It's not too early to plan your ski getaway. Along with snagging early booking discounts, travelers will have better choice of availability when they book in advance.

Ski.com and United Airlines have teamed to offer ski package discounts for travel Jan. 3 through Feb. 15. Book by Oct. 15 for travel to any of Ski.com's 75 resort destinations, and save $100 off the package price. The offer is valid with a five-night minimum stay, and packages must include air, hotel and another item such as lift tickets or car rental. Also, kids younger than 12 fly free (one per paying adult) when you buy air-hotel packages to Crested Butte, Jackson Hole, Steamboat or Vail-Beaver Creek. Some packages also offer free skiing for kids. Contact: (800) 525-2052; www.ski.com/land/uakff.aspx.

If you'd like to travel to Alaska, take advantage of Alaska Air's PFD Sale. Buy tickets by Nov. 2, with a 14-day advance, for travel through Sept. 6, 2007. Sample roundtrip fares from Honolulu start at $456 Anchorage or Juneau and $551 Fairbanks, plus taxes and fees. Access www.alaskaair.com/deals, click on Air Deals then on PFD Sale.

Save more than a third off winter packages at Whistler-Blackcomb near Vancouver, British Columbia, with prices starting at $74. The early-booking offer includes kids stay, ski and rent for free for 12 and younger, free adult group lesson and airport transfer discounts. Book by Nov. 15. Contact: (888) 403-4727; www .whistlerblackcomb.com/deals _packages/ebd/index.htm.

Early bookers can save on lodging and lift packages for stays in Steamboat. Save 20 percent on lodging and lift rates booked by tomorrow, or 15 percent on rates booked by Nov. 20. The savings goes down to 10 percent if you travel Dec. 26 through Jan. 2 or Feb. 16-25. The discount applies to packages with a minimum of four nights' lodging and three days of lifts for all guests. Contact: (877) 237-2628; www.steamboat.com/winterint.aspx?CategoryId287.

If you're heading to Utah this winter, fly into Salt Lake City and receive a free lift ticket for The Canyons, Deer Valley Resort or Park City Mountain Resort. The Park City Visitors Bureau is offering a free same-day lift ticket to out-of-state travelers. The offer is valid from opening day through Dec. 24, Jan. 2 through Feb. 15 and March 26 through April 15. Vouchers are required and are available online. Contact: (800) 453-1360, parkcityinfo.com.

Sun Valley Resort in Idaho is offering pre-holiday rates of starting at $68 per person, double occupancy, for one night of lodging and one day of skiing. Rate good for multiple nights. Travel valid Nov. 26 through Dec. 18. Contact: (800) 786-8259, www.sunvalley.com /sunvalley/Inforomotions/sp .promo.preholiday.aspx.

Tom Parsons is publisher of Bestfares.com. Contact him at www.bestfares.com/contact.asp.