Strategy is everything when it comes to planning a ski vacation these days, and it can help ease the financial burden of what's invariably an expensive holiday. At the ticket window in Aspen this winter, you'll pay $78 for a one-day lift pass. Renting skis, boots, and poles at Vermont's Okemo? That'll be $47 per person, per day. And $552 is the minimum nightly rate in mid-March for a two-bedroom unit at the Beaverhead Condominium in Big Sky, Montana. A hefty tab? You bet, especially since you've still got to factor in airfare, ground transportation, and dining. It's easy to see how a family of four can spend $5,000 for a ski week. And while ski resorts such as Vail are undergoing redevelopment, funded in part by real estate, they're not offering any outright discounts as a result of construction. What's a penny-pinching skier to do?
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