New Jersey’s all-season resort is a Manhattanite’s easiest answer for a day trip on the slopes. Splurge: Select a Metro-North Overnight Ski and Stay Package at the Hilton Garden Inn (119 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 20, $132 per night and up) and receive transportation to and from the mountain, a stocked kitchen and cozy bed to help you recover from your day on the slopes, and breakfast for two in the Garden Grille. Save: Retire from your day on the mountain in the Holiday Inn (80 Newtown Rd, Danbury, CT 20, igh.com, from $127 per night).
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Take the Metro-North Ski Train from Grand Central to Patterson, NY, and receive a free shuttle from Patterson to Thunder Ridge with the purchase of the Thunder Ski package (around $62).
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Lift tickets: full day $45, Fridays $59, Saturday-Sunday and holidays $69. Mon-Fri 10am-9pm Sat 9am-9pm Sun 9am-5pm. Check out the newly-revamped terrain park to flex your skills, or retreat to the cozy lodge after your first lesson.
It also offers twilight and nighttime skiing. The mountain’s 22 trails will keep novice skiers safe and adventurous skiers happy and challenged. Just a short trek away from the city is this family-friendly ski resort that offers something for every member of the family, even kids and grandparents, so it’s perfect for those big group getaways. Opens the second week of December, weather-permitting Thaw out and ease slope-weary muscles in the poolside Jacuzzi or the sauna before dining by the fire. Splurge: Located at the base of Camelback Mountain, The Chateau Resort (300 Camelback Rd, Tannersville, PA 80, $119 per night and up) offers 152 modern rooms-including 39 loft-style, bi-level suites–and views of the Poconos. Save: Eleven of the rooms at the Days Inn Tannersville (Hill Lodge Rd, Tannersville, PA 57, $79 per night and up) boast perfect-for-aprs-ski Jacuzzis all 72 include a Continental breakfast and are just three miles from the mountain. OvRride (34, $59–$165) offers day trips to Camelback that include a round-trip bus ride from several locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the option to add lift ticket, lessons and/or equipment rental. Lift tickets: weekdays $60-$78, weekends and holidays $78. Either way, no one can complain about the resort's extended hours: Every single trail is open until 10pm on Friday and Saturday nights, when the tubing park ( One-day lift tickets start at $62 the Triple Ticket Pass is $189 and the Super Season Pass is $699 a Value Season Pass is available for $399). While the eight "advanced" (but often short and crowded) slopes are no match for hard-core skiers, boarders should fare better with the 20-acre revamped terrain park, which features a 50-square-foot airbag so you can try out Winter X tricks with a soft landing. Splurge: Choose between standard hotel rooms and one- to two-bedroom condos at the Winwood Inn (5220 Rte 23, Windham, NY 51, $129–$629 per night) and you'll get access to the free mountain shuttle, not to mention a rec room stocked with throwback video games and a foosball table.Įven the Shaun Whites and Lindsey Vonns of the world had to start somewhere, and this easily reachable Poconos spot is a great place to test your chops on 34 snowmaker-covered trails. A basic complimentary Continental breakfast served each morning by the kitchen's wood-burning stove (and the fact that the motel is just one-and-a-half miles from the mountain) only sweetens the deal.
Save: Rooms at the budget-friendly Cave Mountain Motel (10978 Rte 23, Windham, NY 51, $129-$149 per night for two) have a lived-in, country-cabin appeal. There are several bus packages available through Windham ( /groups-weddings/tour-operators), including Urban Sherpa Travel, which picks up both in downtown and uptown Manhattan. The mountain also offers ice skating, snowboarding, tubing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and more. While terrain ranges from 12 novice-appropriate trails to seven satisfyingly steep double-black runs, nearly half the runs are rated intermediate, making the mountain a great place for those who know what they're doing but want to avoid frequent face-plants. This Catskills ski area offers Friday and Saturday night-skiing until 9pm on eight of its 49 trails, ensuring that you'll spend less time traveling to the mountain and more time on it. Open to season pass holders late November, others welcome starting early December, tickets must be purchased in advance
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