Need advice on good places to vacation for skiing?

We're a group of 4 college students hoping to go on a ski vacation. We're from Cleveland, Ohio, and hope to travel less than 10 hours wherever we go to (we're driving). We need a place with a hill for advanced skiers and another for beginners. We also need it to not be too expensive of an area. Any recommendations for what ski places we should hit up?Need advice on good places to vacation for skiing?
Your best bet is most likely Seven Springs in southwestern PA. Snowshoe in West Virginia would also be an OK bet. I haven't been to Seven Springs in years. Snowshoe wouldn't be too bad either. I've never been there but I think it has more trails to offer.





Blue Mountain and Elk Mountain are both in eastern PA. They are both very similar in terrain and amenities. I prefer Elk because you don't have to ski over the same terrain over and over again to get to different runs, but the two resorts are about the best in eastern PA.





Gore Mountain in New York is about 8.5 hours away. If you are looking for a longer trip then I would suggest this or push a little further on to Vermont and hit Killington or Okemo. Western NY and most PA resorts are good for a full day of skiing. If you are looking for a destination, these are not what you want. You'll be bored by day #2, at least at Gore or most of the VT resorts there are plenty of slopes to occupy your time over a mult-day period.





Tremblant in Quebec is just over 10 hours away. Just another option I'll throw out there.





As for cheap...well, you can save on lift tix by buying ahead of time and by using some of the special deals. Many resorts will offer student discounts, so dig around on the websites and you can usually find a deal. Chances are you are going to do this trip over the holiday break or at some other time when a lot of other people also have off...that means deals are scarce. So dig deep. You might score up some multi-day tix and you can always skimp on the hotel room and slum it at the Inn of the Dancing Shiva when slopeside condos are not in the budget.





Consider the Road Trip and hit up a few resorts over a few days. You may be able to get a deal on Monday one place and Tuesday at another. I do this often. My January trip this year will take me to Smuggler's Notch VT one day, Mad River Glen VT the next day, and Stratton VT the next. We are still debating hitting Hunter or Windham NY on day 4. Regardless, the most we are going to pay for a day ticket will be $12 based on the deals we have. These aren't even industry deals...they are out there for everyone. You just have to know where to get them and be able to manipulate your schedule to make the time when the deals occur. Need advice on good places to vacation for skiing?
For a 10 hr drive you'd have to go somewhere east. West would be best, but for CO, you're looking at closer to a 20+ hr drive. Anyways, this place looks pretty decent in Pennsylvania: Blue Mountain Ski Area http://www.skibluemt.com/SkiBlue/index.a鈥?/a>


Mapquest says they're just over 6 hrs from Cleveland.





You could also make it to Vermont in 10 hrs according to this resort's website. http://www.killington.com/winter/index.h鈥?/a> I believe Vermont has the best skiing out east.
Go to Colorado....ski Monarch, it's the cheapest in Colorado that I know of (I've been skiing in CO for a long time, and that's what I found). It has GREAT snow, really. THe trails are amazing for all levels. It is the local's fave skiing spot and many college aged people too! If you all want to drive that far, then ski Monarch!