New Mexico: Lift ticket and room packages at Taos Ski Valley

Get an early start on the ski season and save at Taos Ski Valley in northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Lift ticket deals as well as packages that include lodging and lift tickets are available.

The deal: For skiers hungry for powder, Taos Ski Valley is offering adult lift tickets for just $55 a day from Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving Day) through Dec. 20. After that, the price increases to $77 a day. Several package deals combine reduced-price accommodations with free lift tickets. For example, the “January Sweet Deal,” available all month, includes four nights of lodging for the price of three with three days of lift tickets included. Prices start at $753, plus taxes and fees; the website says it is a $149 savings.

When: The accommodations/lift ticket offer is available every day in January. Other packages are also available.

Tested: I found availability throughout the month of January at the $753 price at the Columbine Inn and Conference Center on a variety of dates, including arrivals on Jan. 4, 17 and 27.

Info: Taos Ski Valley, (800) 776-1111