December 11, 2009, Newsletter Issue #196: Colorado Ski Vacation Rentals

Tip of the Week

Colorado offers some of the best ski resorts in North America and plenty of choices for skiers of all levels. Colorado is home to high profile ski destinations like Aspen, Breckenridge and Vail.

Aspen Snowmass is actually four resorts in one - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk. Each mountain has advantages. For instance: Buttermilk is geared towards beginner and intermediate skiers with wide-open trails while Aspen Highlands is the extreme skiers dream. Vacation home rentals range from an affordable cozy studio for two across from the gondola in the heart of town for as low as $450 per week to living like the rich and famous in a grand estate featuring five or more bedrooms and loads of amenities for $25,000 per week.

Breckenridge has a lot of terrain for beginners to pros and plenty to do on and off the slopes. It is also part of the Vail Resorts 5 mountain season pass that allows locals to ski at five resorts for the season for $369 (Unlimited skiing at A-Basin, Keystone, Breckenridge and 10 days at Vail/Beaver Creek).

Vail offers a complete ski experience on and off the slopes. As the “grand daddy of Colorado ski resorts,” Vail is consistently named one of the top resorts in the U.S. Picture a ski-in, ski-out luxury vacation rental three-bedroom condo (sleeping nine) with all the first-class amenities for a perfect ski vacation. Travelers considering a Colorado vacation rental should also take a look at these somewhat less acclaimed, affordable and often less crowded ski resorts: Arapohoe Basin , Arrowhead Ski Area, Beaver Creek, Berthoud Pass , Copper Mountain , Crested Butte, Durango Mountain Keystone, Loveland , Monarch, Powderhorn, Sunlight, Telluride and Winter Park .

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