Following is a sampling of ski packages. Prices are starting rates per person, double occupancy, unless otherwise stated. They may or may not include taxes, service fees, gratuities and other charges. Packages are subject to availability, blackout dates, booking deadlines, validity dates, minimum stays, and their prices and terms are subject to change without notice.

• Whistler-Blackcomb, home of the new record Peak 2 Peak tram, offers a five-night Stay Free Ski Free package starting at $115 Canadian (about $98 U.S.) per person per night, valid Jan. 4 to end of season. Included are five nights' lodging, four days lift tickets, a Fresh Tracks ticket (good for breakfast and early access to mountains) per person. 888-403-4727, Book by Jan. 15. www.whistlerblackcomb.com/skistayfree.

• Snomass: Miami Ski Club puts together several ski trips annually. Its popular Florida Ski Council trip goes to Snowmass Jan. 17-24. The package, at the slopeside Wildwood Lodge, includes lodging, air fare, airport transfers, hot breakfast daily, one lunch on mountain, three dinners with dancing, and discounts on lift tickets. Air/land package is $1,995 per person, double. Maggie Zaitz, 305-807-1098, snowmass@miamiskiclub.net.

• Utah's Park City Mountain offers a Family Package for $192 per person per night, based on double adult occupancy. Package includes four nights' lodging for two adults and two children aged 12 and under, and two adult three-day lift tickets. Package valid Dec. 6-April 12 except blackout dates. 800-331-3178, www.parkcitymountain.com.

• At Jackson Hole, Wyo., the Snake River Lodge is offering a Tram-tastic Ski Package honoring the new aerial tram there. Package features four nights' lodgings, three adult ski passes per person per stay for two people at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, one spa treatment per person per stay and daily breakfast. Rates start at $130 per night per person. Package is valid Nov. 29-April 5, blackout dates excepted. 866-975-7625, www.snakeriverlodge.rockresorts.com.

• Breckenridge, Colo.: Here's an all-season-long deal: $99 for a standard king room at the slopeside Great Divide Lodge, valid to April 19. Rate is based on availability of those rooms, double occupancy, and must be booked by Dec. 1. The lodge is 50 yards from ski lifts, two blocks from historic Main Street. 800-404-3535, www.breckenridge.com. • Aspen, Colo.: A Ski-In, Rock Out package at the Sky Hotel in Aspen includes lodging and two lift tickets for each night of stay. Seven-day advance purchase and three-night minimum stay required. Cost is $273 per night. Package is valid Dec. 5-April 12, except blackout in Christmas holiday period. 800-882-2582, www.theskyhotel.com.

• Crested Butte, Colo.:A Stay and Ski Free package at Gunnison-Crested Butte starts at $63 and includes lodging and lift ticket per person per night. Package is valid Nov. 26-Dec. 17. 800-810-7669, www.skicb.com.

• Keystone, Colo.: A Savings Is Key package includes four nights' lodging, four day ski pass, daily ski rentals and roundtrip airport transfers from Denver International Airport. Rate starts at $665 per person in a one-bedroom Forest condo. Available Nov. 14-Dec. 25 and Jan. 4-April 11. 888-222-9298, www.keystoneresort.com.

• Lake Tahoe: Lakeland Village in South Lake Tahoe offers a First Tracks Ski/Board package at $199 per person in a deluxe studio with fireplace, kitchen and private balcony. Also included are daily breakfast, a welcome wine basket and two lift tickets person at a daily choice of six ski resorts: Heavenly, Sierra-At-Tahoe, Kirkwood, Squaw Valley USA, Northstar or Mount Rose. Valid opening day (about Nov. 23) through Dec. 23. 800-822-5969, www.lakeland-village.com.

• Killington, Vt.: A two-night 50th Birthday package, runs $122 per person per night at Killington Grand. Package is valid only the weekend of Dec. 12-14 and includes lodging, two-day lift tickets for two, and breakfast buffet. Ski and Stay packages of various durations run as low as $103 per person for midweek, non-holiday stays. 800-621-6867, www.killington.com.

• Spain: In Baqueria-Beret ski area in the Pyrenees Mountains, the exclusive La Pleta hotel offers a five-night package starting at 635 euros (about $814) per person, including daily buffet breakfast and shuttle to and from lifts. Package is available Dec. 9-21 and March 22-April 5. Located in the Val d'Aran, La Pleta is popular with Spanish high society. Baqueria is a two-hour drive from the Toulouse, France, airport, 3 ½ hours from Barcelona. 866-849-6396, www.lapleta.com.

-- JAY CLARKE

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