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Skiing on the Cheap - 2012-13 Edition

Mullen

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Anyone know a good source to book single day bus trips through? I'm near hartford CT. Ski Market used to run them.......I think REI does too but I haven't been able to find any info on the rei site. Search function didn't get me any decent results.
 

billski

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http://www.pricechopper.com/savings/ski-passbooks

Passes can only be redeemed Sunday-Friday, non-holiday. Price Chopper is not responsible for lost, stolen or expired Passbooks.

Choose from among the following two packages: Our $119 Family Mountain Passbook features three passes, each good for an all-day lift ticket at Toggenburg Mountain, Wachusett Mountain, Bolton Valley, Plattekill Mountain, Windham Mountain, Jiminy Peak, West Mountain, Song Mountain or Shawnee Mountain for just $119, or our $149 Big Mountain Passbook, featuring three passes each good for an all-day lift ticket at Mount Sunapee, Gore Mountain, Whiteface, Smuggler's Notch, Bromley or Mount Snow.
 

ScottySkis

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Hunter mountain on Cyber Monday
50% off cost of a single pack you get a lower hill ticket, group lesson, and equipment rental normally $79, so it should be less then 40. Sorry can't put up a link yet I posting from my phone.
 

jaytrem

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For anyone who collected Coke Reward points, a Smugglers Notch non-holiday ticket is available for 825 points. Hopefully more options will be available soon. I got hooked on them after somebody mentioned it in last years thread. Pretty good program, so far I got some free Shutterfly stuff and McDonalds food, and 2 Six Flags tickets. I don't drink much soda, but luckily a lot of other people do.
 

ScottySkis

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For anyone who collected Coke Reward points, a Smugglers Notch non-holiday ticket is available for 825 points. Hopefully more options will be available soon. I got hooked on them after somebody mentioned it in last years thread. Pretty good program, so far I got some free Shutterfly stuff and McDonalds food, and 2 Six Flags tickets. I don't drink much soda, but luckily a lot of other people do.


You could buy the Price Chopper pass ,big mountain includes Smiths , 3 tickets for approximately 50 per ticket sound pretty good.
 

bheemsoth

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Anyone know a good source to book single day bus trips through? I'm near hartford CT. Ski Market used to run them.......I think REI does too but I haven't been able to find any info on the rei site. Search function didn't get me any decent results.

I am also located near Hartford. There are many ski clubs that are part of the Connecticut Ski Council that run weekly bus trips. Check out skiclub.com for a full listing. Not all clubs run trips, but I know the Manchester, Meriden, and AE Ski Clubs run trips on a somewhat regular basis. The AE Ski Club trips are likely almost full by this point (I would check before enrolling) and I don't know about the other two. All the clubs are a great value though, between the bus trips and the discount days.
 

jaytrem

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I cant imagine being able to accumulate that many points unless you work for a restaurant or something!

I got about 3,000 in about 8 months or so. A good amount from co-workers. On guy drinks Desani water, that's like 20 points a package, another guy buys the big Costco 30 packs of Coke, that's like 25. Then there's a bunch of bonus point stuff, so they actually add up pretty quick. I'm sure its not for everyone, but I get a kick out of.

PS The reason I'm up at 1:30 is I'm putting a log on the fire and waiting for it to catch good (referance to Killington thread).
 

Smellytele

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I got about 3,000 in about 8 months or so. A good amount from co-workers. On guy drinks Desani water, that's like 20 points a package, another guy buys the big Costco 30 packs of Coke, that's like 25. Then there's a bunch of bonus point stuff, so they actually add up pretty quick. I'm sure its not for everyone, but I get a kick out of.

PS The reason I'm up at 1:30 is I'm putting a log on the fire and waiting for it to catch good (referance to Killington thread).

I thought you drank so much coke you couldn't sleep...
 

jaytrem

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Hopefully I get mine soon.:dontknow:

Wait til you see it. Of all the ski cards I've had over the years this is by far the most....hmmmmm.....home made looking. But for $119 I don't care if the print it on a rock.
 
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