How much should a snowboarding vacation cost?
August 28th, 2008 | by admin |I live in Massachusetts and trying to plan a weekend long snowboarding trip for me and my girlfriend for our anniversary. I’m looking to get 2 nights, rent snowboard equipment, get some lessons, and have a jacuzzi or hot tub in the room. Any ideas?
2 Responses to “How much should a snowboarding vacation cost?”
By Kristen on Aug 30, 2008 | Reply
These are estimates since it depends on where you go:
Lift tickets: $50 per day for two days (more on weekends btw)= $200
Equipment: $30 per day = $120
Lessons: $40 per lesson for one day (I’m not sure about lessons since it really depends on what type of lessons you choose: full day, half day, 1 hour, private, group) = $80
Hotel room: $200 per night. (Obviously this depends on how nice of a room you want and especially where you go. $200 should get you a jacuzzi though) = $400
Total (not including hotel room taxes and other taxes plus travel) = $800
By Mr. New England on Sep 2, 2008 | Reply
unfortuntaley weekends are the most expensive time–any discounted lift tickets are lodging deals are invalid on weekends and holidays…if you could, go midweek..call in sick or use vacation time…especially if you are a beginner…but yea, it’ll be pricey…its pricey even if you have your own equipment and dont need lessons…but if you live in mass, i would go to vermont…look at killington or okemo, they usually do pretty good deals, especially midweek or pre-season(before christmas)
..the numbers that Kristen gave are pretty close…except for lift tickets–on the bigger mountains they are $70 plus nowadays unless you book some kind of ski n stay package or a package with your rentals..do some research though ’cause there are deals out there