Escape the holiday hassles at home and head to one of the high country’s best resorts—without breaking the bank—with these cool winter deals.

Moonlight Basin Resort, Big Sky, MT (pictured above)
Book the Ultimate Moonlight Basin Skiing package and get lodging through Big Sky Custom Homes (Moonlight Basin’s most luxurious accommodations), a resort credit of $200 per person, a ski clinic with Jamie Pierre (the big-time skier who’s held the world record for biggest cliff jump on skis) and a revival spa package for time off the slopes. Starting at $243 per person/per night. Or opt for The Best of Winter in Four Days Flat package and enjoy a full-fledged wintercation: three nights in a stylish mountain home, four days of winter activities (including skiing, snowshoeing and dogsled riding) plus drinks on the house. $148 per person/per day. Click here for more details.
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, WY
The Ultimate Untracked Trio package is a snow-sports lover’s dream-come-true: A full day of skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, a full day of snowcat skiing, a full day of backcountry skiing and—the icing on the cake—a full day of heli-skiing. Package starts at $1,452. Click here for more details.

Four Seasons Resort Whistler, B.C. (pictured above)
Be an Olympian for a day (or a few) through the Olympic Legacy Package, which offers you the chance to try your hand at bobsledding, the skeleton sled or Nordic skiing. After a thrilling day, turn in to your luxe room, then wake up to a buffet breakfast for two. Package starts at $545 per day, based on double occupancy. Click here for more details.
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, CO
The Sunshine on Sale deal through the Park Hyatt encourages dreaming ahead: secure your stay at one of Colorado’s swankiest mountain destinations by December 17, 2011, and get an extra night on the house. Click here for more details.
Destination® Hotels & Resorts, locations throughout the West
With the largest family of mountain properties in North America in locations throughout six states (Aspen, Tahoe and Squaw Valley are just a few), Destination Hotels & Resorts is celebrating the season with its Countdown to Winter deal: guests who book their stay by November 15, 2011, get a whopping 45 percent off rates. Some blackout dates may apply. Click here for more details.

Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, Santa Fe, NM (pictured above)
The Ski & Waves package includes a one-night stay, welcome gift, breakfast for two at the Anasazi Restaurant, two adult Ski Santa Fe one-day passes, $200 to spend at the amazing Ten Thousand Waves spa, and two complimentary drinks at the Anasazi Bar, all from just $550 per night. For dates and details, visit innoftheanasazi.com.

The Home Ranch, Clark, CO
We can’t think of a better place to start the new year than this Relais & Chateaux guest ranch. From January through March 2012, ML readers can stay three nights for the price of two, which includes three gourmet meals each day, plus all of your activities on the ranch, from backcountry skiing to horseback riding. For dates and details, visit homeranch.com/mountainliving.
For more ideas for exploring the high country, visit mountainliving.com.