Location based gaming has hit the slopes of Vail Mountain in Colorado.

Cheapest Weeks to Ski in Vail, Colorado

Cheapest Weeks to Stay in Vail, Colorado

Not familiar with the Foursquares of the world? No problem. Location based games are played on smart phones and allow you to get recognition in the form of badges for the places you go and things you do. Vail Resorts has hopped on the bandwagon and introduced Epic Mix to Vail Mountain as well as Keystone, Breckenridge, Heavenly, and Beaver Creek. Now you can earn cool badges when you hit goals like skiing 10 powder days across 5 mountains (Pow Hound Badge), skiing 350,000 vertical feet (Echo Badge), or riding every lift on the mountain (Epic Conqueror Badge).

Of course, there is so much more to Vail than mobile gaming. It is consistently ranked the #1 or #2 top ski resort in North America and has the most skiing terrain in the US, great restaurants and shopping, and family friendly activities like those at Adventure Ridge.

To help you get to Vail AND earn a Super Saver badge (I just made that up but you get the idea), we analyzed PackLate.com‘s inventory of Vail vacation rentals to determine the cheapest times to ski there. To save the most, you want to try to avoid the following busy time periods:

  • The holiday time period of December 18th to January 7th. Vail vacation rental prices are 46% less before the holidays and 18% less after.
  • After February 15th. Prices go up about 10% after that date all the way to April.

If you stay in a Vail vacation rental during the dates listed in the graphic above, you will save 26% versus the peak dates.

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There’s nothing sweeter than hiking to a ski resort’s advanced terrain and riding the untouched powder.. except when you don’t have to hike!

Cheapest Weeks to Ski in Keystone, Colorado

Cheapest Weeks to Stay in Keystone, Colorado

For powder hounds, hiking 30 minutes to an hour to get t0 the untouched snow at a ski resort’s bowls is a daily requirement. It’s usually worth it but what if you could get to the fresh stuff without the hike? That is the idea behind Keystone, Colorado’s Outback Shuttle. For only $5, you can catch a ride on a Keystone Adventure Tours snowcat to your favorite expert terrain in The Outback Bowls.

Keystone is not just for experts though. The ski resort offers the largest night skiing operation in Colorado, A51, the #2 terrain park in the country according to TransWorld, a 10,000 square foot spa at Keystone Lodge, and killer tubing at Adventure Point.

To help you save a little money so you don’t have to hike, PackLate.com analyzed its inventory of Keystone vacation rentals to determine the cheapest times to ski there. To save the most, and to be sure you have a seat on the snowcat, you want to try to avoid the peak time periods. Here they are:

  • The holiday time period of December 17th to January 2nd. Keystone vacation rental prices are 41% less the week before the holidays and 28% less the week after the holidays.
  • March 4th to March 20th. Keystone is a popular spring break destination for students and families. Prices are 21% less the week before that time period and 28% less after.

If you stay in a Keystone vacation rental during the dates listed in the graphic, you will save 28% on average versus the peak dates.

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Have you heard the term champagne powder? It sounds like something thought up by a ski resort’s marketing department but as it turns out, there’s a lot more to it.

The Cheapest Weeks to Ski in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

The Cheapest Weeks to Stay in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

It is the famous snow of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. So famous, in fact, that the ski resort has a trademark on it (ok, that was the marketing department). According to Wikipedia, champagne powder is a very smooth and dry snow that’s great for skiing. It was coined in the 1950s by a rancher in Steamboat to describe the area’s unique snow. The conditions are created due to Steamboat’s location in the Park Range, the first significant barrier in Northwest Colorado for storms arriving from the Pacific.

If you are as intrigued by this snow as I am, you will want to know when to get there on the cheap. At PackLate.com, we analyzed our inventory of Steamboat vacation rentals to determine the cheapest weeks to ski there. To save the most, you want to go when there’s the most availability. Here are the busy time periods you should try to avoid:

  • The holiday time period of December 18th to January 3rd. Steamboat vacation rental prices are 57% less before the holidays and 37% less after.
  • The Presidents Day time period of February 16th to the 25th. You will save 15% the week before or after that time period.
  • The spring break time period of March 5th to March 25th. Prices are 15% lower the week before and 25% cheaper the week after.

If you visit Steamboat during the weeks listed in the graphic above, you will save 32% on average versus the peak weeks.

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Which ski resort do we recommend for world class skiing on a budget? That would be Winter Park, Colorado.

The Cheapest Weeks to Ski in Winter Park, CO

The Cheapest Weeks to Stay in Winter Park, CO

Of the 12 ski resorts we analyzed, Winter Park vacation rentals have the lowest average nightly rate at $239 and one of the highest average availability rates at 81%. Considering it’s less than a two hour drive from Denver International Airport, it’s an accessible option for anyone looking for top notch skiing at a great price. Winter Park also has a killer terrain park that helped it earn a spot on Transworld Snowboarding Magazine’s Top 10 Resorts in 2011. For the 2010 -2011 season, the terrain park will add 20 new rails and features. To save even more money on your Winter Park ski trip, you need to avoid the crowds. Here are the dates you should try to avoid if you want to save:

  • The holiday time period of December 24th to January 1st. Prices are 40% cheaper before and after the holidays.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend of January 14th to January 16th. Prices are 15% cheaper before and after the holiday weekend.
  • Presidents Day weekend of February 18th to the 20th. Prices are 20% cheaper before the weekend and 15% cheaper after the weekend.
  • The end of March. Winter Park is a popular spring break destination and there are two large racing events. The NASTAR Nationals are from March 24th to the 27th and the US Alpine Championships are from March 31st to April 3rd.

We summarized the cheapest dates to stay in Winter Park in the graphic above. If you book a Winter Park vacation rental during these dates, you’ll save 30% on average. Check back soon for the cheapest weeks to ski at another destination. You can vote for which resort we should cover on our Facebook wall!

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Can you hit 10 black diamond runs across 4 mountain peaks in one day?

Cheapest Weeks to Ski in Breckenridge, Colorado

The Cheapest Weeks to Stay in Breckenridge, Colorado

That’s the new Peak to Peak Challenge in Breckenridge, Colorado. If you can, you’ll receive exclusive schwag so you can brag to your friends. Better yet, Breckenridge has received over 100 inches of snowfall so far this ski season and is expecting another 10 inches on December 10 & 11 according to ColoradoPowderForecast. To help get you to the challenge and the pow on the cheap, PackLate.com analyzed its Breckenridge vacation rental inventory to determin the cheapest weeks to ski in Breckenridge, Colorado.

To score a great deal on a vacation rental in Breck (and more importantly, short lift lines), you want to avoid the crowds. Here are the busy time periods for the Breckenridge 2010-2011 ski season.  So to save the most, try to avoid:

  • The extreme sports Dew Tour is in Breckenridge from December 16th to the 19th.
  • The holiday time period of December 20th to January 3rd. Prices drop 42% after the Holidays.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Weekend of January 14th to the 16th. Prices are 17% lower before and after that weekend.
  • The popular winter and spring break periods of February 11th to the 19th and most of the month of March. Prices drop about 30% after March 26th.

We compiled the cheapest weeks in the graphic above. If you book a vacation rental during those time periods, you will save 28% on average versus the peak time periods.

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What do you do when you get 138 inches of snow in the opening month of ski season? You come up with a great nickname. In Park City, Utah, they now refer to November 2010 as Snowvember. To help you take advantage of these epic ski conditions, we determined the cheapest weeks to ski in Park City, Utah.

The Cheapest Weeks to Ski in Park City, Utah

The Cheapest Weeks to Stay in Park City, Utah

PackLate.com analyzed its Park City vacation rental inventory to find the weeks with the lowest prices and highest availability. We found that the cheapest times to go are the times when others are not going. So here are the busy time periods to avoid:

  • The holiday time period of December 24th to January 1st. Prices increase 69% from the week before the holiday time period and drop 34% the week after.
  • The popular Sundance Film Festival is from January 20th to January 30th. Prices increase 38% from the week before the festival and drop 17% after the festival.
  • The Presidents Day time period of February 17th to February 25th. Prices increase 20% from the week before that time period and fall 8% after.

We summed up the cheapest weeks to go in the graphic above. If you stay in Park City during the dates listed, you will save 24% on average.

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Snowcat food carts and AcroBags may make Mammoth Mountain the coolest ski resort in the US. We set out to determine the cheapest weeks to ski there.

Cheapest weeks to ski in Mammoth Lakes

The cheapest dates to stay in Mammoth Lakes

Mammoth Mountain hopped on the food truck craze sweeping American cities and converted two snowcats into “Roving Mammoth” food trucks serving burritos, churros, and calzones. This season it also opened up the Stomping Grounds, a terrain park with AcroBags, or large air bags placed in the landing area of jumps. With innovations like these, Mammoth Mountain could win the award for the coolest ski resort in the US for the 2010-2011 ski season. To help you get to there on the cheap, PackLate.com heads to Mammoth Lakes, California for our 4th edition of our Cheapest Weeks to ski blog series.

We analyzed our Mammoth Lakes cabin and vacation rental inventory to determine the weeks with the lowest prices and highest availability for the 2010-2011 ski season. We discovered that you can save 37% by avoiding the peak time periods. The peak time periods for Mammoth Lakes are the holiday time period of December 17th to January 2nd, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend (January 14th-16th), President’s Day weekend (February 17th-20th), and the spring break month of March. If you get your skiing in between these dates, you will save some serious money and enjoy less crowds and shorter lift lines!

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On a ski vacation, would you rather get great powder or a great deal? South Lake Tahoe offers both for the 2010 – 2011 season!

Cheapest Weeks to Ski in South Lake Tahoe

The cheapest weeks to stay in South Lake Tahoe

November 2010, South Lake Tahoe had its best opening weekend ever with over 100 inches of snow reported in some areas. Many South Lake Tahoe ski resorts have over 85% of their terrain open, something they are not usually able to do until January. They have the snow, and PackLate.com has the cheapest weeks to ski there. For the third edition of our cheapest weeks to ski series, we head to (you guessed it) South Lake Tahoe, California.

We analyzed our Lake Tahoe vacation and cabin rental inventory to determine the weeks with the lowest prices and highest availability. Of all 10 popular ski resorts we analyzed, we found that Lake Tahoe has one of the lowest average prices and the most availability. So if you want a ski vacation with plenty of snow at a great price, Lake Tahoe is a great bet for the 2010-2011 ski season.

For the cheapest times to ski there, avoid the holiday time period of December 18th to January 4th. Prices increase 56% from before the holidays and fall 37% after the holidays. Other time periods to avoid where you can save on average 15% by going before or after are Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend (January 15th -19th) and the Presidents Day and winter break time period of February 10th – 21st. If you visit Tahoe during the dates listed in the graphic, you will save on average 28% versus peak time periods.

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For the second part of the PackLate.com cheapest weeks to ski blog series, we head from Aspen to Telluride, Colorado. Fans of Telluride will tell you it gets some of the best snow in the world. Because we want you to be able to judge for yourself (without breaking the bank), we came up with the cheapest weeks to ski there. We did that by analyzing our inventory of Telluride vacation rentals to determine the weeks for the upcoming ski season with the lowest prices and highest availability.

Telluride Best Weeks to Ski

The cheapest weeks to stay in Telluride

It is no secret that the holiday time period is busy for any ski resort. What you may not know is Telluride vacation rental prices increase 70% from the week before December 21st to the January 1st time period. So if you want to save some serious money, avoid those two weeks!

Another more expensive time period is late February to the middle of March. Prices increase 20% for the February 18th to March 20th time period. The increase in price is due to the increase in visitors for Presidents Day, spring break, and Telluride Gay Ski Week, which is from February 26th to March 6th.

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How do you save 30% on a ski vacation without trying? Just avoid the peak weeks. At PackLate.com, we analyzed our inventory of vacation rentals at ski resorts out west to find the weeks for the upcoming ski season with the lowest prices and highest availability.

The cheapest weeks to ski in Aspen.

The cheapest weeks to stay in Aspen, Colorado

To kick off our 10 post series, we will start with Aspen vacation rentals. Like all of our ski resorts, you should avoid the holiday time period of December 19th to January 2nd. From the week before the holidays, the average nightly price of a vacation rental in Aspen jumps 88%! Another time period to avoid in Aspen is late January for the ESPN X Games. If you are not interested in the event, avoid the dates of January 19th to January 31st. Nightly prices go up 42% from the week before and after the X Games. If you visit Aspen during the dates listed in the infographic, you should save over 30% compared to the peak time periods.

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PackLate has great deals on vacation rentals, cabins, and condos. 30 days before the check-in date prices start falling and can go as far as 60% off. Unlike other vacation rental sites, PackLate offers real-time pricing and availability, online booking with all major credit cards, instantly confirmed reservations, and great customer service. PackLate partners with professional property managers and now has nearly 10,000 properties in more than 30 destinations.

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