catsup948
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Tempting. But don't they offer membership with a voucher to select mountains in the fall?
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Skiing on the Cheap - 2014-15 Edition
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Tempting. But don't they offer membership with a voucher to select mountains in the fall?
moresnow
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Yes, but not for $10. I'ts a great deal of you are just looking for access to their bogos and other coupons.
billski
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Pay $50 in the fall, get your "free" ticket. Or wait until they have a "sale" and get a free ticket, though the pickings could be slim. Read it for yourself. Read it for yourself.
catsup948
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Is there a link for this? I'm not seeing it on their site. Maybe it's the being outside in the sun all day and the giant beer is just had.
BenedictGomez
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Yes, it's better IMO to wait and pay the $35 in the fall and get a "free" ($35 really) lift ticket (I go with Smuggler's Notch), plus everything else.
Unless you're not interested in any of their free ticket mountains, then the $10 is a great deal for their BOGOs, but it's a caveat emptor thing, they have awesome BOGOs for a few places (Jay Peak non-Saturday, etc...), but unless you ski those areas it's mostly meh... I actually didn't bother joining it this year because I had enough sub-$35 Smugg's vouchers to begin with, and because they did away with the BOGOs for some other places I go, like Plattekill.
Savemeasammy
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I joined in the fall and got a voucher for crotched. Aside from that, I didn't use it. The fact that they have to mail you the vouchers is a deterrent for me because my ski plan destinations are usually fluid until the last minute. If they could email a bar code, this would be a much more valuable service IMO.
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dlague
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We got the Mountain Sports Club membership one year but felt the RSNE card provided similar benefits plus the Saturdays so it became redundent. We did use the Whaleback lift voucher in any case. Otherwise did not use it.
billski
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Free Jay Peak voucher for the first AZ'er with 100 or more posts. PM me.
catsup948
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Sunday River free skiing May 2nd! Pair that with wildcat. Nice weekend right there!
abc
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Did the Sunday River thing twice before. Crazy busy.
I think I'll stick with Wildcat if I go.
Jcb890
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How busy are we talking here? Waiting 10-15 minutes for a chair and the trails packed with people?
dlague
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Probably like Waterville on April Fools Day where you ski for $1
Jcb890
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I've never done either, so I have trouble grasping the comparison. Sorry :lol:
I've never been to Waterville Valley or Sunder River actually.
xwhaler
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Likely very weather dependent.
I had heard Bretton Woods closing day Patriots Day where you ski for $17.76 and includes a voucher for early season next yr has been very crowded in the past.
I was there on Monday and the lousy weather kept people away---lodge/parking lot was crowded but basically ski on to the 2 lifts they had running.
I had heard Bretton Woods closing day Patriots Day where you ski for $17.76 and includes a voucher for early season next yr has been very crowded in the past.
I was there on Monday and the lousy weather kept people away---lodge/parking lot was crowded but basically ski on to the 2 lifts they had running.
catsup948
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I think Sugarbush does a free day their last day too.
Jcb890
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I just checked their site and events page and don't see anything listed there yet. Do we know when Sugarbush is closing yet? MadPatSki's blog says Sunday May 3rd, but that date is tentative. I think I'd need to choose either Sunday River or Sugarbush that weekend as doing both is just too much driving. They are both about a 3.5 hr drive and I have never been to either.
So, if they're both free that weekend, which do I choose?
dlague
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Sugarbush never had the free day last year. I went to it two years ago and planned for it last year but never happened. I think Sunday River's last day is May 2nd.
Jcb890
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Yes, May 2nd is Sunday River's last day. That is next Saturday.
If Sugarbush is closing on the 3rd, that would be next Sunday.
Too much driving to do both, so I'd need to choose one (if they're both free).
It's about 3 hours drive from SR to SB just about a straight shot on Route 2...just sayin. I've never skied Sugarbush (but near the top of my New England ski bucket list). I've skied SRiver in past years on last day & don't recall it being that "crazy"....Personally, I feel late season skiing @ SR is WAY better than early season skiing (with 1/2 trail) in terms of terrain, crowds on the slope, and lift lines. Given the current snow pack, I suspect the last day @ SR will be offering up more terrain than in years past, so crowds on the slope should be minimized. Crowds in the liftline would be expected, but traveling in the singles line would help. I would think most of Locke & Barker will be open on May 2nd.
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Thanks for great links in this page. It's so useful. 
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