Author: Ben Kelly Added: October 2, 2008
When searching for Breckenridge, Colorado lodging, it's likely that you will notice the term "ski-in ski-out" is repeatedly used to describe the locations various accommodations around the town. Long ago, property management companies realized the incredible lure of these words, and began using them in the marketing of their resorts, condominiums, timeshares and private vacation homes. While the phrase generally conjures up images of lodging properties that are mere steps from the slopes, where chairlift access couldn't be any easier, the reality is that "ski-in ski-out" has been adapted to describe accommodations that are actually nothing of the sort. Several Breckenridge accommodations offer ski out access to the slopes but are without a trail system that allows you to ski back into the property. As a result, guests often find themselves having to hike back uphill to their lodging. A true slopeside property should provide direct and immediate access to the slopes in both directions, allowing easy access to your accommodations and its amenities throughout the day. Several Breckenridge accommodations are ski in ski out, but utilize unmaintained and ungroomed trails to access the main trails of the ski resort. While such paths usually offer acceptable access to more prominent ski slopes, you may find them to be uneven, icy or covered in snow that is deeply drifted across them. Many Breckenridge lodging properties who have described themselves as true slopeside accommodations have stretched the truth to at least some extent. This could mean that a condominium hotel sits at the far end of a pedestrian plaza linking it with the resort's base area, or it might be that you find yourself crossing the street to access a chairlift. A simple lesson can be taken away from this: When researching and booking your ski in ski out lodging in Breckenridge, Colorado, make sure that you know exactly what it is that you are getting. Property management companies in Breckenridge have adapted varying definitions of what ski-in ski-out truly means, and as a result, you should question your reservationist thoroughly as to the actual location of your accommodations. While most visitors would have no problem staying across the street from a chairlift, or a short walk to one, it's easy to be let down upon arrival when these locations have been described as being on a ski slope.
--- Ben Kelly is the owner of Summit Vacation Concierge, a Breckenridge Colorado based travel service featuring the greatest selection of Breckenridge Lodging, Vacation Packages, Activities and Travel Services available anywhere. He is a local lodging expert and can offer advice on true ski-in ski-out lodging in Breckenridge. Ben has years of property management experience, having managed resort properties from Breckenridge, CO to Seward, AK.
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