Budget Snowboard Trip Ideas...-

can you define your budget? I was able to plan a week long trip (4 nights in whistler and 3 nights in Vancouver) for about $700.

not sure what your price range is.

like the above post. It depends on what your budget is.

Sounds like youre driving. So in my mind the only place worth driving to would be CO. Especially the resorts on the "east side" of the rockies.

If you're not into park then Loveland might be a good choice. It's all I-70 to the exit. then it's like a 1000ft to the actual parking lot. AND you can get deals/discounts/coupons for lift tix if you look. Most of the cheaper hotels are a distance away though.

You pass the exits for Winter Park and Echo to get to Loveland from Denver.
Echo is all park and really small. I mean really small. It's like one of the shorter runs at a resort. Did i mention it's all park. Oh and there's no real hotels close to it. You'd have to drive maybe 45 min (at least) out to find something.
Winter Park is a great resort and there are a couple down right cheap places to stay but thy're cheap for a reason. There's also a Hostel up the road thats supposed to be cheap.
You pass Loveland to get to A-Basin. and i think you can get cheap tix.
Eldora is the closest to Denver. But i've never been there.
Then there is Breck, Keystone and Copper etc. So you could board all of them if you wanted. Some of those would not be cheap and it might be hard to find discounts etc. Check the Denver Craigslist. There's places to stay around these places but none of them really cheap. You're not going to get any discounts/cheap tix/lodging at Vail or Aspen.

If SW Airlines comes out of KC,MO then flying might cost the same. they dont charge for snowboard bags. You can take another bag and a carry-on. I've got flights for $60 each way. But then you have to find a way to get to the resorts or rent a car.

you can always sleep in your car. but make sure you park in the hotel parking structure.

a cabin is pretty cheap too if u get a buncha ppl together and just cook food saves a ton on dinners and lunches etc...

car sleeping might work in april, def not in january

Ok. Pretty sure we've decided to go to SLC. We're going to be boarding 3 days. Hitting up Snowbird 1 day for sure. Any recommendations for the other 2 days?

I'm staying in a hotel for sure. Any input on which slopes to hit up?

Alta and Deer Valley are for sure still ski only. 

Honestly, any of the little cottonwood canyon resorts are very doable with a dirt cheap rental car.  the shuttle that hits all 4 of them is $3.5 each way so you can get a $15 a day compact just to putt around town and get chow and not worry about getting to the mountain. http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=RidingUTA-SkiService  I used it on one trip and it was really convenient, but cozy on a pow day.  UT is about as cheap as you can get anymore. 

Reserved a hotel and flight in SLC. Now trying to decide which resorts. We have 3 days of boarding to get in. So Snowbird is on the list for possibly 2 days and Brighton for the other. Open for suggestions....

Originally posted by turbo95sir you can free nights at the grand sierra hotel casino in reno through march 31...no strings attached. discounts for the tahoe resorts are plentiful too...

i know the op decided already but i second this.  flew into reno few weeks ago, stayed 3 nights and it cost me 50$ <====awesome

anyone been to snow basin? i'm heading to slc this weekend and plan on hitting snowbird, either pc or canyons and snow basin.

also any advise on if you had to pick b/t canyons and park city? i plan on using my quickstart on friday at one of those places so any pointers from those who have been there would be great.

(Especially if you're in the Tahoe area, but not exclusive to it) One of the most important words/links in your vocab should be: www.snowbomb.com

Does anyone know what resorts allow you to use your boarding pass for a free lift ticket on the same day?

Not sure how far you are from an Amtrak stop, but check this out:
http://www.rmatours.com/colorado.html

Me and a buddy are going to Winter park for 2 days next weekend for $450. Price includes rail transportation to the mountain, 2 nights at a hotel, 2 days of lift tickets, and all taxes. Transportation to the mountain is included. If you are willing to move up your trip to next weekend (leave on 2/25 return on 3/1) let me know, can probably get a better rate.

Figured that is a deal that cant be beat!