COLORADO: ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH-END

This one leaves me absolutely covetous: 10 nights at four of Colorado’s premiere Rocky Mountain resorts, for four, arranged by Abercrombie and Kent, plus use of an Audi Q7, a new SUV from the Swedish automaker, for the trip. The sweepstakes is part of the Q7 launch campaign.

Vroom vroom.

Here’s the grand prize itinerary:
Day 1: Fly into Eagle, CO.
Stay at Sonnenalp Resort in Vail. www.sonnenalp.com.
(N.B. This is funny: The Sonnenalp’s homepage says the Lexus is the preferred vehicle of the Sonnenalp Resort. I wonder if the folks at Audi know this.)
Days 2, 3, 4: Stay at the Smith Fork Ranch, www.smithforkranch.com, in the West Elk Mountains.
Days 5, 6, 7: Stay at the Elk Mountain Resort (www.elkmountainresort.com)in the San Juan Mountains.
Days 8, 9, 10: Stay at the Keyah Grand, www.keyahgrande.com, in the Four Corners area.
Day 11: Fly out of Eagle, CO.

The first-place prize is a comparable 10-night trip for four in Utah. The winners fly in and out of Las Vegas. (What is this with Las Vegas? It keeps cropping up.)

My fantasy is so complete on this one that I am concerned that the itinerary is a tad too scheduled, with dinners and breakfasts, but believe me, I would enjoy one of these two trips to the hilt. I love that they arranged three consecutive three-night stays instead of mixing up shorter and longer stays. Three days is perfect for relaxing and getting a feel for a place.
The Flash microsite is cool, too, complete with a Sting-inspired soundtrack.

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COLORADO ROCKIES ROAD TRIP FOR FOUR (GRAND PRIZE)
UTAH CANYONLAND ROAD TRIP FOR FOUR (FIRST PLACE PRIZE)

DEADLINE: May 15, 2006
TO ENTER, CLICK: http://microsites.audiusa.com/AudiQ7/html/flash.html
SPONSOR: AUDI
THE DIGS: Multiple luxury accommodations, arranged by Abercrombie & Kent
THE INELIGIBLES: N/A
ARV (APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE): $30,360 for Colorado; $22,025 for Utah.
FINE PRINT: Fixed dates of travel: Colorado starts on June 15, Utah starts on July 19.
MY PERSONAL ENTRY: numerous, daily, starting mid-March
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