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Its never too soon for you to begin planning your family winter vacation since the Mammoth area accommodations are often reserved long before the holidays arrive. Early booking is the essential to getting the place, dates and values that you really want. And since snow sports offer a variety of family fun for everyone, you may want to invite some of your familys friends to share the vacation with you.

Planning and enjoying your Mammoth Mountain holiday can be easier when two families share the planning and the responsibilities, travel together and contribute to the costs of the lodging in Mammoth, which means youll receive the best value for your vacation dollars. Also, the fun factor and memories increase when you share the times with another family. There is so much for everyone to do there both on and off the slopes!

After inviting your friends, the next thing you do to plan this joint-family adventure is to decide on some good dates to go. Again, planning early allows you to take advantage of the Mammoth Lakes special deals. So if you can travel mid-week instead of on the weekends, Sunday Thursday, its possible to save up to 30% on Mammoth vacation rentals. This is going to be the first discussion. While it makes sense that you travel on school holidays if you have kids, it doesnt mean that it is the ideal time to go. However, if the weekends and holidays are your best option, then it is even more important to book your lodging early.

So that brings us to the final step time to pick your vacation rental. Even though this seems like the first step in planning a vacation, it really isnt. Youve just made your biggest decisions, when and where, now youre at the how. So this next one can be really simple when you use a locally-based, Mammoth Lakes reservations and concierge web site to select and reserve your place. A local vacation rental Web site allows you to browse lodging choices by availability, number of people it will sleep, location, quality and amenities. There is also an added benefit to using a local Web site. The opportunity to talk with real people who truly know the town, the quality properties and the best vacation values for you is priceless.

For families and friends, both vacation homes and cabins rentals in Mammoth Lakes are the way to go when you have a large group. They come in all sizes with plenty of space and bedrooms. Everyone can spread out in one cozy place to enjoy the holidays together instead of being scattered throughout several hotel rooms. This is where the shared cost and fun benefits of sharing a joint family holiday vacation gets real.

Also, when youre choosing the right place, it is not just about price. More importantly, its about space, quality, size of the unit and bathrooms. Generally, a vacation house or cabin in Mammoth will have an occupancy limit. It is two people per bedroom, plus two more. So if the cabin has two bedrooms, the occupancy limit is six people. Putting more people than a home allows will make for a very uncomfortable vacation - youll run out of hot water, and you could be evicted for breaking the law. And the number of bathrooms is a really key considering when choosing a place. Four people to a bathroom are the most you would ever want. Another good tip for when you are figuring out the right size and value, do not plan on sleeping on the sofa sleeper in the living room. The reason is: when that sofa is opened for a bed, it will take up the majority of space in the living room, leaving no room for the group to relax in that space.

So there you have some very easy and useful tips to help you with the when, where and how of planning a successful family Mammoth Mountain ski vacation this coming holiday season or anytime else. The only tip for picking the who is to bring the people you love to laugh with!

by: Sarah McClean




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