Ah, the good old days of reasonable ticket prices...

[billski]

Hartford Courant, 1998

At Bromley (Vt.), the Midweek Sun Lodge Family Fundays promotion costs $55 per person, per day, and includes lift ticket, lodging and breakfast. Children 12- and-under ski and stay free when sharing a room with their parents. Single day midweek tickets at Bromley, when not purchased as part of a lodging package, cost $25 all season.

Cannon Mountain (N.H.) offers a 2-for-1 ticket for $28 on Tuesdays and Thursdays when two adults can ski for the price of one. At Bretton Woods (N.H.), a 2-for- 1 midweek lift ticket for two adults costs $36. Skiers who purchase a $9.95 Vertical Value Card at Cannon Mountain, Loon Mountain and Waterville Valley (N.H.) can earn free lift tickets while they ski or ride. After five visits, participants receive one free ticket. Adult lift tickets at Cranmore (N.H.) cost $29 every day, all season.

At Waterville Valley, children 6-12 can ski or ride for $10 any day of the season. After Jan. 2, children can ski and stay free at Waterville when the rest of the family is staying on one of the winter packages.

Killington (Vt.) skiers 11 and younger can ski or ride free when adults buy a Monday through Friday five-day package. For $89, skiers can purchase an Express Card at Stratton Mountain (Vt.) and pay $24 for midweek tickets, $39 weekends and holidays.

 

[gmcunni]

i recall when Mt. Snow tix hit $40 and i thought to myself i wouldn't be able to afford skiing much longer.

 

[SteveInCT]

Welcome to the world of higher insurance premiums, massive regulatory compliance, and out of control energy prices.

 

[thetrailboss]

I think it is all relative. I'm sure that back then folks were complaining about high prices as well.

 

[billski]

Welcome to the world of higher insurance premiums, massive regulatory compliance, and out of control energy prices.

Interestingly, I saw some #s a couple of years ago that insurance runs ~10%, energy ~20% and people costs nearly 50%.

 

[billski]

I think it is all relative. I'm sure that back then folks were complaining about high prices as well.

Of course. Then again, I've not seen my salary triple since then. I do of course understand the market

 

[wa-loaf]

I think it is all relative. I'm sure that back then folks were complaining about high prices as well.

I remember my dad complaining when ticket prices hit $25 at Sugarloaf.

 

[o3jeff]

The only reason I learned to ski was that my mom worked at Mt Southington and I got a free pass. Probably should of looked into lesson!

 

[SteveInCT]

Interestingly, I saw some #s a couple of years ago that insurance runs ~10%, energy ~20% and people costs nearly 50%.

If that was a couple of years ago, I would bet it doesn't look like that now. I just saw an article that said Ohio's electricity prices have gone up 33% in the past 5 years. I am not sure what the number is in VT, but I am sure it is similar (within a few percentage points). Then you have the price for Oil & gas for heating the lodge and other amenities.

 

[thetrailboss]

If that was a couple of years ago, I would bet it doesn't look like that now. I just saw an article that said Ohio's electricity prices have gone up 33% in the past 5 years. I am not sure what the number is in VT, but I am sure it is similar (within a few percentage points). Then you have the price for Oil & gas for heating the lodge and other amenities.

Thanks in part to locking into, what are now, very favorable long-term contracts with HydroQuebec, electricity costs in Vermont are actually very low. On the otherhand, the costs of diesel have increased dramatically, so snowmaking plants that operate on diesel and groomers cost a lot more to operate.

 

[mlctvt]

i recall when Mt. Snow tix hit $40 and i thought to myself i wouldn't be able to afford skiing much longer.

Same with me except the number was $25.00.
In college we'd get Killington discounted tickets for $15.00 , and that was the weekend rate. Loging was an additional $15.00-$20.00 including breakfast.

 

[Nick]

I recall paying 1.23 for Gas when I was in high school in 1996

 

[gmcunni]

I recall paying 1.23 for Gas when I was in high school in 1996

i used to pay $0.75 for cigarettes at the gas station near my middle school bus stop.

 

[Smellytele]

I recall paying 1.23 for Gas when I was in high school in 1996

I remember paying under 50 cents a gallon

 

[4aprice]

I remember my dad complaining when ticket prices hit $25 at Sugarloaf.

My dad complained when Stowe hit $10. I think Smugglers (Madonna Mt in those days) was at $7.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[SteveInCT]

Thanks in part to locking into, what are now, very favorable long-term contracts with HydroQuebec, electricity costs in Vermont are actually very low. On the otherhand, the costs of diesel have increased dramatically, so snowmaking plants that operate on diesel and groomers cost a lot more to operate.

That depends on what your definition of very low is. It is low compared to the rest of New England, but not so much when you look at the rest of the country.

http://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state.php

 

[thetrailboss]

That depends on what your definition of very low is. It is low compared to the rest of New England, but not so much when you look at the rest of the country.

http://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state.php

Exactly.

 

[SteveInCT]

i used to pay $0.75 for cigarettes at the gas station near my middle school bus stop.

gpc? =)

 

[SIKSKIER]

Use to ski the Highlands in Tilton NH on Mondays for $1.The only t-bar I've been on that went downhill in one section.

 

[Glenn]

I I'm sure that back then folks were complaining about high prices as well.

They just didn't have the internet as a forum. :lol: