Peak Pass, what we have all been waiting for.

[Abominable]

Really make a $925 pass to a place like Bromley, with no reciprocity, tough to swallow. Maybe moreso Stratton at 1K plus, but I get the impression they have more of a built in clientele with all the condos.

Would you say Mt. Snow and Bromley compete for a lot of skier visits?

 

[skiur]

Reminds me of the ASC passes from round 03-06.......prices were not much less than these prices ($350 for a bronze pass), 7 or eight mountains to chose from. K was so mobbed it made present saturday crowds seem like weekdays....Mt snow was just as bad. Then they went bankrupt and had to sell everything off. Hope peak took note of that. I dont mind paying $700 for my K pass now with half the crowds there were 10-12 years ago.

 

[jaytrem]

Couple things I really like that I didn't expect about the little kids pass.

1. It's now good at all the mountains, the MS one used to only be good at MS. Can now take my girls to JF/BB for day trips with out spending a bunch. Most PA places don't have super cheap tix for the real young ones. If they do they usually require and adult ticket purchase.

2. They upped the age by 1 year, so they'll get and extra year out of the super cheap pass.

Good stuff. Also Mount Snow has enough fixed grips that nobody ever rides, so even if it is more crowded I don't think it will bother folks who don't mind riding the fixed grips in the middle of the day.

 

[ss20]

Reminds me of the ASC passes from round 03-06.......prices were not much less than these prices ($350 for a bronze pass), 7 or eight mountains to chose from. K was so mobbed it made present saturday crowds seem like weekdays....Mt snow was just as bad. Then they went bankrupt and had to sell everything off. Hope peak took note of that. I dont mind paying $700 for my K pass now with half the crowds there were 10-12 years ago.

That's what I'm worried about. A LOT of people from Hunter will be coming up to Mount Snow next season I'm sure. Gotta get more snowmaking trails online for next year at Snow. Been waiting for the Sunbrook HSQ for nearly a decade now... that will be needed to handle the crowds.

 

[ss20]

Good stuff. Also Mount Snow has enough fixed grips that nobody ever rides, so even if it is more crowded I don't think it will bother folks who don't mind riding the fixed grips in the middle of the day.

Ditto. But I'm more worried about trail capacity when the naturals aren't open. Skiing Canyon and Sundance last Saturday was scary.

When there is snow all the lifts could be running at 100% with full chairs and there'd still be enough trail space for everyone.

 

[benski]

That's what I'm worried about. A LOT of people from Hunter will be coming up to Mount Snow next season I'm sure. Gotta get more snowmaking trails online for next year at Snow. Been waiting for the Sunbrook HSQ for nearly a decade now... that will be needed to handle the crowds.

A few weeks ago i was with someone who refused to ever ride the sun brook quad again becouse it was so slow.

 

[chuckstah]

A few weeks ago i was with someone who refused to ever ride the sun brook quad again becouse it was so slow.

Add me to the never again list. I think hiking up Beartrap would be quicker to escape from riding that lift.

 

[chuckstah]

On the other hand, I think I'll take the short ride to Crotched tomorrow and buy me one of these. Can't think of a reason not to.

 

[ss20]

A few weeks ago i was with someone who refused to ever ride the sun brook quad again becouse it was so slow.

I won't not ride it. 90% of the time its unjustifiedly long. I'm happy to ride in the spring when there's plenty of snow. That bowl is almost completely natural. Nice trails in there...when there's good snow. Nice off-map stuff as well :-D

 

[Funky_Catskills]

That's what I'm worried about. A LOT of people from Hunter will be coming up to Mount Snow next season I'm sure. Gotta get more snowmaking trails online for next year at Snow. Been waiting for the Sunbrook HSQ for nearly a decade now... that will be needed to handle the crowds.

Oh yes - the busses are pulling up in downtown Hunter right now to take us all to Mt Snow..

 

[Brad J]

This could be the ticket for success for the Atticat portion of their ski areas, the mountains are hardly ever busy on Saturdays, Sundays always a ghost town and weekdays even slower. the only exception is Wildcat on new snow days.IMO they need more skier days to make additional necessary improvements worthwhile. They have had a tough season and it looks to me they really want to make a statement with these pass options.

 

[deadheadskier]

They should advertise heavily in Cumberland County, ME. At that price I think there's a lot of Boyne pass holders that could be tempted.

 

[gmcunni]

Why the great deal?

 

[prsboogie]

I have to say, reading the thread it's the first time in a long time this season there has been near glowing faces, err, fingers noted. It's a nice change from the doom and gloom we have been living with this season and I think Peaks is smart with this pricing model. I predict a 20% increase in total pass sales.

 

[andrec10]

I have to say, reading the thread it's the first time in a long time this season there has been near glowing faces, err, fingers noted. It's a nice change from the doom and gloom we have been living with this season and I think Peaks is smart with this pricing model. I predict a 20% increase in total pass sales.

I bet thats the goal! Time to buy some of their stock...

 

[Newpylong]

That's what I'm worried about. A LOT of people from Hunter will be coming up to Mount Snow next season I'm sure. Gotta get more snowmaking trails online for next year at Snow. Been waiting for the Sunbrook HSQ for nearly a decade now... that will be needed to handle the crowds.

Only snowmaking trail they didn't get to this year was Upper Ex if I recall. If you mean expanding snowmaking, they have stated that's a few years down the road. Next season they hope to just cut the system over to West Lake and be able to utilize more water.

 

[drjeff]

Why the great deal?

My hunch is two fold

#1 - Peak admins, at least at Mount Snow, have taken an ear full of complaints from families for a few years now about the disparity in pass prices for kids vs the 18-26 (now 18-29) age demographic - it's still cheaper for the 18-29 market, but it's also a solid $150 cheaper for the kids and now close to $400 cheaper for the parents. They were loosing families to either day tickets or other mountains. This new pricing structure addresses this

#2 Attract more volume - you've now realistically got the only pass products with options for both the Boston AND NYC markets, with a bunch of options at a very attractive price. More business is a GOOD thing if you're a ski resort operator

 

[drjeff]

I have to say, reading the thread it's the first time in a long time this season there has been near glowing faces, err, fingers noted. It's a nice change from the doom and gloom we have been living with this season and I think Peaks is smart with this pricing model. I predict a 20% increase in total pass sales.

Lots of positive buzz up around Mount Snow this evening

Happy people talking about the new pass as I was in my local ski shop up here picking up my new pair of skis. Also multiple audible conversations about the new pass product while my family was out at dinner at one of the most popular restaurants up here.

It's nice to see and hear the enthusiasm!

 

[deadheadskier]

To add to Docs thoughts, my understanding is after real bad years like this one, pass sales plummet. The fair weather 10 day a year skier who plans on 15+ days and good value on their pass ends up skiing less than 10 times due to poor conditions. They decide on going the day pass route for the following season. Unless..... there's a killer deal on a pass like this one where the break even point is a minimal amount of days.

 

[Quietman]

I guess I'm the only unhappy person here. Living 20 minutes from Crotched, I do 95%+ of my skiing there. So my season's pass to ski there just increased from $439 to $499 after the crappiest year in memory. Mt Snow is the 2nd closest area to me, and it's almost a 2 hour drive, Attitash and Wildcat are 3 hrs. Crotched is much more of a locals mountain than any of the other areas and it should have a $399 pass for locals. I get that this is a great deal for most, and I'm in the minority here. Just saying.......