Chalk it up to pre-Olympics madness, or the public's general fascination of anything, like, "totally extreme!" Snow sports like Heli-Skiing, which entails being dropped onto the slopes via helicopter, are popular among the adventure-seeking set. It's certainly not for novices or the faint of heart—and in the case of a package being offered by The Four Seasons Jackson Hole, the faint of wallet, either.

"Recommended for strong intermediate through expert skiers," the Four Seasons is holding a three-day, four-night How to Heli-Camp from February 3-7, 2010 wherein participants will be educated on safety standards and essential Heli-Skiing techniques. The payoff will be the chance to put what you've learned to the test on "untouched snow."]]> Heidi Atwal 2009-12-16T16:19:45-05:00 43.5888000 -110.82700 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/21/95014/5937 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/17697/avanyu_spa.jpg" class="top"></p> <p>Two things we love &#151; free stuff and pampering &#151; have been united in beautiful matrimony at Jackson Hole&#146;s <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Snake+River+Lodge+And+Spa/ian/199891"><strong>Snake River Lodge & Spa</strong></a>, A RockResort. The luxury spa resort has unveiled a <a href="http://snakeriverlodge.rockresorts.com/specialsinfo.asp?ck=spa&packageId=1092">&#147;Spa for Free&#148; package</a> that offers a $999 credit for the 17,000-square-foot Avanyu Spa and three nights accommodations for two people in a Lodge room.</p> <p>The special is available May 1-22, making it perfect timing for what would be a seriously spectacular Mother&#146;s Day gift. We&#146;re pretty sure Mom would forget all about that time you broke her crystal bowl into a million pieces after spending a weekend indulging in Avanyu&#146;s signature treatments (think Champagne Mud Wraps, High Altitude Repair facials and KatieK 2009-04-21T11:59:13-05:00 43.5880650 -110.82216 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/18/133358/083 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hotel_terra_jackson_hole.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Ski-Hotels-2008-Map"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/skihotels2008.jpg" align="right"></a>The new <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Terra/ian/260961"><b>Hotel Terra Jackson Hole</b></a> officially opens on January 29, and to celebrate the green hotel's offering up a "Ski Green" package that includes a room and lift tickets for two, starting at $303 a night.<br> <p>With that, you'll get a warm fuzzy feeling for staying in a hotel that goes way beyond not washing the towels every night. The bed is 100 percent natural as are the bath amenities, there are recycling bins in-room, heating is via an in-floor system to reduce energy waste and the coffee set up offers fair trade organic brews.<br> <p>The Jackson Hole property is the first in a planned chain of <b>Terra Resorts</b>, all of which aim pbb 2008-01-18T14:15:01-05:00 43.5880650 -110.82216 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/15/163549/671 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/snakeriver.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><p> From August 26th to September 29th, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/SNAKE+RIVER+LODGE+AND+SPA/ian/199891"><b>Snake River Lodge &amp; Spa</b></a>, Rock Resorts' Jackson Hole luxury property, is offering a pretty nice late summer deal for the fishermen (and fisherwomen) out there. <br> <p>For <b>$369</b> per night, you get a half-day fly-fishing wade trip for two in the Snake River, a 50-minute "Sportsman's Relief" deep tissue massage for each person, and a breakfast buffet for each day of your stay. <p> It's called the "Fish and Refresh" (cute!) package and it's a super good deal. The hotel assured us that although reserving the package is subject to availability, there are no blackout dates.<p> <p>The $369-per-night "Fish and Refresh" rate is based on a three-night stay for Jenna 2007-08-16T09:38:08-05:00 43.5880650 -110.82216 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/8/17/121657/026 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/snake_pool.jpg"><p> Travelzoo let us know that luxury hotel company <a href="http://www.rockresorts.com/"><b>RockResorts</b></a> just put nine of its resorts on sale, letting you stay for as little as <a href="http://hotels.travelzoo.com/resorts-spas/202307">$89-$96 per night</a>, as long as you book in the next four days. <b>This 96-hour sale ends Sunday, August 21 at 11:59PM MST</b> and black out dates do apply. Normal rates at some of these upscale resorts can go for upward of $300.<p> If we were not constantly hunched over our PowerBook, we would try to sneak away for a weekend at the <a href="http://snakeriverlodge.rockresorts.com"><b>Snake River Lodge &amp; Spa</b></a> for some early season snowboarding, maybe in December?<p> The mountain side location is tough to beat and that Flinstone-esque pool looks dip markj 2005-08-17T12:19:50-05:00 43.586259 -110.82216 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/