Remember in college, the douche bag that would bum a ride back home and then, during the ride things'd get cloudy and he'd bolt without pitching for gas? Us either, but any gas money in these frowny-faced economic times is like gold.
Schlepping to Mammoth Mountain to hit the reset button just got a little easier at the Westin Monache Resort. When you stay for two nights (at $174 per for a truly deluxe suite) you get a $50 credit at checkout for the ride home. Or for the spa, restaurant or the local attractions.
Summer at Mammoth, you may ask?
Believe it or not -- under all that yummy snow -- is a slew of outdoor activities (again, their spa is to die, if you wanna just chill).
Maybe one of these grabs you: Mammoth Mountain Bike Park; hiking; fly-fishing; gondola rides (free for kids ages 6 and under); golfing (Highest Golf Course in CA)
Top of the Sierra Interpretive Center
Rock Climbing
Zip Line