Colorado
Who goes there: Crystal, British Airways Holidays, Thomson, Neilson, Inghams, United Vacations, Ski Independence and Ski the American Dream.
Popular resorts: Vail, Aspen, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte, Telluride, Steamboat, Winter Park, Copper Mountain.
Sample price: Neilson has a lead-in price of £499 for one week’s chalet accommodation in Steamboat; ski passes cost £114; snowboard passes £80.
Getting there: scheduled flights from Gatwick, Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow with BA, United, Delta, Continental and US Airways. BAoffers the only direct service to Denver while others such as United fly via hubs including Chicago and Newark.
Ski season: November-April.