Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It's over 100-degrees in parts of the country right now, so think how cool it woudl be to go skiing ...
[+] or snowboarding. It's not too soon to start planning travel for next winter. As a massive heat wave grips much of the U.
S. and delivers record temperatures to many of us, it’s tempting to think about winter, snow and skiing. So even as we start planning for next winter—and it’s definitely not too early with some destinations already selling out—it is important to remember that even as we sweat it out, it’s winter right now in half the world, and one of the best ski resorts in that half is off to a great start with record snowfalls.
It is also on the all-inclusive model, which is especially useful for ski travel. There’s no form of travel I enjoy that has the capacity to induce sticker shock to vacationers as much as skiing. Plan a “conventional” family ski trip and you’ll watch the costs add up quickly, with a high likelihood of returning home way over budget.
Costly surprises run the gamut from outrageous après cocktails and overpriced—and often unimpressive—on-mountain lunches to—especially in this country, lessons and sky-high equipment rentals. Stay at a well-known U.S.
ski resort and your hotel might well whack you for $30-$50 or more a day in parking and “resort fees” that you get nothing for. But there is a better way. All-inclusive vacations originated as a solution for budget tra.
