Roamin' Holiday: A Pair to Remember
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Solitude and The Canyons, Utah
Distance 40 miles, 45 minutes
Best for The Variety Seeker. The Canyons’ 3,500 acres of endless groomers make a perfect counterpoint to the serious powder stashes, chutes and glades at Solitude.
The Deal Four nights at Solitude and three nights at The Canyons in slopeside two-bedroom condos, six days of skiing and a 4×4 SUV from Hertz; $975 per person, double occupancy.
Contact Rocky Mountain Tours, 800-525-7547, skithewest.com
Heavenly and Squaw Valley, Calif.
Distance 40 miles, one hour
Best for The Party Animal. Catch a show and throw some craps between runs at Heavenly, then head north for the deeper snow at Squaw Valley.
The Deal Three nights at Forest Suites at Heavenly on the south shore and three at the Village at Squaw Valley on the north, with five days of skiing; $695 per person, double occupancy.
Contact Moguls Mountain Travel, 800-666-4857, moguls.com
Kicking Horse and Fernie, B.C.
Distance 200 miles, four hours
Best for The Hardcore Powder-Hound. Road trip from the challenging terrain of Kicking Horse to the equally challenging terrain and abundant pow at Fernie, checking out charming former mining towns along the way.
The Deal Seven-night, six-day packages including lodging, lift tickets, airfare and rental car; from $995 from the East Coast, $945 from the West Coast, per person, double occupancy.
Contact Skican, 888-475-4226, skican.com
Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, Vt.
Distance 5 miles, 10 minutes
Best for The Nostalgic Skier. Sample no-frills New England skiing at crowd-free Mad River Glen, which boasts the country’s last surviving single chairlift and some of the hairiest terrain in the East, then rejoin the 21st century at Sugarbush, staying in dyed-in-the-wool Vermont villages such as Waitsfield, Warren and Fayston.
The Deal A “Ski the Valley” ticket includes lift tickets to both mountains with overnight options at a variety of inns and lodges, based on a minimum two-night stay. At the Garrison Lodge, two miles from both mountains, packages start at $74 per person, per night, double occupancy.
Contact Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce, 800-828-4748, madrivervalley.com