INN AT MAZAMA, Mazama, Washington
Sunday, January 26 to Friday, January 31, 2025 (Five Nights)
Registration Opens: September 29, 2024
Registration Closes: October 28, 2024
CONC has been going to the quaint Inn at Mazama for many years. It is conveniently located right on the Methow Valley ski trails, and just a few yards from the Mazama Store. This puts us at the western edge of the Methow Valley trails, about 20 miles NW of Winthrop, WA on Highway 20.
The Inn and the Methow Valley are a perfect setting for a CONC excursion. The Inn is a combination of a lodge and two adjacent clusters of guest rooms. Besides the 10 guest rooms, the lodge consists of a large dining room adjacent to a huge, Russian fireplace and warming room where we gather to socialize and drink warm beverages in the mornings and a glass of wine or beer in the evenings before sitting down for a group meal. Some of the rooms are located within the lodge while others are accessed by a covered boardwalk in two clusters just beyond the hot tub.
The town of Mazama is very small, consisting of the amazing Mazama Store, a clothing store, a ski school, and a few other lodging venues. It has everything we need to enjoy over 200 km of groomed XC ski trails!
The trails are arranged in roughly five groups: Sun Mountain, Rendezvous, Winthrop, Big Valley and Mazama & Upper Valley trails. We typically ski out the door of the Inn for Upper Valley trails and those around Mazama. Often, we will drive down towards Sun Mountain or Rendezvous for a day. Some people like to ski the 19 miles from Mazama to Winthrop! A pass is required to ski the Methow Valley trails at $30 per day with a discount for a multi-day purchase. Find all the trails maps at methowtrails.org.
The plan is for our group to arrive on Sunday afternoon, January 26th. Ski activities will commence on Monday the 27th. The last group ski activities will be on Thursday, January 30th but you can ski on Friday the 31st as well before heading home if you like. As per normal CONC custom, we will facilitate car-pooling.
ROOM RATES for this year are listed below:
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Room Type
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# of Rooms Held
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Beds
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Rate per Night (Sundays – Thursdays)
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Aspen
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2
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1 queen
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$170
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Birch (lofts)
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2
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1 queen in loft; 1 single fold out
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$180
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Cedar Plus
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1
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1 queen; 1 single bed
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$210
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Cedar
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1
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1 queen
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$190
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Fir
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1
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1 king
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$220
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Pine
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1
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1 king; 1 sofa w/fold out (#16 is ADA)
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$210
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Pine Plus
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1
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1 king; 1 sofa w/pull out
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$225
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NOTES: Rates DO NOT include meals and DO NOT include 10.4% taxes
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Aspen, Birch and Fir are in the main lodge. Cedar and Pine are connected to the lodge by covered walkways
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MEALS:
5 dinners (Sunday-Thursday), and 5 breakfasts (Monday-Friday), are provided at the Inn. The meal plan cost is $487.80 per person and includes tax and gratuities. Local caterer, Kathy, along with Inn manager, Andy, will be preparing delicious breakfasts and dinners. Lunch will be on your own. You can either bring lunch items, or the Mazama Store makes sandwiches as well.
REGISTRATION:
Registration for this CONC trip is done by contacting the Inn at Mazama directly. You can email or call the front desk to make reservations:frontdesk@innmazama.com or 509.996.2681. The Inn at Mazama will send you an invoice, which you will pay directly to the Inn by credit card. The registration begins with receipt of this email and will close October 28. (90 Days Advance Registration and 12 CONC Skier minimum requested by the Inn at Mazama for our 2025 group stay.) If you have questions please contact Derek Matthews.
