Squaw, Heavenly at opposite ends when it comes to lodging prices
By Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal
Aspen is the most expensive ski destination out of 20 major U.S. resorts, and several Colorado ski towns are in the top 10, Cheaphotels.org said Monday.
The travel website ranked 20 American ski destinations on what a typical traveler would pay for the cheapest available double room at a three-star-or-better hotel room at or near the area’s ski slopes in February and March.
Cheaphotels.org said a typical Aspen room rate would be $241 per night, slightly steeper than Olympic Valley, home of Squaw Valley ($239) and Utah’s Alta/Snowbird ($236).
All the remaining ski destinations ranked among the 10 most expensive are in Colorado:
4. Breckenridge — $223.
5. Vail — $214.
6. Snowmass — $212.
7. Telluride — $204.
8. Keystone — $203.
9. Beaver Creek — $199.
10. Copper Mountain — $192.
At the other extreme among the 20 large U.S. resorts, says Cheaphotels.org, is Heavenly at ($94 a night) and Idaho’s Sun Valley ($107).
Crested Butte is the cheapest Colorado ski destination among the 20 evaluated, at $134 a night.
As for lift tickets, the Associated Press reported in December that the walk-up price for a single-day lift ticket at Vail and Beaver Creek had risen to an all-time record price of $129, with Aspen Mountain close behind at $117.
Breckenridge that high?,
I’d heard it had changed alot since I was there in 82′, but that’s crazy.
I slept on the mayors couch for a couple of weeks there back then, and it didn’t cost me a dime even though I offered to pay.
I’ll say this, if some crazed Hungarian ski racer invites you to go from SLT to Colorado for a ski trip while he drives his beemer like he’s on the autobahn thru the nevada flats in the middle of the night and ski the rockies for two weeks? Go for it! You will have plenty of stories to tell and maybe some you shouldn’t.
Glad to see Heavenly Valley and and So. Shore are still being competitve and offering rooms and lift tickets at a fairly reasonable price. OLS
you just wait till Hal & the team finishes Redeveloping our little Town
if you remember we are supposed to be “LIKE ASPEN”
Old Carl wants $300.00 a night room’s
by the time it all happen’s we will still be a “DAY LATE & A DOLLAR SHORT”
but you cannot change the reason that folks come here
that will never go away
I miss the days when you could floor board Hwy 50 and 70.
No more
I remember when we built Heavenly ski area, the lift tickets were $4.00 dollars a day and $2.50 for a half day. before that we had upper ski run blvd. with 2 rope tows.
Well, Squaw is sure trying to make themselves reach that Colorado price tag!
This year the management told all staff that they should be giving all their attention to the “special-high class” brand of guests, and they specifically stated that guests wearing North Face or Patagonia are not what they mean by “high class”. Can you believe that!!!
And then there’s the proposed village expansion…
I don’t know anyone who is willing to pay much over 100$ per night for a room. And most Hotels, Motels around the Lake offer Stay and Ski packages.
Only a fool pays 200+ per night + 100 for a lift ticket.
And I dug this up. You might find it entertaing But how far off Really?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=x6ilONdw7wk