The weather is starting to cool off in parts of the US, leading some of us to give our ski clothing a wistful look. In the coming months, winter sport enthusiasts will soon open ski slopes throughout North America. And, if you’ve got to fly to a ski resort, Delta wants to be the airline to take you there.Following a month and a half after United did the same, Delta has announced its winter sports season flight schedule for flights to eleven resort areas (plus Denver) from December 21 to April 2.Here are the ski routes that you’ll see from Delta hubs this winter season (new services are in bold):Atlanta (ATL)Aspen/Snowmass (ASE): Daily flightsBozeman/Big Sky (BZN): 2x daily during the holidays, decreasing to no more than 3x weekly from Jan-Mar 2018Denver (DEN): up to 9x dailyVail/Eagle (EGE): 8x weekly during the holidays, daily from Jan-Mar 2018Hayden/Steamboat Springs (HDN): Daily flightsJackson Hole (JAC): 8x weekly during the holidays, up to 7x weekly from January-March 2018Montrose/Telluride (MTJ): Daily during the holdays, but no more than 3x weekly through MarchReno/Tahoe (RNO): Daily during the holidays, but only on Saturdays through MarchVancouver (YVR): Adding new service on Tuesday/Saturday from December 23-January 6. Then, Saturday flights from late February through the end of March.Salt Lake City (SLC)Aspen/Snowmass (ASE): 2-3x daily flightsBozeman/Big Sky (BZN): 3-4x daily flightsDenver (DEN): 7-8x daily flightsVail/Eagle (EGE): new daily flights from December 21-January 7Kalispell/Whitefish (FCA): 3x daily flightsJackson Hole (JAC): up to 3x daily flightsMontrose/Telluride (MTJ): new daily flights from December 21-January 7Reno/Tahoe (RNO): 4-5x daily flightsSun Valley (SUN): 2-3x daily flightsVancouver (YVR): Daily flightsCalgary (YYC): Daily flightsLos Angeles (LAX)Aspen/Snowmass (ASE): 6-8x weekly flightsBozeman/Big Sky (BZN): 2x daily flights during the holidays, but only Saturday flights through MarchDenver (DEN): 3-4x daily flightsKalispell/Whitefish (FCA): Daily flights from December 21-January 2Jackson Hole (JAC): Daily flights from December 21-January 2, but only Sundays and some Saturdays through MarchSun Valley (SUN): Daily flights from December 21-January 2Vancouver (YVR): 2x daily flightsMinneapolis (MSP)Aspen/Snowmass (ASE): Daily flights December 21-January 7, then Saturdays through MarchBozeman/Big Sky (BZN): 22x weekly during the holidays and 2x daily through MarchDenver (DEN): up to 7x daily flightsKalispell/Whitefish (FCA): 2x daily flights during the holidays and up to daily through MarchHayden/Steamboat Springs (HDN): Daily flightsJackson Hole (JAC): up to 8x weekly flights during the holidays, back down to 3x weekly through MarchReno/Tahoe (RNO): Daily December 21-January 2, some Saturdays through MarchVancouver (YVR): 2x daily flightsCalgary (YYC): 2-3x daily flightsNew York City (JFK)Denver (DEN): up to 6x daily flightsJackson Hole (JAC): SaturdaysSeattle (SEA)Bozeman/Big Sky (BZN): Daily flights from December 21-January 2, then Saturdays through MarchDenver (DEN): 4-5x daily flightsJackson Hole (JAC): Daily December 21-January 2, then Saturdays and select Sundays through MarchVancouver (YVR): 4-5x daily flightsCalgary (YYC): 2x daily flightsHere’s a handy chart of the above info that you can share with family and friends:Fares and AvailabilityOf course, just because there’s a nonstop doesn’t mean you’re necessarily going to be able to book it for cheap:For this particular flight option, an economy award “only” costs 25,000 miles (Delta’s Level 4), giving you 4.7 cents per SkyMile in value — quite impressive for Delta SkyMiles.Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Other options aren’t as bad. The new Salt Lake City (SLC) to Vail/Eagle (EGE) and Montrose/Telluride (MTJ) options cost just $197 round-trip for departures on Saturday, December 23.But, these flights will set you back 38,000 SkyMiles — a value of under 0.5 cents per mile, which would be a very poor use of your miles.This highlights the point: if you’re interested in booking one of these Delta winter sport routes, it’s important to check both revenue and mileage rates before booking.H/T: Points, Miles & Martinis
