Thanksgiving Ski Vacation

Enjoy winter earlier than usual by taking a Thanksgiving ski vacation. If you’re seeking a spot of paradise to ski and share with your dear ones come Thanksgiving, here are several vacation ideas you should consider.

Alta, Utah:

Alta Lodge – Enjoy four nights of holiday bliss at Alta Lodge from November 26 to 30 at the Alta Lodge for as low as $1,538. The bundle includes hassle-free meals; full breakfasts shall be beautifully prepared by Chef Paul Raddon and his fantastic team so all you have to worry about is when you want to eat and how long you’d like to stay out and ski. If you’re in the mindset to relax, there’s a hot pool and pool to help you refresh yourself.

Come Thanksgiving Day, guests shall enjoy a delicious four-course meal with all the customary holiday trimmings. The package also includes 3 days of lift tickets and during off-peak season, charges for accommodation for one or two children below 18 years of age will be waived. The perfect blessing from Utah tourism.

Big Sky, Montana:Big Sky Montana Vacation Rentals

Ski weather in Montana kicks off on Thanksgiving and continues all the way through April of next year. There are no long lift lines and with eighty-five runs and an annual expected 400 inches of snow fall, this is the ideal place for those wanting to have their “own” slopes, even temporarily.

Big Sky Montana Vacation Rentals lets you to select from a wide variety of accommodations, from rental houses, ski-in, ski-out cabins with hot tubs, and condominiums. For those traveling in large groups, some of the lodgings may accommodate up to fourteen people – ideal for your Montana vacations.

Big Sky may be skiing paradise, but that doesn’t mean skiing is the only thing you can do there. Tourist may also enjoy cross-country skining, dogsledding, and snowshoeing. For those who walk better on snow with shoes, you can stay safe, warm, and comfy with lovely after-dinner sleigh rides and enjoy a night of stargazing. There are also shopping establishments galore for those wishing to take home momentos of their Thanksgiving ski vacation.

North Carolina

Many people love to ski, other people hate the cold. If your family is divided come Thanksgiving, the ideal compromise would be to head off to North Carolina where skiing is abundant, thanks to natural and artificial snow, but weather is warmer than other northern states.

At Appalachian Ski Mountain, you can enjoy snowboarding, skiing, and iceskating. You can find the same at Beech Mountain’s Ski Beech, with the additional bonuses of having the one of the state’s highest elevation point as well as great views of Virginia and Tennessee. If you’re still wobbly on your ski legs, the resort’s ski school offers lessons. You can also start slow and nice on the beginner slopes of Sapphire Valley Ski Area.

The largest ski area belongs to Banner Elk’s Sugar Mountain but you may also enjoy snowshoeing, tubing, and snowboarding.

And if you’re solely interested in tubing, that’s exactly what Scaly Mountain’s Ski Scaly has to offer – an excellent addition to your North Carolina vacations.

Oregon: Sunriver Resort

Travel to this wonderful winter resort and enjoy $50 nightly credits you can use for shopping and dining pursuits, spa services, lift passes, and traditional Thanksgiving activities.

Accommodations are priced as low as $154 and you can select a room or suite in either the Lodge Village or River Lodge. If you’re looking for something more spacious and pet-friendly, you can choose among the various condo units and homes rented out by Sunriver Vacation Rentals.