Lift tickets

[Greg]

I believe the back of the ticket states that it's non-transferable, which would mean that only one person can use it.

I'm sure it does. I've never read it though. Don't worry. I won't make this a habit...

most ski areas that print the ticket at time of purchase include the name of the person who bought it. My guess would be if you get caught with a ticket that was sold twice, and it gets as far as the police, the persons name that is on the ticket would be suspect as well, wouldn't you think?

would you call that a deterent?

Interesting idea, but I've never seen a name printed on a lift ticket.

 

[thetrailboss]

One thing that I did notice at Burke last season was that they did print names on day tickets....in big print if you had a lesson, which is a great idea for the instructors!

 

[riverc0il]

Is this truly "theft of services"?

lift tickets that i am aware of always have a non-transferable clause, so passing off a ticket to someone who has not paid for a ticket for that day would definitely be theft of services. that is the legality of it any ways, not going to go into the morality of it. i am just amazed that major ski areas have set themselves up for lost sales.

 

[thetrailboss]

lift tickets that i am aware of always have a non-transferable clause, so passing off a ticket to someone who has not paid for a ticket for that day would definitely be theft of services. that is the legality of it any ways, not going to go into the morality of it. i am just amazed that major ski areas have set themselves up for lost sales.

We had someone walk up to Ms. TB and I last season on the front steps of Sunapee offering their ticket "for the afternoon since we were done." They were college students or people our age. We showed our season passes and thanked them...said it was a good idea to help those out who did not have any $$$.

Given the location of where they were, who they were, when it happened (holiday afternoon), and the fact that it seemed "too good to be true," I wonder if Sunapee was running a sting operation....certainly would not put it past that crew.

 

[Greg]

lift tickets that i am aware of always have a non-transferable clause, so passing off a ticket to someone who has not paid for a ticket for that day would definitely be theft of services. that is the legality of it any ways, not going to go into the morality of it.

This is true, I suppose. I guess I have to tack on another 10,000 years or so in purgatory...

 

[kcyanks1]

A partial list of ski areas that DO use the new style tickets include:

All ASC resorts
Burke (as mentioned)
Stowe
Sugarbush
Stratton


Interesting pattern is that the larger resorts (for the most part) are using this new ticket...

Gore.
Killington I think, but can't remember for sure.

 

[bigbog]

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Well, I kind of like the new tickets except when they try to scan the stupid things EVERY TIME I COME DOWN THE MOUNTAIN! YOU JUST SAW ME, IDIOT! I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT ONE OVER ON YOU! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!....

Yes!....and with season passes as well :roll:

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Yes!....and with season passes as well :roll:

I don't fully understand it, but I was told the reason they scan season passes each time is to find out how often the pass is being used.

 

[catskills]

Wow new look in reply thread with lots of cool features.

Anyway I don't have a problem with any of these tickets. I do think the sticky tickets with the wire loop are the hardest to transfer. I did give my plastic loop hole ticket to a stranger when I had to leave Killingotn early around 3:00Pm. This guy got off the bus with his friends and said damn I left my ticket back at the condo I got to go back to get it. So I gave him mine.

 

[Jonni]

From a ticket scanner's point of view the new style tickets are better than the adhesive ones, but I personally like the adhesive ones better. Yeah the new ones are easier to read, easier to scan, but if you put the adhesive tickets on right they don't flap around nearly as much as the new cardboard/paper style.

 

[Jellis]

At last check, Loon had the conventional tickets.

Here are the ones who still use adhesive ones that I know of:

Loon
Pat's Peak
Cannon
Sunapee
Wachusett
MRG
Jay
Dartmouth
Middlebury
Bolton

Tenney Mountain still uses the old fold over stick back on wickets

 

[Greg]

It's weird to think that my daughter might not ever use a wicket or even know what one is...

 

[Jellis]

Is this truly "theft of services"? That's a stretch. The lift ticket purchase entitles you to ski the mountain all day. If you quit at noon and hand the lift ticket to someone, it's just their ass on the chair versus yours, no? Now I'm not advocating handing out your lift ticket in the parking lot to a stranger as that's a lift ticket sale the mountain won't make. However, I've given my lift ticket to my wife to ski a couple of hours in the afternoon when we're on vacation (she'll watch the kids while I'm skiing in the morning) and I thought nothing of it. Should I be on the lookout for the morality police for that one? :-o

I assume that would be why the resorts sell Half day morning and afternoon passes at a cheaper price? for those who want to split up their day like that? and yes, it trully is "theft of services" :-o

 

[Greg]

I assume that would be why the resorts sell Half day morning and afternoon passes at a cheaper price? for those who want to split up their day like that? and yes, it trully is "theft of services" :-o

Thanks. I get it...

 

[2knees]

Thanks. I get it...

dude you're a thief.

lol, i scammed so many tickets with a wire cutter and a $5 bill in college its not even funny. i think you'll avoid major jail time greg, so dont sweat it.

 

[shwilly]

Given the location of where they were, who they were, when it happened (holiday afternoon), and the fact that it seemed "too good to be true," I wonder if Sunapee was running a sting operation....certainly would not put it past that crew.

That would be a pretty backwards "sting," if so.

FWIW, one day years ago some friends and I were leaving Sunapee early. A guy approached us in the parking lot and asked if he could give someone $20 for their lift ticket (the sticky kind). This was apparently not a sting.

Maybe that just happens more there, since almost everyone is there for a day trip.

 

[askstowell]

Nashoba still does it the old fashioned way. I prefer those as the only time I've used the new type ones was at Sunday River and I did notice it flapped around a bit more. One thing though is if you lose the ticket and you have that stub saved, they'll issue you a new one which is one positive I guess. I just