Thursday, January 14, 2010

ResortQuest has a Vacation Treasure Hunt Underway. Win a Ski Vacation for $1 a Day!

ResortQuest's treasure hunt is for the intrepid value hunters who can successfully navigate the clues to win a chance at a 5+ night vacation for $1 a day at one of ResortQuest’s premier ski destinations: Aspen, Breckenridge, Keystone, Steamboat Springs, CO, Park City, Utah, or Sun Valley, Idaho.

A treasure map icon will be hidden somewhere on the website of one of Resort Quest’s ski destinations. Each Tuesday, at Noon (CST), we will reveal the first clue for the new week's Vacation Treasure Hunt. As the clock ticks down, we will reveal additional clues to help you find the hidden Treasure Map... until that one lucky Treasure Seeker discovers and claims the prize! When you find the Treasure Map, click on the icon to discover which vacation rental is this week's Vacation Treasure, a special toll-free phone number to call, and the secret code you need to claim the Treasure!

Each and every week throughout the 2010 ski season — from January 19 to March 20 — we will hide a new Vacation Treasure Map for you to find. So, if you didn't win this week, don't despair... Check back next Tuesday for the new week's clue, and set out again on your quest. Next week could be your week to discover ResortQuest's Vacation Treasure!

So, next Tuesday, start your search for the treasure map (pictured).

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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Come Play Like an Olympic Athlete in Steamboat, CO

The 2010 Winter Olympics are only 30 days away and it is rather humbling to realize that our town of Steamboat Springs, CO has produced more Olympic athletes than any other town in the USA! Steamboat is the Mecca of Olympic worthy training grounds and we hosted the U.S. Olympic Trails back in December.
While we watch in great awe of the incredible athletes that set the bar for Olympic performances, it always inspires us small time athletes to get out a try a few moves!
So ResortQuest is offering an incredible lodging package in the spirit of the Olympics! We want you to get to Steamboat during the 2010 Olympics to experience the training grounds first hand. Play like an Olympian during the day and cheer on your favorite athletes by night while getting 30% of your 5+ night stay, and a $200 gift certificate towards your Steamboat Olympic Activity of choice.

Take your vacation to new levels and luge, jump, spin, skate, ski, snowboard, and check your way to playing in Steamboat like the Olympic athletes do. So with the start of the Winter Olympic Games fast approaching get ready for the always exciting and uniting Olympics!

Check out the official Olympic website and play the Vancouver 2010 Official Minigame.

We want your ski vacation to be the best with the ResortQuest vacation specials, luxurious lodging, and amenities and services.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Steamboat Has the Most Skiable Terrain Open in CO





The Steamboat Ski Resort officially has the most skiable terrain open in Colorado. Steamboat started the 2009-10 season with relatively low snowfall and low base levels reported up until the end of December. That trend reversed with the latest several batches of snow, and Steamboat now boasts more skiable acres open than any other mountain in Colorado.

The 2,692 open acres in Steamboat, of a possible 2,965, barely edges out the 2,689 at Snowmass and easily surpasses the 2,305 at Vail. Breckenridge reported 1,689 acres, Keystone had 749 and Loveland reported 206 acres open.

According to Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp., snow fell 17 days in December, and 96.25 inches of it has fallen this season. By the end of December 2008, the mountain had 140 inches total at mid-mountain, and 166 had fallen by this time in the record-setting 2007-08 season.

Snow is expected to settle in tonight, continuing with a 50 percent chance or better until Sunday with accumulation of 3 to 6 inches in town.

The 2009/2010 ski season is well underway. Just about all my fondest memories of the best skiing days in Steamboat have been in the month of January. A month when the conditions are epic; the powder days are plentiful; and we enjoy wide open ski runs and no lift lines. Bar opening season, and the last week of the season, January is the most affordable time to visit Steamboat Springs. Our Steamboat lodging prices are unbeatable, the deals are plentiful... and allow me to say it again, the snow conditions are excellent!