How are the A41 refugees coping?

[drjeff]

Since the Condo's at Mt Snow, the Nor'easter's have been bought for my wife and I already. Just curious to see what they'll end up doing with prices for their kid's programs/daycare. Those numbers per the folks in central reservations should be out mid summer. Those numbers for my 2 kids usually run 2-3 times more thna the pass prices for my wife and I :sad:

 

[frozencorn]

Child on the way in October, which will pretty much limit my days for a few months. I'll likely go without pass and scrounge around for daily deals for one season. Or at least that's the plan.

 

[snowmonster]

Still waiting on Sunday River and Sugarloaf. I really can't understand why they're delaying the annoncement of passes. If the resorts are not being sold, then ASC should just announce the season pass prices. If the resorts are being sold, then the seller can just factor in the cost of the passes as part of the sale and make sure that the buyer honors all passes sold before the closing of the deal. All this waiting around is only generating ill will among the customer base as cheaper pass alternatives go by with each deadline.

I think that part of the driver for this delay is that ASC thinks that both Sunday River and Sugarloaf have captive markets in Maine and the folks there have no choice but to buy passes from those two. However, with the end of the AllForOne pass, it's a new day for the smaller ski areas. Perhaps, it's time for the Saddlebacks and Shawnee Peaks of this world to give the big boys a run for their money. Also, as noted in another thread, southern NH is heating up (pardon the pun) as a ski destination. For folks from Boston and eastern Mass, good snow for a good price and a short drive will beat the attractions of the snowfields for season pass dollars.

I'm just sort of committed to Sunday River because li'l snowmonster has her heart set on it (and to paraphrase a famous philosopher: "If li'l snowmonster ain't happy, then ain't no one happy!"). But, the Peak Resorts combo deal is looking pretty good to me.

 

[threecy]

My guess is that ASC is confident they'll have a sale before next season. More than likely, season pass sales for these areas will have no effect on ASC, so I doubt they're stressing out about it.

Also, don't forget there's still a chance Sugarloaf and Sugarbush could go separately - thus a combo pass sold by ASC would make a bunch of problems. Same thing if ASC sold separate passes at the areas, only to have them purchased together.

 

[snoseek]

does anyone think it would be beneficial for sr/loaf to hold out on releasing pass prices until other areas have bumped up the early bird specials? this would maybe give them a little more opportunity to go for the big price hike. for all we know the deal has been made.


just a silly thought and i really do hope i'm 100% wrong.

 

[Vortex]

Rumours were of a value decent price pass in April for the Loaf and the River, recently I have heard high pass prices. Just shows Rumours are just Rumours. People want to talk and until they have facts. Rumours it is. I don't believe anything right know.

 

[roark]

pulled the trigger on the Sneaux pass.

 

[Marc]

I'm doing alright. The night sweats and the siezures have finally abated. I'm trying to remain optimistic with the attitude this will encourage me to tour much more. Still getting my Wa pass but I'm in the market for another relatively close (read, less than 3 hours from Woodstock) that can satisfy my urge to ski bumps.

So I'm open to suggestions. I might strech my requirements and to SB, but I think passes there might be cost prohibitive for me.

 

[snowmonster]

does anyone think it would be beneficial for sr/loaf to hold out on releasing pass prices until other areas have bumped up the early bird specials? this would maybe give them a little more opportunity to go for the big price hike. for all we know the deal has been made.


just a silly thought and i really do hope i'm 100% wrong.

Not a silly thought at all. This is actually the scenario I was dreading. When the early bird specials are gone, the average pass price for the big resorts will hover around the $750+ region. This would allow SR and the Loaf to basically price their passes at around the same range since people in the market at that point won't have a cheaper alternative to go to (except maybe the smaller mountains whose prices are pegged to the $300 to $400 range). I'm preparing myself for sticker shock on the SR pass. If the price for the SR pass exceeds a certain threshhold, I'm definitely going to have to go with a smaller mountain this year (Pats, WaWa) and day trip to other places as the need arises.

 

[Vortex]

I think your numbers are in the correct range snowmonster.