Altitude, and a season that runs the opposite way to everywhere else: these are the places that peak in January.
Through the year
Median of these 8Cheapest to priciest of the 8All destinations median of 40
Nightly lodging for a property sleeping four. The band spans the cheapest
and the most expensive of the 8 each month, so its width is the disagreement between
them.
The typical mountain runs $503 a night across the year, against $295 for the library as a whole.
They are not one price. Asheville, NC averages $255 a night and Park City, UT averages $738 — 2.9× the difference, for the same kind of trip.
As a group they are cheapest in April and most expensive in January, a 34% swing on the median.
Season matters far more at some than others: Park City, UT swings 119% between its cheapest and most expensive months while Asheville, NC moves only 18%.
Per night is the average of twelve monthly rates for a property sleeping
four, so it is lower than a July quote and higher than a January one. A week for eight
adds lodging at the larger property size and the daily spend for eight people, and is
rounded because it is several estimates multiplied together.