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REAL DEALS

Spring Festivals in the Mountains

Discounted stays and lift tickets paired with music fests and sporty competitions in Vail, Colorado and Mammoth Mountain, California
Friday, March 24, 2006 |

SPRING FEST AT MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN

The Real Deal: Overnight lodgings from $82.50 per person, plus lift tickets deals, and a series of springtime events and competitions

When: Apr. 23 - May 31, 2006

Details: Hotel taxes are an additional 15 percent. Rates are based on double occupancy; a two-night stay is required for the free lift tickets

Book By: No deadline; based on availability

Contact: Mammoth Mountain, 800/626-6684, mammothmountain.com

A one-night stay at the Tamarack Lodge & Resort starts at $82.50 per person per night. A stay at the Mammoth Mountain Inn is $87; the Village Lodging is $142.50; the Juniper Springs Resort is $124.50. If you decide to stay two nights or more, you'll receive two days' lift tickets worth $142.

The big event is the 5th Annual West Coast Invitational, a night-time pro snowboard competition on Saturday, May 6, 2006. Other fast-and-furious events include the Dragon Three Ring Circus snowboarding contest on April 29, the 4th Annual Orage freestyle skiing event on May 6, and the Volcom Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Championship, an amateur snowboard series with a side-by-side rail zone instead of three rails in a row, on May 20.

Getting to Mammoth Mountain: The closest airport is in Reno, Nevada, nearly a three-hour drive along scenic Highway 395. The lowest fares we've found for round-trip flights to Reno in late April are: $191 (America West) from Phoenix; $212 (Alaska) from Seattle; $268 (multiple carriers) from Baltimore; $362 (United) from Chicago; $417 (America West) from New York City.

An economy car rental starts at $28 per day (Advantage).

Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

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