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Deal alert: Fly to Denver for as little as 6K Delta SkyMiles, even during ski season

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Dec. 05, 2021
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If you waited to book your ski vacation to see if a good deal would pop up, then your patience is about to pay off.

Delta has a great SkyMiles sale on flights to Denver, Colorado going on, with some of the best bargains happening during peak ski season. We're talking flights for as little as 6,000 SkyMiles. There are also nonstop flights available from departure cities like Boston that are available for travel in July if you want to visit the Rockies during the summer.

The SkyMiles fare deals also work in reverse if you live in Denver.

The fares are for Delta's Basic Economy tier. They can be upgraded to Main Cabin to grab a seat assignment as well as free cancellation in case your plans change. That upgrade starts at an additional 3K SkyMiles, which isn't bad at all.

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Thanks to the team at Thrifty Traveler for spotting this deal, which they sent out to their premium subscribers for first dibs on the best fares.

Deal basics

Airlines: Delta
Routes: ATL/BOS/CVG/DTW/JFK/LGA/LAX/MSP/SEA/SLC to Denver, Colorado (DEN)
Cost: Flights available starting at 6K SkyMiles
Dates: January-October 2022; limited availability.

Pay with: The Platinum Card® from American Express for 5x on airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year); the Citi Prestige® Card for 5x on airfare; the Citi Premier® Card (see rates and fees) for 3x on air travel; Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x on air travel); the American Express® Gold Card for 3x on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through Amex Travel or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card for 2x on travel — which you could redeem for as little as 13,000 points.

The information for the Citi Prestige Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.

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Booking one of these deals is fairly easy. Just log in to Delta.com and enter one of the eligible departure cities (listed above) and the destination along with desired dates, and click the “Shop with Miles” box.

(Screenshot courtesy of Delta.com)

Then, choose the "Price Calendar" tab to maximize the dates viewable and see how many miles it costs to book travel on which days.

(Screenshot courtesy of Delta.com)

A Seattle (SEA) to Denver (DEN) trip in January will cost you just 6,000 SkyMiles round-trip, plus $11.20 in taxes and fees. An upgrade on this route would cost you just 3k more SkyMiles.

(Screenshot courtesy of Delta.com)

Flights from Atlanta to Denver can be had for just 9,000 SkyMiles for a nonstop, Basic Economy fare, plus $11.20 for taxes/fees. We found a lot of availability at this award level in January and February.

(Screenshot courtesy of Delta.com)

Detroit (DTW) was another departure city where we found lots of availability for fares that could be booked for just 9k round-trip, like this nonstop at the start of February.

(Screenshot courtesy of Delta.com)

Cincinnati (CVG) was another city where you could score a Denver itinerary for just 9k SkyMiles round-trip, plus the $11.20 in taxes and fees. This fare was for February when we saw the best availability for flights at this award level.

(Screenshot courtesy of Delta.com)

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Maximize your purchase

Don’t forget to use a card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, like The Platinum Card® from American Express for 5x on airfare booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year); the Citi Prestige® Card for 5x on airfare; the Citi Premier® Card (3x on air travel); Chase Sapphire Reserve (3x on air travel); the American Express® Gold Card for 3x on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through Amex Travel or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card for 2x on travel — which you could redeem for as little as 13,000 points.

Bottom Line

It pays to shop around and take the time to browse through each month. There are a lot of great deals to be found to visit Denver from January through March, when you'll find the best powder at Colorado's numerous ski resorts. But you can also find these low SkyMiles deals on flights during the summer, too.

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Editorial disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are the author’s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.