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Right after checkout you'll see a download link, and you'll also receive it by email.

Can I read it on my phone?

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Do the worksheets calculate totals?

No. You can type into the fields and check the boxes, but totals are not calculated automatically.

Are the prices in the budget current?

No. The worked budget uses invented amounts in US dollars to show which costs to plan for. Always check current prices and operating details for your own dates.

Which destinations does it cover?

The guide teaches you how to choose. It gives starting points to research in Utah, Colorado, Tahoe, Idaho, Montana and Vermont, with official sources, and a method to compare any three bases.

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WHERE TO SKI GUIDE

Your First Ski Vacation in the USA

From Utah and Colorado to Tahoe and Vermont, compare U.S. ski destinations and work out what the whole week will cost.

For your first ski trip to the USA – whether you're new to skiing or already ski somewhere else.

50-page PDF
12 sections
8 fillable worksheets
English

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Your First Ski Vacation in the USA – book cover

About this guide

Would you rather walk to the lifts or stay in town and take a shuttle? Is a day ticket or a multi-day pass a better fit? This guide helps you compare American ski trips by looking at where you'll stay, how you'll get to the mountain and how many days you'll ski.

Explore starting points in Utah, Colorado, Tahoe, Idaho, Montana and Vermont. A worked budget and eight fillable planning sheets help you bring lift access, lodging, transport, rentals and lessons into one plan.

Look inside

Three real pages from the guide.

Utah and Colorado: two starting points for a western ski week.

A complete two-person example: seven nights, five ski days, one base.

One of eight fillable planning pages: compare three bases side by side.

Why a paid guide?

Our free guides answer one question at a time. This guide puts the whole trip in order – where to go, when, where to stay, how to get there, lift access and lessons – with a worked budget and fillable planning pages you can use for your own trip.

Inside the guide

01Make it your kind of ski week
02Find your region and your base
03Choose dates with room to breathe
04Buy the right mountain access
05See the whole vacation budget
06Choose the address that makes mornings easy
07Get there and move around
08Book lessons that fit the group
09Rent, bring and pack
10Feel at home on the mountain
11Build a week with a life beyond skiing
12Turn a good idea into a ready trip

Who it's for

Travelers planning their first ski vacation in the USA
Skiers who know another region and want to know what's different
Groups with different levels of experience

Not for you if: you're looking for travel bookings, a personal itinerary made for you, or live snow and price data. (For live data, use Where to Ski's resort search – it's free.)

What you receive

A 50-page English-language PDF with clickable contents, source links, real photography and 8 fillable planning pages. Read it on your phone, tablet or computer, or print the worksheets.

PDF, 50 pages
8 fillable worksheets
Clickable contents and source links
First edition, November 2026

Worksheets have fillable text fields and checkboxes. Fields do not calculate automatically. For best results, open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Apple Preview.