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Yes please
dlague, i notice your signature is missing last winter. Is that da lag, or was it so depressing you didn't ski?
They should have a boomers pass for those paying college tuition for their kids!
Really!
I still say the cheap under 30 passes are unfair. I had WAAAAAY more disposable income back when I was under 30, than I did in my 30's and 40's.
Yes please
In not in my 20s but am pretty sure things are a little different these days for a 25 year old coming out of college than they were in the 90s. Much different. This is just the resorts recognizing that fact and trying to retain that demographic.Really!
I still say the cheap under 30 passes are unfair. I had WAAAAAY more disposable income back when I was under 30, than I did in my 30's and 40's.
In not in my 20s but am pretty sure things are a little different these days for a 25 year old coming out of college than they were in the 90s. Much different. This is just the resorts recognizing that fact and trying to retain that demographic.
how about a pass for forty-something parents with a mortgage...the struggle is real
Yes...had it not been for Sugarbush offering the Four 20s pass 5 years ago I would have never become a passholder there. Now I keep buying a pass every year, so they succeeded in what they set out to do with capturing my business...
I'm leaving the For20s age range soon, and the 30s pass at Sugarbush makes me pretty excited too.
how about a pass for forty-something parents with a mortgage...the struggle is real
A lot of places have family discount passes (Shawnee Peak in ME comes to mind immediately and BEast in MA has something too if I recall). The key with the older demographic is that you have to bring others (a spouse/kids) into the skiing world as well! In your 20s resorts are trying to capture your business. I'd figure that anyone over 30 or 35 is pretty much going to ski somewhere, but the number of people that grew up skiing but then drop it after college is staggering. I see way more kids and 40+ types at resorts than I do 25 year olds.
Additionally Magic has a couples pass that would help out the 40s demographic too for 800 some odd dollars.
I also find that the mountains offering family discounts differ from the mountains with the for20s discounts usually. That makes sense to me as well because they need some people paying the full price of a pass or else there's no point in having a full price pass! After 40s there's people in their 50s paying for their kids college tuition and then 60s is people trying to retire asap!
I left the sport in my twenties and returned in my thirties 12 years later.
Sure, like I said there are exceptions for sure. I know savemeasammy did the same. I'd be willing to bet many more do not return and that's what the demographic studies turned up to lead to the pricing changes for that age group.