( Sunset ) -- From a low-key ski destination to a Hawaiian yurt retreat , we 've got the easy-going vacation for you . Alta , Wyoming . Skiing like you remember it : Mountains like Grand Targhee are a dying breed : No parking lot hassles , no mile-long schlep to the ticket window , no $ 20 hamburgers . Instead , drive right up to the ski lift , put on your boots , and drop into 2,500 acres of steeps , cruisers , and glades . The timbered Teewinot Lodge makes a homey slopeside basecamp . Bonus : Targhee 's 40th anniversary means $ 40 lift tickets and deep discounts on multi-night stays . From $ 129 ; 800/827-4433 . -- Katie Arnold . Sunset.com : 15 great snowy getaways . Near Mendocino , California . Off the grid on the coast : At Glendeven Inn , just south of Mendocino in Little River , your cell signal obligingly vanishes when you pull in the drive , and there 's not a remote control in sight . Which means you 'll have all the time in the world to hike along the headlands of surrounding Van Damme State Park , scatter some corn for the inn 's chickens ( it 's only fair -- you 'll be eating their eggs come morning ) , and introduce yourself to the resident llamas . If you just want to hide out in your room -- for decor , think Down East meets Sea Ranch -- that 's fine too . Your breakfast basket will be delivered to your door , along with a newspaper ... which we encourage you to ignore . From $ 139 , including breakfast ; 707/937-0083 . -- Christine Ryan . Sunset.com : 7 warming winter trips . Greer , Arizona . A yesteryear lodge in the woods : Along the Little Colorado River in Arizona 's White Mountains , tiny Greer is the kind of community where elk and deer outnumber human residents -- the perfect place to hide out . Greer Lodge 's 11 rooms , all knotty pine and log walls , have luxe touches and fluffy beds that make you want to curl up and get cozy , but they 're blissfully free of TVs and phones . Pry yourself out of your room to borrow the resort 's complimentary cross-country skis or snowshoes for treks through the snowy meadows and forest . From $ 89 ; two-night minimum on weekends ; 928/735-7216 . -- Nora Burba Trulsson . Sunset.com : Top 10 winter weekends . Big Island , Hawaii . Hidden Hawaii : Way up at the northern point of the Big Island , past the fancy resorts everyone has heard of , there 's a lush and little-known area of former sugar towns . About a year ago , the Hawaii Island Retreat opened nine rooms in a green valley here . Now , its just-finished , solar-powered `` yurt village '' has put the hidden retreat firmly within reach for any budget . Seven sturdy tent bungalows stand next to a saltwater swimming pool , spa , shower house , and organic garden . The famed beaches of the Kohala Coast are a half-hour away , but what almost no one seems to know ( yet ) is that there are enough waterfalls , breezy beaches , and seafood joints to keep a person content right here . Yurts from $ 175 ; 808/889-6336 . -- Jeanne Cooper . Mammoth Lakes , California . Warm up in a snowy mountain cabin : Reclaim winter 's quiet at Tamarack Lodge , where charming cabins with fireplaces and patchwork quilts hide out among the trees just outside Mammoth 's resorty core . By day , share 19 miles of groomed cross-country trails with just a few solitude-loving skiers . By night , return to the 1924 lodge for warm drinks and dessert in front of the massive river-rock fireplace . Lodge rooms from $ 79 , fireplace cabins from $ 169 ; 760/934-2442 . -- Cameron Walker . Enter to win a monthly Room Makeover Giveaway from MyHomeIdeas.com . Copyright 2004-2010 Sunset magazine . All rights reserved .
Five ideas if you 're in the mood for an easygoing life . Get off the boat on the coast in California or hide out in the desert in Arizona . Or , move to a solar - powered village away from the sun in Hawaii .