Winter enthusiasts gather, because it's time to start thinking about the powdery slopes of Aspen, Killington, Vail and more! With winter in full force, unloading mounds of snow this early in the season take just a few moments to explore the massive FindRentals inventory of ski destinations available. To get you started we've featured ski areas from
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Vermont. Whether you bring your friends, family or even yourself there's bound to be a budget friendly or luxurious vacation accommodation that will feed your caving for winter sports and activities. Choose from mountainside lodges and chalets to cozy condos and spacious vacation homes. Why stay in a hotel when there are vacation rental homes and resorts right on location! Pack your bags full of warm clothes and locate those skis and snowboards. The ski trails are well manicured and ready...are you?
Located in the Vail Valley on Beaver Creek Mountain, Bachelor Gulch offers a family friendly setting with unmatched luxury and privacy. The village is a residential mountain community full of chalets, town homes and condominiums that link Bachelor Gulch with Beaver Creek and Arrowhead through a 3.7-mile Village-to-Village trail. 4 high speed quads bring riders and skiers to 25 ski runs. The runs at Bachelor Gulch were created for beginners and intermediate skiers who want to get away from the crowded slopes of its counterparts.
In a world with large ski resorts, Beaver Creek is no smaller player with nearly 150 trails, 17 lifts (10 high-speed quad chairlifts), and over 600 acres of snow making coverage. Beaver Creek boasts 1,815 acres of total skiable area with 4 terrain parks and 1 half pipe. Similar to Vail, Beaver creek is famous for 300 days of sunshine and over 300 inches of snowfall annually. Built for intermediate skiing Beaver Creek also offers trails for beginners in Strawberry Park or rugged trails for the most adventuresome at Grouse Mountain.
Fun-loving Ellicottville is home to New York's largest ski resort and North America's largest private ski Area. Boasting over 50 slopes with 13 lifts on four faces, Holiday Valley features a mountaintop warming hut, tubing park, 4 terrain parks and a half pipe. Recently ranked 4th in the eat by SkiMag readers, Holiday Valley is sometimes referred to as the "Vail of the East." Nearby HoliMont also boasts an incredible 50 slopes with 8 lifts, a terrain park and half pipe, With 200 inches of snowfall annually, Ellicottville is a winter haven for New Yorker's looking to explore cross country and snowmobiling trails. Ellicottville, accompanied by 4 blocks of eateries and shops hosts a wide variety of concerts and festivals that pack the streets.
Nicknamed "The Beast," Killington trumps any Eastern ski area with over 140 trails, 22 lifts, and an advanced snow making system covering over 600 acres. Killington's 6 mountain areas offer a wide array of terrain from trees, moguls, narrow runs and wide open spaces. In addition Killington Ski Resort boasts 5 terrain parks and a 500 foot wide super pipe! With over 250 inches of snow annually, Killington offers some of the best conditions for skiers and snowboarders alike. Can you handle Killington's Peak of over 4,200 feet!
With 7 ski resort areas, Lake Tahoe is THE place for skiing on the west coast. Lake Tahoe is home to some of the best ski resorts in the world and never ending trails for snowmobile riding, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. Brush up on the slopes of Squaw Valley, host of the 1960 Winter Olympic Games or visit Tahoe's largest Ski Area, Heavenly Mountain Resort. Why not embark to public and private sled parks with rope tows and snow tubing. Resting between the Sierra Nevada and the Carson Range, Lake Tahoe offers the most majestic views the eye has ever gazed upon. Choose a personality, any personality and ski there from Alpine Meadows, Kirkwood, Mt. Rose, Northstar, Sierra-at-Tahoe and more!
Above the village of Ludlow in Southern Central Vermont is family friendly Okemo with 119 trails, 19 lifts and 632 acres of terrain. Together with 200 inches of snowfall annually and 96% of the area covered by snowmaking, Okemo has arguably the best snow quality in the east. Okemo Mountain Resort area, with its 5 mountain areas contains Southern Vermont's highest vertical at 2,200ft with its longest trail at 4.5 miles. The area touts 1 superpipe and 6 terrain parks with a snow tubing hill at its newest development in Jackson Gore. With family pricing and a Penguin Playground Daycare Center, Okemo is the ultimate stop for winter activities for families with kids.
With over 5,200 acres of freeride terrain at 7 miles wide, the 3 separate areas of Vail offer uncrowded and wide open spaces that are unparalleled. Vail offers over 30 lifts servicing nearly 200 trails, 3 Terrain Parks, 1 Superpipe and 1 half pipe. Known for having the second largest single ski mountain in North America, Vail is a record breaker in nearly every category. With 10 bowls, over 250 inches of snow annually and rugged mountain backdrops, Vail is a skiers and snowboarder's paradise.
