not colorado, New England

Checking out if NH resorts are less expensive than Killington over Spring Break.

Killington is 8 hr 6 min, 458 mi from my house.

Killington's earliest closing date for the year was April 22.  They stayed open until June several years.
Waterville Vally, NH is 9 hr 3 min, 533 mi.

Killington rental house:
$1250 http://www.vrbo.com/639788, ski in ski out, sleeps 8, 3 bedrooms, assume 2 families, $625/family.  For 4 skiers would be a total of $1135 for condo plus lift tickets.  I'd love to add at least two half days of lessons for the kids for $302, so we're up to $1437.  Tolls ($40), road food ($80), and gas $120.  $1680.  Assume that the ski-in-ski-out eliminates the need for buying beer and food and hot chocolate at the lodge, ie saves a lot of money.  If we shift the check-in date to Friday (pull the kids out of school at noon on Friday and drive up, arriving around bedtime, it adds $300.  So if we arrive Fri and ski sat-sun-mon, it costs each family $150 more.  If we add a day and do sat-sun-mon-tues, we add $250/family for condo, plus another day's lift tickets.

$2548.60 http://www.vrbo.com/76323 , assume 3 families, $850/family.
6brm, 2.5 bath, 4 nights Sat - Tues., 15 min drive to Killington Ski Area

Lift tickets in Killington: $144/111 for 3 days when purchased on-line in advance.

Nor'easter pass $179/person for unlimited skiing after Mar 14, and 20% discount on Killington lodging.

half-day lessons for kids 7-17: 1 day $82, 2 day $151, 3 day $220
rates are for lessons only, lift tickets extra

2brm slope side condo, sleeps 4, $1136 for 4 days, with 20% discount would be $909 per family (each family has it's own condo).

Bethleham, NH rental house: 
$2000 http://www.vrbo.com/484544, assume 3 families, $667/family on Johnson Rd, Bethleham, 8hr 45 min (558 mi) from my house.
4 brm, 3.5 bath, 4 nights Sat - Tues., one of the bedrooms has 4 sets of bunk beds for the kids.
15 min to Bretton Woods, 1/2 hr to Loon, 56 min to Waterville Valley, 15 min to Cannon.

waterville valley weekend $75/adult, $55/kid 12 and under, midweek $65/$45
Cannon: Tuesday deal two lift tickets for $74, 1 for $48.  weekend, 3 day $189/$129
Bretton Woods$85/$49 weekend, $75/43 mid-week, $235/$127 3 day tickets.

costs

airfare for 3, dca-den, fri-tues, $702.60 on frontier

Bretton Woods, NH is the biggest in the state at 464 ski-able acres.

Grandby Ranch looks like the smallest in CO at 406 acres.

Park City has cheaper vacation rentals ($2500 for a 5 brm place for a week, 15 min from slopes), but flights are more expensive ($539/flight on Delta, $2033 for 4 flights on S/W.  Park city 4 bdrm condo: http://www.vrbo.com/661196#  Lift tickets $380/adult and $240/kid for 5 of 7 days.  $253 Jeep Grand Cherokee for 7 days.  Total price: $4536

Park City Q: What is the average snowfall at Park City Mountain Resort?

A: The 20-year average snowfall measured at the top of the Jupiter chair is 360 inches per year:

• 67 inches for November
• 71 inches for December
• 73 inches for January
• 69 inches for February
• 69 inches for March
• 30 inches for April

Q: What is the average temperature going to be during my trip?

A: The average monthly temperature is:

• 42 degrees for November
• 34 degrees for December
• 31 degrees for January
• 35 degrees for February
• 40 degrees for March
• 50 degrees for April

• Projected Opening: 11/22/2014
• Days Open Last Year: 142
• Projected Closing Ski Season: 04/19/2015
• Projected Days Open: 148
• Years Open: 52
• Average Snowfall: 360"
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Copper Mountain is listed as a "bargain".  $357 for 5 of 7 day adult lift, $290 for 5 of 7 day kid lift (12 and under).  flights $950.  4 brm condo $3800/2 families = $1900.  Rental 4x4 $1041 for a Rav 4 for 7 days from Denver Airport.  Total price: $4471

Copper mountain, 2601 skiable acres, 2465 ft vertical

Vail: http://www.vrbo.com/469082
$3060 for 5 brm could bring R&T so $1020/family.  $600/adult and $400/kid for 5 of 7 days lift. Total price $4061.  There have to be cheaper SUV's