Major Ski-trips for the 2025-2026 Snow season and their costs. Who's going out West or Elsewhere.

[MidnightJester]

So was wondering Who was going anyplace this season that is a Large trip, Bookmark travel or Major trip on their Skiing and Boarding life. Basically anywhere not on the East Coast. What are your costs and travel burdens that you are bearing to make it happen??

This season's current big trip is out west to Whistler/Blackcomb BC Canada for 7 days for the first time ever. The week before and weekend of MLK weekend of January 12-19. Going Monday the 12th till Monday MLK January the 19th coming home. planning at this point to Ride 4 days. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. 2 Days of Monday travel, Tuesday to look around and EPIC is Blacked out Saturday the 17th only.

1-Airfare would be $530 round trip with 1 carry on and 1 checked Bag (Board bag & Boot, Helmet bag) but I am using points(27,200) and ($140 for taxes & bags). Non-Stop both ways on Jet Blue.
2-We have a Air B&B in Whistler Creekside village for 3 people. $1200 for 5days. Supposedly a minute or two walk to Creekside gondola. No idea what the SNOW Gods have in store lol. $375 per person for "5" days. 2 Bedrooms(including LOFT), 3 beds(Includes Queen Couch) and sleeps 4 not counting floor space. Apparently getting a cheap hotel on both Sundays in Vancouver.

 

[Edd]

We’re repeating a trip from last year because it’s so cheap and easy. 5 ski days in Idaho so one day at Bogus Basin and two days each at Brundage and Tamarack. Indy Pass covers 4 of those days and an Airbnb in McCall is inexpensive. Only issue is no direct flights to Boise from Boston.

 

[2Planker]

May try to repeat our Chamonix trip 25 years later. Best time would be 2nd or 3rd week in March.

 

[camberstick]

We’re repeating a trip from last year because it’s so cheap and easy. 5 ski days in Idaho so one day at Bogus Basin and two days each at Brundage and Tamarack. Indy Pass covers 4 of those days and an Airbnb in McCall is inexpensive. Only issue is no direct flights to Boise from Boston.

Planning the same trip, what did you do for lodging?

 

[2planks2coasts]

Round The World in Feb-Mar.
NH-BC (Grouse)-Japan (Kiroro)-Kazakhstan(Shymbulak)-Turkey (Erciyes)-Italy(Pila).

 

[thetrailboss]

You are all going to be amused. I am coming back east in two weeks. Skiing at Burke for sure and maybe a couple other spots. Please hold on to the cold air and all of the snow!

 

[Edd]

Planning the same trip, what did you do for lodging?

Airbnb in McCall, they go cheap there. Nice, walkable town on a lake.

 

[4aprice]

You are all going to be amused. I am coming back east in two weeks. Skiing at Burke for sure and maybe a couple other spots. Please hold on to the cold air and all of the snow!

Not at all. My son comes home to ski from time to time. Last year we hit Killington together. This year his visit will be shorter due to work obligations but we will hit the Pocono’s for turns together

 

[thetrailboss]

Not at all. My son comes home to ski from time to time. Last year we hit Killington together. This year his visit will be shorter due to work obligations but we will hit the Pocono’s for turns together

We're spending a week at Burke Mountain. They just opened today. Their issue has been low water levels for snowmaking, but they are moving forward.

 

[Julius]

May try to repeat our Chamonix trip 25 years later. Best time would be 2nd or 3rd week in March.

The pic in my avatar is me off the left side off the Aiguille du Midi in Cham..and about 20 yrs ago. Sickest decent of my entire life since..and I've skied all over the Alps.

Headed to Sandy, UT for 6 wks feb/Mar.

 

[snoseek]

In this economy im all in on east coast skiing this year.

My desire to get on an airplane to go skiing is low

 

[2Planker]

In this economy im all in on east coast skiing this year.

My desire to get on an airplane to go skiing is EurI know…. But the $ is strong right now. Eoru is at $1.1

Except that the $ is strong right now.
Euro is at $1.1
Bang for bucks…

 

[jimk]

Going to drive from SLC to ski Banff in March, hope to ski several places coming and going. Have a very nice retired financial arrangement with my wife; I spend, she saves. Together the budget always balances
I save a lot of money staying with family all winter in SLC, so there are funds to do a ski trip or two from there. So far, DJT hasn't messed with federal gov pensions. If he does maybe I get a job at Snowbird cleaning toilets??

 

[jaytrem]

Except that the $ is strong right now.
Euro is at $1.1
Bang for bucks…

What dollar is that? Its worth 10% less than it was last year at this time. Sept 2021 was the last time the dollar had so little value compared to the Euro. I guess it's good compared to 10-15 years ago, but sure was nice in the early 2000s when it was worth more than the Euro.

As for the original question, I'm heading the Midwest again. Main focus is WI this time, but plan to hit some PA, IN, IA, IL, MN, MI also. Also going to Tahoe Epic areas trip.

 

[4aprice]

I’ve already taken one trip to Colorado but the major trip will be the in March - mid April. Will have 1 week in Aspen then base myself out of Lakewood (my son’s house) and hit Winter Park, Arapahoe, Copper, Loveland and Granby Ranch for some of the spring event days. Combined with an interesting PA, Ma , VT and NH eastern season (ikon + Indy) I got a lot the look forward to.