Help me plan a quick January get away
Mrs. and I want to road trip the week after New Year's. We are thinking Jan. 2-6 or Jan. 9-13. We want to ski resorts that accept either IKON or EPIC. Right now, our short list includes JHMR, Aspen, Telluride and Grand Targhee. If we choose JHMR, we will probably stay in Jackson. If we choose Aspen, we probably will either stay either in Basalt or Snowmass. Targhee =Teewinot and Telluride=The Camel. My thoughts are that GT will have the best snow, but less to do after 5:00pm than at Alta and no IKON or EPIC. JHMR should have good snow and the town of Jackson is always fun. Aspen will have questionable snow, but the dinners will be exceptional and there is always the tampi factor. Same with Telluride, but the snow may even be worse than Aspen. If I didn't want to really take advantage of IKON/EPIC we would just drive 45 mins and stay at Alta for 3-4nights, as it obviously is the choice for early January shredding. It's just that I want to spread those 7 days out, and the only better time to ski Alta than Jan. is March. Optimal trip is 4 days skiing pow on uncrowded hill with great food and comfy, but not overly expensive, bed.