At least there’s one thing in New York that’s still affordable.
Skiers looking to save on a package needn’t stray far from the Empire State — where a resort dubbed “awesome” by die-hard fans was ranked the cheapest in the country.
Vacation rental aggregator HomeToGo rounded up the data — like a lot of fresh powder — on popular hills from coast to coast, with Gore Mountain in The Adirondacks slotting effortlessly in first.
Located in the small town of North Creek in Warren County, Gore—which bills itself as New York’s largest ski resort—is one of three publicly owned hills in the state and is operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority. , a state agency.
Whiteface, further north near Lake Placid, and Belleayre in The Catskills are the other two.
The survey authors said Gore’s combined lift ticket price of $107 per day for an adult and a night in a vacation rental at $88.02 per person, on average, was the cheapest of the sample results of resorts – for a total of $195.02 per day per cost skier.
The average daily cost of a lift ticket at the resorts surveyed was $188.15, the snow scouts said.
The average cost for a vacation rental, per person, per night, was $164.41.
Gore, with a vertical drop of 2,537, is located roughly an hour and a half from Albany.
Snowmaking on the mountain’s 115 trails is done with water from the Hudson River.
Fans have been known to leave glowing reviews of the destination on sites such as On The Snow, where one skier said Gore “never disappoints”.
“From rapiers to crusaders, the skiing is great,” they gushed.
“I finally feel like I’m getting something for all the taxes I pay to live in New York,” they thought.
Second on the list is Washington’s Mount Baker, just a few miles south of the border near Vancouver, BC.
Located within national park lands, a lift ticket costs $94.27, according to the survey, while accommodations come in at $106.65 per person, for a total of $200.92.
The resort, at its highest point, rises to 5,089 feet — almost as high as Denver, Colo.
Whitefish, Montana is one of the nation’s hottest — and increasingly expensive — mountain towns, but the Whitefish ski resort takes bronze as the third most affordable, for a total of $223.02 per day.
Maine and New Mexico each contributed two spots to the Top 10, while ski hotspots Vermont and Colorado offered just one each. Oregon took last place.
The most affordable ski vacations in the USA for 2024
- Gore Mountain, New York
- Mount Baker, Washington
- Whitefish, Montana
- Sugarloaf, Maine
- Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Sunday River, Maine
- Purgatory, Colo.
- Jay Peak, Vermont
- Angel Fire, New Mexico
- Mount Bachelor, Oregon
The list was released after the survey’s authors noticed a significant year-over-year increase — 29% — in interest in stays in the ski region, according to Eleanor Moody, a travel expert at HomeToGo.
“While traditional favorites remain popular, our data reveals growing interest in hidden gem destinations like Mount Baker and Whitefish, which rank highly for affordability, suggesting travelers are looking for more budget-friendly travel options ski,” Moody said.
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