{"id":3586,"date":"2010-01-21T07:58:02","date_gmt":"2010-01-21T13:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=3586"},"modified":"2016-12-16T22:44:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T04:44:58","slug":"top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3591\" title=\"colorado_overview_intro\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg\" alt=\"ski vacations\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" \/>Whether you want to try a black-diamond run or just soak up the apres-ski scene, there&#8217;s a <strong><a title=\"Ski vacations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ski&amp;cnt=PKH\" target=\"_blank\">ski vacation<\/a><\/strong> for everyone, and the season is definitely here. If you need help deciding where to go, read on: Orbitz has identified the top 10ski vacation destinations for 2010.<\/p>\n<p>For the third year in a row, Lake Tahoe tops the list as the most popular ski vacation spot (based on Orbitz bookings from Oct. 1, to Dec. 31, 2009, for travel in 2010). Not surprisingly, Colorado reigns supreme as the most popular ski vacation state, with five cities on the list. And don&#8217;t worry, East Coasters, there&#8217;s a top pick in your neck of the woods, too.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lake Tahoe, CA\/NV<\/li>\n<li>Breckenridge, CO<\/li>\n<li>Park City, UT<\/li>\n<li>Vail, CO<\/li>\n<li>Winter Park, CO<\/li>\n<li>Aspen\/Snowmass, CO<\/li>\n<li>Jackson Hole, WY<\/li>\n<li>Mammoth, CA<\/li>\n<li>Killington, VT<\/li>\n<li>Durango, CO<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Each ski vacation destination has its own personality and plenty of outdoor and indoor activities. So when you&#8217;re done on the slopes &#8212; or if you want to avoid them altogether &#8212; local shops, restaurants and spas can keep you busy.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Orbitz resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Ski vacations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=ski&amp;cnt=PKH\" target=\"_blank\">Ski vacation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Colorado ski vacations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=COski&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado ski vacations<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Lake Tahoe hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Lake-Tahoe-Hotels.d180041.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Tahoe hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Brackenridge hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Breckenridge-Hotels.d11926.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\">Breckenridge hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Park City hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Park-City-Hotels.d602285.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\">Park City hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Vail hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Vail-Hotels.d7053.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\">Vail hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Winter Park hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/United_States--CO\/Winter_Park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Winter Park hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Aspen hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Aspen-Hotels.d423.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Aspen hotels<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jackson Hole hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Jackson-Hole-Hotels-Four-Seasons-Resort-Jackson-Hole.h922183.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jackson Hole hotels<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mammoth vacations on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformSDLPDealsContent?deal_id=mammothmski&amp;cnt=PKG\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mammoth vacations<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Killington hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/United_States--VT\/Killington\/\" target=\"_blank\">Killington hotels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Durango hotels on Orbitz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/hotels\/United_States--CO\/Durango\/\" target=\"_blank\">Durango hotels<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT04NjY0MDBhN2E3MWU3NWQyZGJmMmY1NmZlN2I5NDQ1ZQ==\" alt=\"\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" class=\"nc_pixel\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you want to try a black-diamond run or just soak up the apres-ski scene, there&#8217;s a ski vacation for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-travel","category-top-10-lists"],"acf":{"api_active":null,"api_title":null,"api_excerpt":null,"api_featured_image":null,"api_lob":null},"posts_api_cpm_point":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010 | Orbitz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010 | Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether you want to try a black-diamond run or just soak up the apres-ski scene, there&#8217;s a ski vacation for [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orbitz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-01-21T13:58:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-12-17T04:44:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Polly Sheridan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@orbitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@orbitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Polly Sheridan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Polly Sheridan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcd51fd718bd0e1705a9232cb06cf53a\"},\"headline\":\"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-01-21T13:58:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-17T04:44:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\"},\"wordCount\":223,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Family time\",\"Top 10 Lists\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\",\"name\":\"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010 | Orbitz\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-01-21T13:58:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-17T04:44:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcd51fd718bd0e1705a9232cb06cf53a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":180},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Orbitz\",\"description\":\"Travel Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcd51fd718bd0e1705a9232cb06cf53a\",\"name\":\"Polly Sheridan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/orbitz-logo2-150x150.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/orbitz-logo2-150x150.png\",\"caption\":\"Polly Sheridan\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/author\/psheridan\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010 | Orbitz","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010 | Orbitz","og_description":"Whether you want to try a black-diamond run or just soak up the apres-ski scene, there&#8217;s a ski vacation for [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/","og_site_name":"Orbitz","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Orbitz\/","article_published_time":"2010-01-21T13:58:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-12-17T04:44:58+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Polly Sheridan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@orbitz","twitter_site":"@orbitz","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Polly Sheridan","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/"},"author":{"name":"Polly Sheridan","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcd51fd718bd0e1705a9232cb06cf53a"},"headline":"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010","datePublished":"2010-01-21T13:58:02+00:00","dateModified":"2016-12-17T04:44:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/"},"wordCount":223,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg","articleSection":["Family time","Top 10 Lists"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/","name":"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010 | Orbitz","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg","datePublished":"2010-01-21T13:58:02+00:00","dateModified":"2016-12-17T04:44:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcd51fd718bd0e1705a9232cb06cf53a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/colorado_overview_intro.jpg","width":250,"height":180},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/top-10-ski-vacation-destinations-for-2010\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Top 10 ski vacation destinations for 2010"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/","name":"Orbitz","description":"Travel Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/fcd51fd718bd0e1705a9232cb06cf53a","name":"Polly Sheridan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/orbitz-logo2-150x150.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/orbitz-logo2-150x150.png","caption":"Polly Sheridan"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/author\/psheridan\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}