shoulder seasons
Between peak times
Shoulder seasons are the periods between a destination's peak and off-peak times—typically spring and fall for summer-focused places, or the weeks flanking ski season at mountain resorts.
Travel during shoulder seasons often means fewer crowds, lower prices, and moderate weather: We prefer visiting Europe in the shoulder season.
The term comes from these periods sitting on the "shoulders" of the high season.
- equinoxesEqual day and night
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- fall foliageSeasonal leaf coloration
- off peakOutside busiest hours
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shoulder seasonspeak season
Busiest commercial period
high season · off-season · low season · busy season · holiday season
shoulder seasonspeak season
Busiest commercial period
high season · midsummer · midwinter · dead of winter · off-peak
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