2021-22 Season Passes

[thetrailboss]

$25 per day for parking reservations at Alta. $10 for those buying a ticket. Let the screaming begin.

 

[snoseek]

$25 per day for parking reservations at Alta. $10 for those buying a ticket. Let the screaming begin.

If im reading right passholders dont have to pay? If so this is the way.

 

[p_levert]

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏-𝟐𝟐 𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐖--> www.alta.com/tickets-and-passes
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐚'𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 & 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Mainly unchanged for 83 winters, skiing at Alta still delivers deep snowfall, sweeping mountain views and a laid-back vibe that generations of skiers fondly recall. What has changed is the weekend and holiday skiing experience at Alta. And while we can't go back in time, we are making changes to manage skier demand to preserve the Alta skiing experience going forward. Implementing a paid parking reservation system on weekends & holidays is a step in that direction.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 & 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?
• Provides Alta skiers the assurance that there will be a parking space before driving up the canyon
• Eases early morning traffic congestion
• Alta skiers will no longer need to arrive hours before first chair to secure a parking spot
• Manage the ski experience by limiting the number of skiers to available terrain & lift capacity
𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐬:
• Free weekend & holiday parking reservations for qualifying Alta passholders
• New Family & Friends benefits
• 50% off day tickets at 26 partner resorts
• $269 Ikon Base Pass add-on
𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐨𝐟-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
Peace-of-Mind purchasing means that Alta will provide a full refund, no questions asked, for unused 2021-22 Season Passes until December 1st, 2021. Refunds will be compensated at the dollar amount paid.
𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐀𝐐𝐬: www.alta.com/tickets-and-passes/season-pass-faqs
𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬: www.alta.com/tickets-and-passes/benefits
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: www.alta.com/parking-reservations

The email suggests that the weekends are a problem and then everything is great during the week. I dunno, Alta is decently crowded all week long, including some waiting at the lifts.

 

[snoseek]

The email suggests that the weekends are a problem and then everything is great during the week. I dunno, Alta is decently crowded all week long, including some waiting at the lifts.

True, weekday pow days can get busy as hell. Lot of population close by that can cherry pick days. This is where the ikon hate comes from...its local alot of the time with that pass that create the surge

 

[thetrailboss]

If im reading right passholders dont have to pay? If so this is the way.

As an Alta-Bird passholder, I will believe it when I see it.........

 

[thetrailboss]

True, weekday pow days can get busy as hell. Lot of population close by that can cherry pick days. This is where the ikon hate comes from...its local alot of the time with that pass that create the surge

Bingo.

 

[thetrailboss]

The email suggests that the weekends are a problem and then everything is great during the week. I dunno, Alta is decently crowded all week long, including some waiting at the lifts.

If someone told me five years ago that Alta would be the "sell-out" that it is now with crowd problems I would have laughed. I can't believe how much it has changed.

 

[drjeff]

IKON's purchase platforms are a total failure this evening as their earliest deadline is only hours away....

Sounds like Rusty Gregory needs to take a page from Rob Katz's apology playbook and own up to the short comings of his companies online and phone shortcomings during peak demand times...

 

[thetrailboss]

IKON's purchase platforms are a total failure this evening as their earliest deadline is only hours away....

Sounds like Rusty Gregory needs to take a page from Rob Katz's apology playbook and own up to the short comings of his companies online and phone shortcomings during peak demand times...

Good luck with that.

 

[urungus]

Finally received email from Epic today, $729 credit for not using my Epic Local pass this season despite having made reservations at Mt Snow. Because of the new 20% discount, I was able to upgrade to full unrestricted Epic pass for next season for $53. Not bad. Will probably not renew after that unless there is a huge improvement in their East Coast operations.

 

[Dickc]

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[thebigo]

Had forgotten about the Freedom pass but apparently it is still around and free with a whaleback pass. The whaleback pass is a stupid cheap $180 for adults and $75 for kids. Freedom pass includes Sunlight and Cooper; make for a good Xmas week tour of CO with a couple days at Powderhorn mixed in. They also throw in a season tune at golf and ski; dont know if the tune is valid in Greenland or only Lebanon. Just need to convince the wife that the eight year old and I need a third pass for next year.

 

[dblskifanatic]

Had forgotten about the Freedom pass but apparently it is still around and free with a whaleback pass. The whaleback pass is a stupid cheap $180 for adults and $75 for kids. Freedom pass includes Sunlight and Cooper; make for a good Xmas week tour of CO with a couple days at Powderhorn mixed in. They also throw in a season tune at golf and ski; dont know if the tune is valid in Greenland or only Lebanon. Just need to convince the wife that the eight year old and I need a third pass for next year.

Not sure I would travel to CO for those three at the end of December unless there was lots of snow in December but the past few years have not been that nice. Powderhorn would be good for a couple days. Sunlight for a day - lifts are really slow. and Ski Cooper - Tennessee Pass trails will not be open by the end of December so the remaining trails are fine for just skiing. Either way a trip out to CO for those three is not worth it IMO - as an add on day for a bigger trip then sure but the GEM Cards works.

Overall, technical terrain at these three will likely be closed around the end of December so at best you are there to just ski them. A better bet would be mid February to early March. Sunlight and Powderhorn are tough since they do not get bombed with snow. I have skied both several times and it is hit or miss. Great for powder chasing if you are local.

Also with the GEMS Card from Ski Colorado two people can ski 2 days at all three for less money than buying the Whaleback pass. If you plan on skiing Whaleback many times then that is a different issue.

 

[p_levert]

Freedom Pass just added a member: https://skifreedompass.com

The page shows 13 resorts, used to be 12. Except I'm not sure which resort was added. Was it Cherry Peak? Red River?

 

[thebigo]

Fairly certain Cherry Peak is the addition. Which, while I would love to ski, is nowhere near any of the other freedom areas.

 

[p_levert]

Fairly certain Cherry Peak is the addition. Which, while I would love to ski, is nowhere near any of the other freedom areas.

Well, of course, that's what the Freedom Pass is. Fantastic deal, except that it's really, really hard to use.

 

[thetrailboss]

Fairly certain Cherry Peak is the addition. Which, while I would love to ski, is nowhere near any of the other freedom areas.

You're not missing much.

 

[p_levert]

You're not missing much.

I rather imagine that Cherry Peak is substantially more interesting than Yawgoo and Mont du Lac, at around 200 ft vert for both of them. And Cherry Peak is not so far from SLC, so its not the laggard in the Freedom group.

 

[Dickc]

I rather imagine that Cherry Peak is substantially more interesting than Yawgoo and Mont du Lac, at around 200 ft vert for both of them. And Cherry Peak is not so far from SLC, so its not the laggard in the Freedom group.

Don'r forger McIntyre in Manchester, NH, another whopping 200 footer!

 

[dblskifanatic]

Don'r forger McIntyre in Manchester, NH, another whopping 200 footer!

Or Lost Valley at 240 ft. Chery Creek does seem interesting enough but not the destination resort compared to others in UT. At least it has 400 AC and Eagle Point also in UT at 4 hours away has 650 AC.

Ski Cooper in Sunlight in CO are decent enough but also far enough apart