steamboat1
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$5 for both the walk up & online tickets. Last year they didn't include the $5 cost for their RFID card in the listed walk up price. This year they do making it look like a $10 increase when it's really not.
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Ski Area Walk-up lift ticket rates, 2014-15
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steamboat1
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Jeff Temple the Director of Mountain Operations at Killington articulated in a post last year that electric rates had increased 3 to 5 times during colder periods last season.
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Black Mountain of Maine, best priced mid-sized mountain anywhere in the east. 1000+ vertical.
Fridays- $15
Saturday- $25
Sunday- $25
Operating hours TBD. Usually have night skiing on friday and saturday nights.
Fridays- $15
Saturday- $25
Sunday- $25
Operating hours TBD. Usually have night skiing on friday and saturday nights.
dlague
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Yup expected to increase 2-3 cents on a power generation rate of 8 cents currently in our area. Increase to take place in October. Distribution and transmission cost will remain flat. Effectively - 15-20% increase.
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dlague
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steamboat1
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The cost of commercial electricity usage varies unlike residential usage costs which are fixed. It can vary by the hour for commercial users.
dlague
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I know I work for an electric utility company and we announced a 3 cent increase. We have 6 ski areas in our service area.
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mbedle
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Diague - don't most large usage commercial costumers get billed under the Demand Billing Provision? I would think that a ski area's electric usage is pretty fixed for most items (lifts, electronics, and lighting) and highly variable on snow making. So, even with higher electric rates, you may pay less for electric in higher than average natural snowfall years.
dlague
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Spot on! Most larger utility members opt for alternative and cheaper power generation source as well. There are three parts to utility costs, power generation, transmission and distribution. Larger customers also get cheaper rates during the night for distribution (off peak rate).
steamboat1
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A few from Quebec
Mont Sainte Anne - $75
Le Massif - $75
Mont Sutton - $60
Mont Sainte Anne - $75
Le Massif - $75
Mont Sutton - $60
dlague
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Oh good back to the OP's point!
steamboat1
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Now if we could only get the future of the ski industry thread back on track....lol
mbedle
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LOL - so true, but I'm guilty of feeding the masses.
Actually, I paid $77 for a one day lift ticket plus bus ride to Stowe on Saturday 2/8 last season through Nacski. Could have gone the third Saturday in March at $37 last year as they were running a special buy a lift ticket and get a free bus ride (they account for $40 of the price as the bus ride cost) but I had a prior commitment.
On a good note, it does look like advertised group rates are holding pretty steady at Stowe at $67 during the regular season. Plus, you do not have to pay the $5 RFID card fee when you go with a group. But they must cut a hell of a deal with these bus group companies b/c it's not cheap to rent buses. I asked for a quote for the hell of it a couple years ago and was quoted $1300 just to get to Loon from Boston for the day.
BenedictGomez
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steamboat1
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Windham
we/hol - $78
midweek -$68
we/hol - $78
midweek -$68
Bostonian
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Gunstock's 2014/15 prices jumped from $75 to $78 for weekend/Holiday... wow...
dlague
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Yup too much! I do not care what anyone says - paying over $50 at any ski resort (including Stowe) is like taking it bending over - THERE ARE DEALS OUT THERE!
BenedictGomez
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