The Crestwood, Snowmass

Simply the best holiday we have ever had!!!

Mum happy tick!

Dad happy tick!

Kids (x3)  happy tick!  

Thank you Travelplan for organising us the best holiday we have ever had. We have never been to Snowmass before and you couldn't have organised a better holiday for us and our kids.

The accommodation was brilliant.  I will never get over my 3 year old's face as he skied right out of our apartment and down to ski school for the first time - it was priceless.

On the last night we toasted you in the outdoor hot tub as snowflakes fell on our eyelashes and the sunset behind the mountain - It was truly extraordinary

Snowmass, a place to go back to

In January 2012 my wife Kerry and I went for the first time to Snowmass and stayed at the Crestwood Condominium Hotel. WOW!

We are intermediate skiers who at ages 50+ enjoy our comforts and this is the place to go and to come back to. Travelplan hooked us up with well timed connecting flights and pickups that saw us arrive relaxed and ready to ski.

The Crestwood hotel staff were very courteous and helpful right from the moment they picked us ap at the airport, to ensuring we were settled in the supurb accommodation, to giving us an area orientation, and even taking us to the shops!

The snow was great, as were the well groomed slopes and safely orgnaised lifts. No waiting, no hassles, no inappropriate behaviours.

Snowmass and Travelplan get our five star tick ... we will return!

White out!

Contrary to the title there are no white outs in Aspen/Snowmass. 

We skied 15 stays - 12 of them were blue bird sunshine days (it snowed the other 3 days).The snow in Colorado is famous for its pure light, dry powder (brought in from the jetstream weather front). 

Snowmass suited our family of 4 well. My husband enjoyed Aspen Highlands where he could ski the double black and extreme runs. Whilst our 2 sons enjoyed ski school at both Snowmass & Buttermilk. One instructor even took my oldest son's group to Aspen Highlands to ski the advanced slopes.

Having 4 mountains to choose from was idea for our family of differing skill levels. Watch out for the tipping and taxes. Many restaurants add up to 20% for gratuity plus another 10% for taxes – that’s an extra 30% on top of the listed menu price. However, on the other side of the balance sheet Travelplan provided a great value for money holiday...we particularly liked the Pay 8 Ski 14 deal (which applied to lift tickets, ski school & ski hire). 

Our first trip to Aspen Snowmass, staying at the Crestwood, will not be our last!