| When searching for Breckenridge, Colorado lodging, | | | | yourself hiking to the nearest chairlift via an |
| you'll most likely notice the phrase "ski-in ski-out" | | | | ungroomed trail through the woods. Because these |
| used in the description of various accommodations. | | | | trails are often too narrow to be groomed by the |
| Realizing the incredible lure of these words, property | | | | resort's snowcats, they may be icy or impassable as |
| management companies have begun using them in | | | | a result of deeply drifted snow. |
| the marketing of their resorts, condominiums, | | | | Other accommodations may offer ski-out access, but |
| timeshares and private vacation homes. While the | | | | lack a trail system that doesn't require hiking back up |
| phrase conjures images of a property that is mere | | | | the mountain to return to your lodging. A true |
| steps from the slopes, where chairlift access couldn't | | | | slopeside property should provide direct access to |
| be easier, the reality is that "ski-in ski-out" is being | | | | the slopes in both directions, allowing access to your |
| adapted to describe properties that are actually | | | | lodging throughout the day. |
| nothing of the sort. | | | | The lesson to take away from this article is simple: |
| Many Breckenridge properties do feature true | | | | When booking accommodations that are defined as |
| slopeside accommodations, however the vast | | | | ski-in ski-out, make sure that you know exactly what |
| majority describing themselves as such have | | | | it is that you are getting. Property management |
| stretched the truth to at least some extent. This | | | | companies in Breckenridge may have varying |
| may mean that a condominium hotel sits at the far | | | | definitions of ski-in ski-out, and as a result, you should |
| end of a pedestrian plaza that links it with the | | | | question your preservationist thoroughly as to the |
| resort's base area, or it could be that you find | | | | actual location of your lodging. |