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Liftopia has finally done it!

ScottySkis

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I think this will be a very good thing . I see my self using them more this winter then in the past.
 

jimk

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I might be the atypical consumer, but my Liftopia purchases have generally been on good last minute deals. Maybe I'm skiing tomorrow or the next day, and I pull the trigger somewhat last minute.
Mine are generally pretty late in the ball game too, but sometimes if I see a really good deal (3 day ticket at MRG for $74, Mar 2013) I'll buy it a couple weeks in advance to make sure it doesn't go away.

One time in Colorado my plans changed unexpectedly and I showed up at Copper Mtn with a two-day Liftopia ticket. I went to Guest Services and asked if I could trade it for two one-day tickets to use that same day by two of us and they approved it. :thumbup:

Anybody miss out buying a good Liftopia deal because "stock" ran out?
 

dlague

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Yes. I've missed the boat before when they had low inventory.

Has already happened to me this year! Bolton Valley has $18 lift tickets on Liftopia for Christmas Day and saw it last week. Talked about with the wifey yesterday and "Poof!" -gone. Ragged had $25 tickets for the same day and they are now $32 (still not bad).

Problem with both of those ski areas is they tend to open up slowly and by Christmas they could still be very limited, hence the hesitation. I would ski Cannon but they close on Christmas.
 

VTKilarney

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Anybody miss out buying a good Liftopia deal because "stock" ran out?
I see prices go up all of the time. I've never understood people who think that the best deals are last minute deals. My experience has been quite the opposite.
 

dlague

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I have capture some last minute deals purchase the night before and it worked out. I could not tell you if the were cheaper weeks earlier though.


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BenedictGomez

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I have capture some last minute deals purchase the night before and it worked out. I could not tell you if the were cheaper weeks earlier though.

I think we're in the same boat. My Liftopia purchases are on last minute deals, and I honestly couldnt even tell you how good the Liftopia deals are 3 weeks or 2 months forward, because personally I wouldn't buy a lift ticket for a given area that far in advance.

I go where the snow is. That means on January 31, 2015, I have no idea whether I'll be skiing n.VT, ADK, or the Catskills on February 21, 2015.
 

Domeskier

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Now if only they could get Sundown on board! Not that I won't gladly pay full freight for 8 hours on Satan's stairmaster!
 

p_levert

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OK Mr. Liftopia, I have a question. Suppose that I buy a modify-once ticket to Killington for 3/1/15. In mid-Feb, I realize that 3/1 doesn't work for me any more. So I call in to cancel 3/1. Will I have to pick another date right away, or can I decide that alternative date later on??
 
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