Stowe Releases 2010-2011 Pass Rates

thetrailboss · Sep 12, 2010

For those still looking for a pass, Stowe just released their rates for Season Passes:

Adult: $1,503 if bought before 10/31, $1,879 after.

Adult Seven (Blackouts): $1,353, $1,691 after.

Adult Six: $1,054, $1,318 after

Adult Five: $887, $1,109 after.

riverc0il · Sep 12, 2010

Pretty much on par with most resorts when you consider a per day average. That would be about 16 visits or so for the break even point. Still pretty damn expensive. But what the market will bear... or perhaps just to keep the riff raff out.

BeanoNYC · Sep 12, 2010

riverc0il said:
or perhaps just to keep the riff raff out.

Hey. I resemble that remark!

Newpylong · Sep 12, 2010

Those prices are ridiculous, especially the blackout rate. Roughly $400 more than any other mountain, or group of mountains on one pass...

polski · Sep 12, 2010

One good thing I'll say for them is that for passes, "child" is defined as up to age 18 (for day tickets "adult" starts at 13). And their college rate is good too. But the adult rate, yikes ...

wa-loaf · Sep 12, 2010

AdironRider · Sep 12, 2010

You get what you pay for.

drjeff · Sep 12, 2010

Newpylong said:
Those prices are ridiculous, especially the blackout rate. Roughly $400 more than any other mountain, or group of mountains on one pass...

Pretty much on-par with what mountains across he country that consider themselves out and out "premium" resorts charge as scary as that sounds.

And heck, I'm guessing that the folks that run Stowe wouldn't have set the prices where they did if they weren't about 98% sure that they would allow them to draw a profitable amount of revenue from them

Mildcat · Sep 13, 2010

Definitely out of my price range for a pass but I'm not the consumer $towe is targeting. They do have awesome terrain but I'm more than happy skiing Sugarloaf and Sunday River for a fraction of the price.

deadheadskier · Sep 13, 2010

wonder if that's the most expensive pass in the country right now.

Curious if they're still kind to the locals. I know 9 years ago when I worked for a business that belonged to the local Chamber of Commerce, the Adult 5 was only $200.

IMO it is the best ski area in the East and should be the most expensive. Though those rates are pretty insane.

Who's in 2nd place on pass price? Killington?

thetrailboss · Sep 13, 2010

Their College Pass Rate is the highest in the Northeast and only includes one resort. One thing is that they heard from the market and dropped the blackouts on that pass. In the past, they charged the highest rate and had many dates that were blacked out on that pass.

And yes, IIRC Killington is second highest at just over $1,000 with Sugarbush not far behind ($999 if you bought early).

skiadikt · Sep 13, 2010

drjeff said:
Pretty much on-par with what mountains across he country that consider themselves out and out "premium" resorts charge as scary as that sounds.

not necessarily correct. vail's season pass is $619 and has no blackout dates. valid at vail, beaver creek, breckenridge, keystone, heavenly & a-basin. don't think it gets any more premium than that ...

it does vary though. the early bird price at snowbird is $999. whistler/blackcomb $1399. only passes i could find that were more expensive was jackson hole's at $1570 & deer valet at $1630, so at $1503, stowe is amongst the highest in the country.

drjeff · Sep 13, 2010

skiadikt said:
not necessarily correct. vail's season pass is $619 and has no blackout dates. valid at vail, beaver creek, breckenridge, keystone, heavenly & a-basin. don't think it gets any more premium than that ...

it does vary though. the early bird price at snowbird is $999. whistler/blackcomb $1399. only passes i could find that were more expensive was jackson hole's at $1570 & deer valet at $1630, so at $1503, stowe is amongst the highest in the country.

Vail's pass is it's own entity in how its marketed and it's owners ability to try and corner a huge majority of the not just the Colorado front range market, but also a decent chunk of the US ski tourism market - almost making it cheap enough that folks considering a ski vacation week have to consider the Vail pass and all the other resorts it offers. It's in a way not unlike the od ASC Ski America Pass that they offered in they're heyday - offer up a bunch of big and medium named resorts within a relatively small geographic area(and big population market) under one pass and then include a few other destination resorts on the pass in a completely different geographic market

Stowe I think it's safe to says see's itself more inline with W/B, Deer Valley, Sun Valley, etc where "value" is a relative term when discussing its price

skiadikt · Sep 13, 2010

drjeff said:
Vail's pass is it's own entity in how its marketed and it's owners ability to try and corner a huge majority of the not just the Colorado front range market, but also a decent chunk of the US ski tourism market - almost making it cheap enough that folks considering a ski vacation week have to consider the Vail pass and all the other resorts it offers. It's in a way not unlike the od ASC Ski America Pass that they offered in they're heyday - offer up a bunch of big and medium named resorts within a relatively small geographic area(and big population market) under one pass and then include a few other destination resorts on the pass in a completely different geographic market

Stowe I think it's safe to says see's itself more inline with W/B, Deer Valley, Sun Valley, etc where "value" is a relative term when discussing its price

yup the vail pass can work very well for ski vacationers. if you do say 10 days, it's a great value. encourages longer stays and repeat visits so they make it up on the lodging. on our colorado trips we'd buy the a-basin season pass (this year $359). in addition, to a-basin gives you 5 days at the other vail resorts including a day at either vail/beaver creek. worked perfectly for a ski week.

SIKSKIER · Sep 13, 2010

A-basin only unlimited is just $299.Ya Stowe is worth 5 times A-Basin.

marcski · Sep 14, 2010

There are ways to get discounts.....:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2010/9/13/Shop-in-Burlington-to-Save-Money-Skiing-at-Stowe/

Stowe, VT - The 2010 Marketfest and Stowefest are now underway. Through purchases at participating stores in Burlington and Stowe, Vt., through Oct. 11, shoppers can save what they spend, up to $350, off an adult season pass to Stowe Mountain Resort, or apply the credit toward Stowe Points Cards.....

UVSHTSTRM · Sep 14, 2010

You would think they could provide a season ticket bailout, you know, a nice "thank you" for us the taxpayers bailing them out. :razz:

thetrailboss · Sep 14, 2010

uvshtstrm said:
you would think they could provide a season ticket bailout, you know, a nice "thank you" for us the taxpayers bailing them out. :razz:

stowe doesn't bailout skiers; skiers bailout stowe.

RustyGroomer · Sep 14, 2010

Is the $3 really necessary? That's the kick to the :blink: right there.

skiingsnow · Sep 14, 2010

thetrailboss said:
And yes, IIRC Killington is second highest at just over $1,000 with Sugarbush not far behind ($999 if you bought early).

Killington was $999 if you bought early as well, and is currently $50 cheaper than Sugarbush.

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