Fall 2010 season pass comparison

[mister moose]

I didn't get the early season rates, but they were in line with last year. Also, I added the Saturday window rate for comparison as well. Many mountains haven't released their day ticket prices yet. Ascutney was in some version of recievership, and their website says stay tuned.

 

[riverc0il]

Wow, Sugarbush is only $4 less than Stowe after the early order deadline. Essentially the same price and just as expensive!

Bromley stands out as being far too expensive for their offering and Smuggs is significantly under valued, IMO, especially given their weekend lines. They could bump that up an extra $100 and still be the cheapest big mountain pass for the Burlington crowd. Stratton seems surprisingly low given its reputation and especially when compared to the likes of Okemo, Bush, and Stowe. Whiteface super early rate is a steal!

I would adjust your Jay vertical number down slightly. The tram runs out pretty flat. Jay does not have 1968' of continuous blue/black vertical.

 

[WWF-VT]

Wow, Sugarbush is only $4 less than Stowe after the early order deadline. Essentially the same price and just as expensive!

Stowe is $1,503 by 10/31, Sugarbush is $1,199 by 9/15 a difference of $304

Stowe 7 is $1,879 after 10/31, Sugarbush is $1,499 after 9/15 a difference of $380

Not exactly the same price.

 

[bigbog]

Boyne(Sugarloaf) Midweek(Bronze) = $410....will work out pretty good, given that on wkends I won't be able to get to the mtn before 1/2_day starts anyways. Saddleback's specials might work out as well.

 

[riverc0il]

Stowe is $1,503 by 10/31, Sugarbush is $1,199 by 9/15 a difference of $304

Stowe 7 is $1,879 after 10/31, Sugarbush is $1,499 after 9/15 a difference of $380

Not exactly the same price.

Ah, I didn't know that the Stowe price was only the early bird price. $1500 regular is still the second highest in New England and DAMN expensive. People dump on Stowe for being expensive but the Bush is pretty crazy as well, IMO. (Enter the Bush Shills talking up how many cheaper deals Bush has like the Ellen only pass and prebuying tickets off site, etc etc etc).

 

[threecy]

Might also be helpful to note which areas include night skiing (and how many nights) with the pass.

 

[thetrailboss]

Ah, I didn't know that the Stowe price was only the early bird price. $1500 regular is still the second highest in New England and DAMN expensive. People dump on Stowe for being expensive but the Bush is pretty crazy as well, IMO. (Enter the Bush Shills talking up how many cheaper deals Bush has like the Ellen only pass and prebuying tickets off site, etc etc etc).

FWIW you can't buy a Stowe Pass until September 1st or so. By then all the early pass deadlines have pretty much passed.

So to continue what WWF was saying, if you were to compare Stowe to Sugarbush for early prices, Sugarbush was $999 and Stowe was $1,503. That is not even close.

You are right that Sugarbush is expensive if you don't get in on it early. It is no secret that they see Stowe as their competitor "up the foodchain" and what they aspire to. It is also no secret that they want some of the same clientele to buy Claybrook units and to help pay for the operation.

As to Stratton, I think that they have fallen in prices because of competition and because of their financial situation. The Go-Go days of Stratton are pretty much done for now because of the collapse of the real estate market and the financial downturn.

As to the chart, Bretton Woods has nowhere near 2,100 vertical off one lift of continuous blue or black terrain. Cannon does have an impressive amount of vert for such terrain when the tram is running.