Replying to Best Ski Road Trip for College Kids on a Budget?

My friends and I, who reside in the northeast, have been looking to make a weeklong road trip west to explore the powder. We have all been out there, either Colorado or Tahoe, however, going to school in Pennsylvania has limited our opportunities to ski immensely after growing up in the mountains of New England. We want to make a roady out west next Spring break, and were thinking of making the trek to Jackson Hole or Big Sky, however not sure what the best possible road trip could be for us to experience some real powder and make some backcountry jumps. So, basing this on the average kids college budget, what is the best ski road trip that we could make?