Budget Lodging for Ski Vacations in Snowmass, Colorado

It is almost ski season! Looking for a weekend getaway in Snowmass, CO that won't leave you broke? Here is a list of some lodging options so you can ski on the cheap this winter.

A good resource to check is www.stayaspensnowmass.com that lists all of the lodging options available in Snowmass. A less expensive option starting at $105 a night is Laurelwood Condominiums. Laurelwood is right near the ski slope and ski school, and is walking distance to the shops and restaurants in the Snowmass Village Mall. The Laurelwood is comfortable and offer a great bargain for your ski trip. The Stay Aspen SnowMass website has some deals to review at the Laurelwood and some other local hotels before making a reservation at the Laurelwood include:

1. If you book by December 1st, you get a free night if you click here.
2. A list of featured property specials including staying a select number of nights and getting a free night if you click here
3. 10% off on select hotels when booked online - click here

A second option for a cheap stay in Snowmass is the Snowmass Inn listed as starting from $79 night. Snowmass Inn is in the center of the village, within 50 yards from the ski slopes and near the Snowmass Village Mall. All the rooms have coffeemakers, refrigerators, and free local telephone calls, plus you get a free continental breakfast and they have internet access and a shuttle to and from the airport. This is a very simple hotel ideal for the budget minded. Their website has a rate chart per date online at http://www.snowmassinn.com/ratessmi.html and for specials call 1-800-635-3758 for available specials and last minute deals. (For more info visit snowmassinn.com)

A third option is the Stonebridge Inn, which has an airport shuttle, it is 50 yards from the Village ski lift, an onsite restaurant and pool and internet access in the rooms. Expedia.com gives this insider tip "Less than two miles from the hotel, the Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a former turn-of-the-century sheep ranch transformed in 1966 into an artists' community, with studios and art gallery. Its store, ArtWorks, sells top-quality art supplies, Ranch-branded merchandise, and art books." (insider tip taken from Expedia, click here for details. ) Rates start at $115.

There is a great combination of equipment deals, location and price with the holiday special at the Wildwood Lodge. The current winter holiday offer is you get 5 nights of lodging and 4 days of skiing starting at $139.00/per person, per night. Wildwood Lodge offers lots of events for the whole family and a full hot buffet breakfast. The location is the second closest to the slopes. Their website also touts a deal to rent skiing equipment ahead of time online and save 20% at Snowmass sports.

The Silvertree Hotel is slope side - you can ski in and out of the Hotel at the Fanny HIll ski slope! They are a full service hotel with restaurant, concierge, massage services, internet access, and more. This hotel accepts pets but does not allow smoking in the rooms. The website says rates start at $229 but hotel discount websites such as orbitz.com and hotellocators.com had rooms starting at $119.

Have a safe, happy, and budget-friendly skiing vacation!