Sunlight’s $48 Pass: “Cheap for Colorado”

Sunlight, “down valley” from Aspen, offers lift tickets for $48 a day. As Sunlight points out, that amounts to “cheap lift tickets for Colorado.” Indeed, one can still step back in time, to lower prices, at Sunlight, while still having 2,010 vertical feet to ride.

What: $48 lift tickets

Where: Sunlight

When: Season-long

Today’s Base Depth: 57 inches (top)
Go to: Sunlight lift tickets

Three-Day Passes: As Good As It Gets at Wolf Creek?

Unless you buy a season pass, three-day lift tickets may be the best deal you’re gonna get at Wolf Creek, typically Colorado’s powder champ — at least, that’s the way it appears from a perusal of the resort’s website. For the record, three-day adult passes are $141, vs. $48 for a single day — a net savings over three days of $7. Not much, but it’s something — besides, how many places in Colorado (or anywhere) offer equivalent powder at that price?

What: Three-day passes

Where: Wolf Creek

When: Season long

Today’s Snow Depth: 140 inches (top)

Go to: Wolf Creek prices

Ski and Stay Starts at $84 at Colorado’s Copper Mt.

 

The “Ski Free/Stay Free” deal at Colorado’s Copper Mountain works like this: “Buy three nights of lodging and lift tickets and get an additional night & day of lifts for free.” Kids are free — plus, the deal includes the “Beeline Advantage” for speedier access to the most popular lifts. Pricing is $115 per day/night through March 30, then dips to $84 for late season.

What: Ski and stay deal

Where: Cooper Mountain

When: Season long

Today’s Snow Depth: 50 inches (top)

Go to: Copper Mt. deals

Do You Qualify for Free Air to Crested Butte?

Colorado’s Crested Butte will take the edge off your airline expenses if you book three or more people through Crested Butte Vacations. The deal is, one free airline ticket for every two you buy (limit 9). But that’s not all: Crested Butte’s website states, “Lodging lift ticket, airfare and transfer packages starting at only $145 per person, per night,” including the free air offer.

What: Free airline tickets

Where: Crested Butte

When: Jan. 11-March 6 arrivals

Today’s base depth: 68 inches

Go to: Crested Butte packages

Aspen Sets Advance Discounts Through End of Season

Aspen-Snowmass has released its advance-purchase discount pricing through the end of the season. Savings are up to $10 on multi-day passes with 7-day advance purchase. Pricing depends on period of the season and the purchaser’s age group (Adult, Child, Youth and Senior). Lowest prices are for Late Season (March 28-April 13, at $497 for a 7-day Adult pass), followed by Value Season (Jan. 5-Feb. 14, at $518 for a 7-day Adult pass) and Peak Season (Feb. 15-March 27, at $532 for a 7-day Adult pass).

Where: Aspen (valid on all four mountains)

What: 7-day advance-purchase discounts

When: Through end of season

Base Depth: 45″ (Snowmass top)

Go to: Aspen packages and specials

Ski 3 Days Plus Lodging at Beaver Creek for $305

Colorado’s Beaver Creek is offering three days of skiing plus lodging starting at $305, valid Jan. 6-Feb. 16, Sundays through Wednesdays. The package is a web special described as “Buy 2, get 3 nights/days.”

What: Three-day ski and stay

Where: Beaver Creek

When: Jan. 6-Feb. 16

Today’s base depth: 39″ (mid mountain)

Go to: Beaver Creek web specials

January Package Rates at Aspen Square

Aspen Square, the popular condo-hotel across the street from the gondola in Aspen, normally lowers its rates for January but special packages with further discounts appear to be available. Call for details. Options may be limited due to the near-record snow depth this season but the website is still mentioning specials so it’s worth a shot.

What: Lodging specials

Where: Aspen (across from gondola)

When: January

Go to: Aspen Square specials, or call 800-470-0530

Fifth Day and Night Free at Steamboat Through Feb. 13

Colorado’s Steamboat is offering a fifth day of skiing and a fifth night of lodging free as part of its “Winter Escape Package,” valid Jan. 5-Feb. 13. Kids 12 and under ski free with adult purchase. Offer applies to four or more days/nights, so go to website and enter desired dates for pricing.

What: Free fifth day and night

Where: Steamboat

When: Jan 5-Feb. 13

Go to: Steamboat Winter Escape Packages

5 Ways to Save in Breckenridge

Breckenridge has not one but five “regular season” specials starting Jan. 6 and in some cases spanning all the way into March. Offers range from $89-a-night lodging to multi-day- and night packages, starting at $486 to stay and ski for five nights/days.

What: 5 “regular-season” deals

Where: Breckenridge, CO

When: Starting Jan. 6

Go to: Breckenridge web specials

Free Late-Season Day and Night at Aspen-Snowmass

Buy a minimum 4-day lodge/lift/rental package and extend your trip with a fifth night of lodging and a fifth day of skiing or riding for free, with the fifth day of rental thrown in free as well. Buy by Feb. 15 and use March 28-April 13. Lift tickets valid at all four local mountains (Aspen, Snowmass, Highlands, Buttermilk).

What: Fifth day and night free

Where: Aspen-Snowmass

When: Buy by Feb. 15, valid March 28-April 13

Go to: Aspen-Snowmass Packages & Specials