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By Teresa Plowright, About.com Guide to Family Vacations

Choosing a Ski Resort: Airport-to-Slope Time

Wednesday November 11, 2009
Skiing's expensive for a family, even if you're not flying to a ski resort; and if you are flying, and want to keep to a budget, the tendancy is to choose a destination with the cheapest airfares.

Which isn't always the wisest choice-- according to Guest Writer Paul Johnson, editor of Family Ski Hub.

Focusing on price alone ignores an important factor: how long will it take to get on the slopes? Most families have tight timing on their vacations.

Snowbasin Ski Resort, Utah
Miss the crowds, at Snowbasin near Salt Lake City airport.
One suggestion is to fly to Salt Lake City: a major airline hub, where seven ski resorts are less than an hour away.

Johnson also recommends taking a direct flight to one of the more remote ski resorts. You may even save money, by not renting a car, and by simplifyng logistics. And a bonus: the more remote ski resorts often have less crowded slopes.

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See also: Kids Ski Free  | more about Family Ski Vacations

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Comments
November 12, 2009 at 10:41 am
(1) Curtis says:

Teresa is wrong. There are not 7 ski resorts within an hour of the Airport there are 10: Brighton, Solitide, Snowbird, Alta, the Canyons, Park City, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, and Sundance.

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