(MONEY Magazine) – January is the slowest month of the ski season--everyone's worn out from the holidays--so bargains abound. From Jan. 2 to Jan. 26, Aspen Ski Tours (800- 778-8589) offers five nights in Jackson Hole, Wyo. for $598 or six nights at Aspen's posh St. Regis Hotel for $1,224. The deals include air fare, hotel, shuttle service and lift tickets.

Going West? From Jan. 1 to April 30, Alamo is discounting cars rented near ski resorts in Rocky Mountain states and Canada. So an SUV rental in Denver is marked down 11%, which at the end of January means $387 a week; in Reno, it's 10% off. Both include unlimited miles and a ski rack. Call 800-462-5266 for details.

Until Feb. 15, 50 hotels in Monterey County, on California's Central Coast, are offering discounts of up to 50% when you use an AmEx card. Rooms at the five-star Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, usually $265 to $525, are now $225 to $295. At the nearby Ventana Inn, a room is $180, down from $335. Call 888-221-1010 for a full list of hotels.

Say Mardi Gras, and everyone thinks New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro. But Quebec City hosts the next biggest pre-Lent carnival in the world. With dogsled races, sleigh rides and miniature golf on ice, the city's Winter Carnival (Jan. 29 to Feb. 14) is wholesome enough for the kids. And thanks to a weak Canadian dollar, it's inexpensive to boot. Call 888-737-3789 for info.

--VANESSA RICHARDSON