Mud Season Breakaways
What to do during that murky time of year when the lifts stop turning but summer isn't going off quite yet? We have a few thoughts.
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Samantha Berman
Samantha Berman is SKI’s travel and resorts editor. Since joining the editorial team in 2003, Sam has helped mold the direction of the brand’s travel coverage, sharing her years of experience visiting ski resorts and mountain towns across North America, the Alps, and beyond.
Growing up in an East Coast ski family, Sam cherished family time with her mother, father, and two brothers at resorts in New York and Vermont, and has successfully passed her love of the sport down to her three sons, all of whom are avid skiers. Now living in Denver, Colo., she spends weekends skiing the resorts of Colorado’s Front Range, learning new things about the region’s most-visited resorts and sharing them with SKI’s readers. Follow her coverage for inside intel on where to ski, stay, eat, après, and more at resorts across the globe.
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Traveler Notes: Apres
Montanya Distillers, Silverton, Colo.
Traveler Notes: Deals
Kids Fly Free airfare promotions at several regional Colorado airports score your 2- through 12-year-old a free roundtrip ticket with purchase of an adult fare.
Weekends: Ogden, Utah
The sporting life prospers on- and off-slope in this Wasatch town.
Hotel Hot List: Capella Telluride
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Hotel Hot List: The Canyons Dakota Mountain Lodge
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Hotel Hot List: Vail Cascade
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Hotel Hot List: Northstar-at-Tahoe Ritz Carlton Highlands
The first from-scratch hotel in the Tahoe Basin in decades, the Ritz boasts a ski-in/ski-out midmountain location on Northstar, accessed by gondola from the new village.
Traveler Notes: Airlines
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Lodging: Aspen, CO
You have two choices in this classy Rocky Mountain town: deluxe or superdeluxe. The choice is yours.
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