Discounts Offered for Spring Skiing

Discounts Offered for Spring Skiing
By JESSICA MINTZFebruary 21, 2006; Page D3
If watching the Winter Olympics has you dreaming of the slopes, there is good news: Ski travel pros say there are plenty of deals for the spring season.
On Expedia.com, current deals include 20% discounts on condos at Avon Village at Vail from Feb. 24 through March 18, and 20% off two or more nights at Jackson Hole's Wort Hotel during the month of March. Travelocity.com is tapping into Olympic fever with a Winter Games Promo, offering deals at past and future Winter Games destinations and Steamboat, where Olympic training takes place. The Crestwood Lodge at Snowmass Village, Colo., has a "stay 3 nights, get 4th night free" deal from March 26 through April 16. Packages can be booked by phone or on the Web at stayaspensnowmass.com1.
Spring skiiers will find good conditions at many western resorts. Snowfalls have been plentiful in the mountains of Colorado and resorts in Summit County, Vail, Steamboat Springs and Winter Park have been extremely busy. Jackson Hole in Wyoming started slow, but by late December the snow was piling up. From northern Utah up through the Pacific Northwest, it's been a record year for snow, says Jim Teet of the National Weather Service. But conditions have been poor in the four corners area where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet. And, even with the recent blizzard, the Northeast has had a disappointing natural snow season.