As any snow enthusiast can tell you, ski vacations are excellent – and expensive. Between the ski gear you need, the cost of checking an oversized bag of ski equipment, and lift tickets – not to mention the airfare and room at the ski resort – you’re talking about a hefty pricetag on any ski trip.
Which is why hunting for ski travel deals is so important if you’re one of those people who can’t stay off the slopes for long.
Here are a few posts that will help you scout out the best deals on a ski vacation, whether you’re looking for cheap airfare to get there, the best budget ski resorts, or how to save money on getting your stuff where you want to be.
Summer may be just starting to fade away, but with those very first leaves to change, I am already thinking about the upcoming ski season. Blame my Colorado roots and ski racing past, but as soon as Labor Day has come and gone and the first signs of fall start to appear, I start getting antsy for the first snow and ski season. As it turns out, being impatient for ski season isn’t necessarily a bad thing—as booking a ski vacation early can help to save you some big bucks later this winter. 
With the symbolic end of summer just around the corner, it might be time to start thinking about the upcoming ski season—and booking your holiday or winter ski vacation. For powder lovers like myself, the changing leaves and crispness in the air makes me eagerly anticipate the first snow fall and gets me all too excited about the upcoming ski season. And, while skiing is certainly not an inexpensive sport and 
Temperatures here in Portland are in the triple digits this week and while soaring temperatures may not make you think about snow and ski vacations, now is actually a great time to score a great deal on that annual ski trip. With airfares still low now (though they are starting to creep back up again), booking your winter travel now could potentially save you a whole lot of money on hotel and airfare than if you wait until later in the year. Sure, we’re still in the middle of the summer, but maybe scorching temperatures actually have you missing the snow. Or, if you are like my little brother currently skiing in New Zealand, you may be one of those that would just assume skip summer altogether for a year-long ski season. 
Imagine what it must have been like to have been the first person to slap some wood on his feet and to propel himself down a side of a mountain. The thrill must have been something. According to the experts at Wikipedia, there’s evidence that skiing existed as far back as 5,000 years ago. That means for 5,000 years people have been shredding powder, running into trees and tearing up knees all in the name of the ski adrenaline rush.