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<\/p>\nSkiing is a fun winter activity, but the costs can add up when you consider ski lift fees, equipment rental, plus travel and lodging expenses.<\/p>\n
If you’ve been itching to hit the slopes but have been balking at the prices, check out these ways to save on ski trips.<\/p>\n
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At participating ski resorts in California, Nevada, Colorado and Michigan, you can earn a free ski lift ticket with purchase of 10 gallons of gas at Shell stations during early January through mid April.<\/p>\n
Visit SkiFreeDeals.com<\/a>\u00a0to see a list of participating resorts and find out more about the Ski Free offer.<\/p>\n This site offers lift ticket deals\u00a0at hundreds of ski resorts across North America, Europe, South America, and Australia. Liftopia.com<\/a> offers a variety of deals, with options for the biggest savings when you\u00a0choose\u00a0a\u00a0specific date in advance that is non-refundable and non-changeable.<\/p>\n They also offer discounts\u00a0for lift tickets that offer\u00a0more\u00a0flexibility, allowing a one-time date change or\u00a0unlimited date changes during the season.<\/p>\n You can grab\u00a0US & Canadian lift ticket deals by visiting GetSkiTickets.com<\/a>.\u00a0They offer steep discounts\u00a0up to 60% off lift tickets, plus you can find discounts on season passes, lessons, and even ski rentals.<\/p>\n Another great resource for finding cheap ski and snowboard deals is\u00a0SlidingontheCheap.com<\/a>. This site covers\u00a0Colorado, Utah, Lake Tahoe, Southern California, Pacific Northwest,\u00a0and New England resorts.<\/p>\n Avoid investing in your own ski equipment or paying pricey\u00a0rental fees at the resort. Plan ahead and rent skis directly from owners who list their skis, snowboards, and bicycles for rent on Spinlister.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can search for items to rent in your area, and after requesting an item from a listing, you can coordinate rental pick-up.<\/p>\n Some resorts offer free lift tickets for children with purchase of an adult several-day pass. If you are planning a family trip, be sure to research the ski resorts in your area and\u00a0call to\u00a0ask if they offer any discounts for children.<\/p>\n I’ve heard some participating resorts are located in Colorado, North Carolina, and Montana.<\/p>\n Also look for state-offered ski deals to students in certain grades. For example, 4th and 5th graders can apply for free ski passes in\u00a0Pennsylvania<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0New Hampshire<\/a>, 3rd and 4th graders in New York<\/a>, 5th graders in Vermont<\/a>, and 5th and 6th graders in Utah<\/a>.<\/p>\n These passport\/pass offers vary by state. Some are good for free lift tickets from 3-days to the entire winter season, and they range in price from $0 to\u00a0$45 covering processing fees. Some states require that students be residents of the state to participate in the free ski program while others do not require that, so read the fine print.<\/p>\n What other ways do you like to save money on ski trips? Leave a comment and share your tips!<\/p>\n By contributing writer Laura<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Skiing is a fun winter activity, but the costs can add up when you consider ski lift fees, equipment rental, plus travel and lodging expenses. If you’ve been itching to hit the slopes but have been balking at the prices, check out these ways to save on ski trips. Ski Free At participating ski resorts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21414","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-frugal-living","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21414"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23350,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21414\/revisions\/23350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/frugal-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Liftopia<\/h3>\n
Get Ski Tickets<\/h3>\n
Sliding on the Cheap<\/h3>\n
Spinlister<\/h3>\n
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