-size bed (but no kitchenette) at the Mammoth Mountain Inn. The resort runs free shuttle buses every half hour.
When: Through Jan. 31, 2008. For Monday check-ins.
Details: Taxes are an additional 13 percent. Must book at least three days in advance. Minimum three-night stay; for a two-night stay, rates start at $125 per person per night. Based on double occupancy; single supplement is $94.
Contact: 800/626-6684, mammothmountain.com.
Colorado
Breckenridge, from $488 per person for 4 nights
Rental car, four nights in a two-bedroom, two-bath condo at ResortQuest Park Place Condominiums, and a three-day lift ticket, for $488 per person. Shuttles to ski lifts are provided, and the main street of this popular town is within reasonable walking distance. Each unit has a washer/dryer unit and an outdoor hot tub.
When: Through Feb. 13, 2008 (except Jan. 19 to Jan. 21).
Details: Rental-car taxes not included. Based on quad occupancy; no single supplement. Use code 8140 to book.
Contact: 800/916-9463, ski.com.
Correction 10/3: The original posting of this article incorrectly said that airfare was included in this $488 per person price. We regret the error.
Gateway, from $212 per room per night
The Full Moon Snowshoe Tour package includes a one-hour guided snowshoe trek at Sky Mesa Ranch--5,000 acres in the ponderosa pine forests at the base of the La Sal Mountains--as well as a bonfire with a choice of soup, chili or stew; hot cocoa, cider, and wine; and accommodations. You can choose to stay at either the Dolores River Inn, with 16 rooms decorated in earth tones, or the Kiva Lodge, which opened in 2007; its 40 rooms are situated around a pool, a hot tub, and Kiva Café. Both lodging options are part of the adobe-style Gateway Canyons Resort in western Colorado's red rock country. Rates start at $212 per room per night at the Dolores River Inn and at $292 at the Kiva Lodge—savings of more than 15 percent.
When: Through Mar. 31, 2008. If you want to experience the full moon, be sure to book a stay during one of the following time periods: Jan. 24-26, Feb. 22-23, or Mar. 21-22.
Details: Taxes are an additional 4.9 percent. Based on double occupancy; solo travelers pay $134 per night for the Dolores River Inn or $208 per night for the Kiva Lodge.
Contact: 970/931-2458, gatewaycanyons.com.
Vail, from $699 per room for 3 nights
Timed for Valentine's Day, the Steam Up the Slopes package at the 165-room Lodge at Vail includes a three-night stay, a two-day lift ticket per person to Vail, a one-hour in-room massage per person, a three-course dinner at The Wildflower restaurant, and breakfast daily at Cucina Rustica restaurant. Rates start at $699 per room for the three-night stay, which represents savings of 15 percent.
When: Feb. 1-29, 2008
Details: Taxes are an additional 9.8 percent. Based on double or solo occupancy.
Contact: 877/528-7625, lodgeatvail.rockresorts.com.
Idaho
Silver Mountain, from $85 per person per night
An all-day lift ticket is included in the Ski and Stay package at Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg, Idaho. You'll enjoy a standard studio lodge room—with a king-size bed, a kitchenette, and a balcony—at Morning Star Lodge, located steps away from the gondolas that usher you to the lifts. The resort features more than 1,600 acres of skiing and snowboarding terrain and is located an hour's drive east of Spokane, Wash.
When: Through the end of the 2008 ski season in mid-April, depending on the weather.
Details: No minimum-night-stay requirement. For midweek, non-holiday dates. Taxes and fees of 12 percent are additional. Based on double occupancy; single supplement $170.
Contact: 800/204-6428, silvermt.com.
Montana
Big Sky Resort, from $540 per person for a five-night stay
A special at Big Sky Resort in the Rocky Mountains offers a hotel room at the slope-side Huntley Lodge, including breakfast and lift tickets (valued at $75 per person per day). The package price saves about 20 percent off of buying the components separately. Big Sky offers 22 lifts and 3,800 acres of skiable terrain for beginner- through advanced-level skiers. Flights are available to nearby Bozeman, Mont., from Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Seattle.
When: Mar. 29-Apr. 13, 2008.
Details: Taxes and an all-you-can-eat breakfast are included. Free shuttle service is provided to places around town. Airport-resort shuttle service is $69 roundtrip. Package based on quad occupancy; double occupancy costs $745 per person.
Contact: 800/548-4486, bigskyresort.com.
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