Zermatt
Active member
I have always wondered about the economics behind season pass sales and pricing, not from a skier perspective but from the resort's side.
For example, why is Stowe so much more compared to other resorts in the region? Is it all supply and demand? Do they raise enough pre-season capital selling $1,800 passes? If they sold them for $600 would the mountain be overcrowded? Or maybe a better comparison is Bromley for almost $1,000 and Pico for $400. Quite a difference with the latter offering significantly more terrain (but also farther from NYC).
Does anyone know how these combo pass deals are shared among the resorts? How does the Max Pass get paid out to the different areas? Is the $600 split at the end of the season based on usage? Is the $600 split evenly among the 25 resorts (I doubt it). Are they really just banking on you bringing full paying friends and getting add ons at the resort? Same for the Mountain Collective....
Just interested in how all that works.
For example, why is Stowe so much more compared to other resorts in the region? Is it all supply and demand? Do they raise enough pre-season capital selling $1,800 passes? If they sold them for $600 would the mountain be overcrowded? Or maybe a better comparison is Bromley for almost $1,000 and Pico for $400. Quite a difference with the latter offering significantly more terrain (but also farther from NYC).
Does anyone know how these combo pass deals are shared among the resorts? How does the Max Pass get paid out to the different areas? Is the $600 split at the end of the season based on usage? Is the $600 split evenly among the 25 resorts (I doubt it). Are they really just banking on you bringing full paying friends and getting add ons at the resort? Same for the Mountain Collective....
Just interested in how all that works.