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Skiing on the Cheap - 2007-08 Thread

Phlogiston

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This is from the Waterville Valley website:

Ski and Ride Mondays and Fridays 2 for 1 and Spin the Wheel Offers
Starts Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 . Not valid holiday periods. Skiers can go right to the Waterville Valley ticket office to get a 2 for 1 ticket or take a chance to get more than skiing for half price by spinning the wheel for a $5 lift ticket, handwarmers compliments of Sport Thoma, a slice of pizza, and more! Wheel of Deals good for Adult full mountain tickets only.

http://www.waterville.com/info/winter/prices.asp#241
 

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If you go west enough

This breaks even at about the 6th day at Vail! And it kinda makes even
Belleayre look like not so much of a bargain anymore....

http://www.snow.com/epicpass/info/epic-pass-details.asp

New for the ’08-’09 season, The Epic Season Pass.
With this pass, you will have unrestricted and unlimited access to Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly.

Unrestricted (no blackout dates)

Unlimited (where you want, when you want)

Only $579 (yes, you read that correctly)

Other Important Information

All season passes are non-transferable - tell your friends to get their own.
Passes are also non-refundable - you won't want to give up this pass.
The Epic Season Pass requires a current photo of the passholder.
If you do not have one on file, you will be able to upload a photo this summer.

The Epic Season Pass is only on sale until November 15, 2008 - Don't Miss out!
Price is subject to change.

Resort Charge
If you haven't already, link your credit card to your Epic Season Pass and receive Resort Charge privileges. Enjoy the convenience of using your membership card to charge purchases throughout all 5 mountains - there's no more carrying cash on the mountain!

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the catch?
No catch. The Epic Season Pass is completely unrestricted and unlimited at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Heavenly. However, it is only on sale until November 15, 2008.

I already have a PEAKS Card. Will the Epic Season Pass be automatically loaded?
No. The Epic Season Pass will be issued on a brand new card that will be mailed to you before the 2008/09 season begins.

Is there a special price for children?
Yes. You can buy an Epic Season Pass for children aged 5-12 for only $279.

Can I use the Epic Season Pass for the rest of the 2007-08 season?
No. Your Epic Season Pass will not be activated until October 2008.

Can I buy the Epic Season Pass while I am visiting one of the resorts?
No. The Epic Season Pass is only available online.​
 

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There is a rumor that The Bush is considering an April Fool's surprise.
What price would motivate you to take the day off and bring all of your friends up to ski or ride on a spring weekday in April?
 

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There is a rumor that The Bush is considering an April Fool's surprise.
What price would motivate you to take the day off and bring all of your friends up to ski or ride on a spring weekday in April?

You'd certainly want to be price competitive with WV; therefore, $1!! How about a fixed price per carload?
 
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Northeast Slopes

The Northeast Slopes is the oldest continuosly operating rope tow in the USA, we are a non-profit org. that is operated entirely by volunteers. Tickets prices are CHEAP wed. from 1:30-4:30 is $5 and Sat & Sun from 10-4:30 is only $12, can't beat these prices! The rope tow offers terrian for the begginer and the expert, you never know what to expect, each day is different at the tow. It is a step back in time, you fell as though your are part of something amazing, usually the 1st time you visit, you are hooked. We are located in East Corinth, VT on Route 25 our phone #(802)429-5789, hope to see you there soon. Here's to fantastic spring skiing!
 

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The Northeast Slopes is the oldest continuosly operating rope tow in the USA, we are a non-profit org. that is operated entirely by volunteers. Tickets prices are CHEAP wed. from 1:30-4:30 is $5 and Sat & Sun from 10-4:30 is only $12, can't beat these prices! The rope tow offers terrian for the begginer and the expert, you never know what to expect, each day is different at the tow. It is a step back in time, you fell as though your are part of something amazing, usually the 1st time you visit, you are hooked. We are located in East Corinth, VT on Route 25 our phone #(802)429-5789, hope to see you there soon. Here's to fantastic spring skiing!

trails/acreage and veticle offered?
 
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Spring Snow Celebration

The ski area has 360' vert about 10 trails and 60 skiable acres and a small terrain park with a couple rails and box. Tomorrow there will be a cardboard box derby at 2:00 and pond skim at 3:30. BBQ and Live DJ starting at 11:30. A great day to stop by and make some turns. And for the web page it is in the works for more info call 802-439-5789.
 

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The ski area has 360' vert about 10 trails and 60 skiable acres and a small terrain park with a couple rails and box. Tomorrow there will be a cardboard box derby at 2:00 and pond skim at 3:30. BBQ and Live DJ starting at 11:30. A great day to stop by and make some turns. And for the web page it is in the works for more info call 802-439-5789.

That sounds like alot of fun.
 
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Cardboard Box Race and Pond Skim big sucess

The weather was not perfect, it was COLD, a chilly 10 degrees with the wind chill but the competition was not affraid of some mid-winter conditions. There was about 15 entries for the Box Race, there was anything from a flat sheet of cardboard (which took home the trophy for fastest sled) to a box covered in ballons named "Bubble Trouble" that took home the trophy for the "Best Box", people from the age of 3 years to 50 years competed for the top honor of Fastest Box, Best Costume/Theme and Best Carnage. The Pond Skim had around 10 entries, from the age of 5 to 35, the theme was "Wet n' Wild". People dressed in anything from wet suits to just shorts, the winner was a local volunteer who made it across 4 times w/out falling. It ended up drawing a croud of 150+, pretty good turn out for our little tow, we made almost $1000 to go towards our T-Bar Fund, which is scheduled to go up this summer. We are that much closer to the grand total, but still have much more fundraising ahead, hopefully some of those new faces will be back soon to get in a few turns!

Conditions both today and yest. were absolutly perfect, it was hard enough to get plently of speed to launch it and pull some tricks and also get in some smooth turns. It changed over to corn around 1pm and stayed that until closing today, the sun was shining bright and the skies were blue, BlueBird Day!
 

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It ended up drawing a croud of 150+, pretty good turn out for our little tow, we made almost $1000 to go towards our T-Bar Fund, which is scheduled to go up this summer. We are that much closer to the grand total, but still have much more fundraising ahead, hopefully some of those new faces will be back soon to get in a few turns!

Just curious, are you still looking to buy that T-bar from Bradford (my local hill here in MA)? Via Google I came across a reference to this in this 2005 article.
 

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It's rare to find a ski/stay package that caters to singles as most of them are priced assuming double occupancy, but here's an exception that looks hard to beat.

Late season mid-week @ Whiteface: Bed, breakfast and a lift ticket @ the Green Mountain Lodge in Wilmington, NY for $89 for one person and $156 for two people, taxes included. The place seems to have a legit and decent review on tripadvisor.com, and barring a "stay away" from somebody on this forum I'll probably try it tomorrow night.

Look at their deals page for more packages and details.
 
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