Skiing on the Cheap - 2013-14 Edition

[abc]

I had the same thing happen but the people totally just ignored me like I was selling meth and begging for money to buy booze.

I never had that happened to me. Every time I needed another one for a twofer, I found one with no problem, even when there were others selling 1/2 price tickets! ;-)

I am amazed at how many people do not find this to be a good deal! Use it once and it is paid for anytime there after equals money in your pocket. Then again it probably does not fit well into pass holder plans but it can for side bar trips! We used it 14 times last year to the following mountains:

Pats Peak
Sugarbush
Burke
Ragged Mountain
Saddleback Mountain
Jay Peak
BoltonValley
Attitash
Wildcat
Mount Snow

Still, I don't PAY to get twofer coupons. You need to be at the window during the "rush hour" to find someone to pair up. The early birds are all regular, passholders. Go to the window too late, you have a long wait for ANYONE to come along. And he/she might already got a ticket from liftopia!

 

[ScottySkis]

I never had that happened to me. Every time I needed another one for a twofer, I found one with no problem, even when there were others selling 1/2 price tickets! ;-)



Still, I don't PAY to get twofer coupons. You need to be at the window during the "rush hour" to find someone to pair up. The early birds are all regular, passholders. Go to the window too late, you have a long wait for ANYONE to come along. And he/she might already got a ticket from liftopia!

+1 who wants to try selling when you can be on a chair lifts or skiing.

 

[Smellytele]

+1 who wants to try selling when you can be on a chair lifts or skiing.

I think he is saying that he won't pay for 2fers not that he doesn't use them.

 

[xwhaler]

Bruins + Loon

Pretty expensive at $105.95 to sit in the balcony but if you were going to go to the game anyway you can get a Sunday-Friday Loon ticket

http://bruins.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=38915

 

[dlague]

I never had that happened to me. Every time I needed another one for a twofer, I found one with no problem, even when there were others selling 1/2 price tickets! ;-)



Still, I don't PAY to get twofer coupons. You need to be at the window during the "rush hour" to find someone to pair up. The early birds are all regular, passholders. Go to the window too late, you have a long wait for ANYONE to come along. And he/she might already got a ticket from liftopia!

I don't sell a 2 fer! While I purchase the lift ticket we split the cost so if it is $89 for a 2 fer then we split at $45 each! I have never had anyone say no to saving $45 when they would have had to pay $89. Pretty simple math here! Granted if you are there at 10 finding someone at that time is tough but we are generally there earlier than that.

 

[Smellytele]

I have had people not take the 2fer. If they are there with 2 people and I offer it to them to use for the 2 of them they act like I am giving out pamphlets for the Hare Krishnas

 

[xwhaler]

If your going solo trying to use a 2fer I've found the best thing to do is show up with exact cash. Find someone, let them put it on their card and hand them the $.

 

[mig_lepuy]

I think all of you should shut up about selling half of a twofer in the parking lot. Pretty much all of these tickets state "not for resale". So what you are doing is shady. Now I don't personally care if you do it. But industry people do read these forums. If they think this practice is widespread, they are less likely to participate in programs like the RSNE or gas discounts. So if you're going to re-sell in the parking lot, keep it to yourself.

 

[Smellytele]

I think all of you should shut up about selling half of a twofer in the parking lot. Pretty much all of these tickets state "not for resale". So what you are doing is shady. Now I don't personally care if you do it. But industry people do read these forums. If they think this practice is widespread, they are less likely to participate in programs like the RSNE or gas discounts. So if you're going to re-sell in the parking lot, keep it to yourself.

This is not reselling at all. If I were actually selling them for a profit then it would be this is not selling.

 

[Huck_It_Baby]

Now I don't personally care

Are you sure?

 

[Abubob]

ride ski card $26- https://www.livingsocial.com/deals/864500-2013-2014-season-ride-ski-discount-card

Really? A discounted discount card? It just never pays to buy early does it?

 

[Smellytele]

Really? A discounted discount card? It just never pays to buy early does it?

Doesn't look like you get the free ticket any more though.

 

[dlague]

I think all of you should shut up about selling half of a twofer in the parking lot. Pretty much all of these tickets state "not for resale". So what you are doing is shady. Now I don't personally care if you do it. But industry people do read these forums. If they think this practice is widespread, they are less likely to participate in programs like the RSNE or gas discounts. So if you're going to re-sell in the parking lot, keep it to yourself.

It is not selling! If I have a 2 fer and I am by myself and I find some one else to make the pair, there is no sale. I sure as hell am not going to pay full fare if I have a 2 fer and if I can get some one else to benefit from it too - no biggie!

Someone in the lift line or the parking lot is no different than if I try to get a friend, family member or even someone from this forum to come along.

 

[mig_lepuy]

It is not selling! If I have a 2 fer and I am by myself and I find some one else to make the pair, there is no sale. I sure as hell am not going to pay full fare if I have a 2 fer and if I can get some one else to benefit from it too - no biggie!

Someone in the lift line or the parking lot is no different than if I try to get a friend, family member or even someone from this forum to come along.

If you find someone in the parking lot and money is exchanged *before* buying the ticket, you are simply sharing with your new friend.

If you pay for the twofer and then head out to the parking lot and sell it, that is reselling, which is almost always forbidden on the lift ticket terms.

OTOH, from the standpoint of the resort, they don't like to see either of these. They offer cheap twofers because they are hoping that people will bring a friend that might not come along otherwise. Or you are skiing at their resort instead of somewhere else. But they don't want you taking away the revenue from a person that would have otherwise purchased a full price ticket.

So I am saying that it's not a good idea to talk about the reselling subject. Other than that, I think this is a fantastic thread. Thanks to all who contribute.

 

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[jaytrem]

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Hmmmm, no Mt. Snow this year. Thanks a lot Scotty.

 

[dlague]

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Wow they changed that up no NH ski areas in fact this is very NY focused! Oh well - I am pretty covered for this season in any case!

 

[ScottySkis]

Wow they changed that up no NH ski areas in fact this is very NY focused! Oh well - I am pretty covered for this season in any case!

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[abc]

Wow they changed that up no NH ski areas in fact this is very NY focused! Oh well - I am pretty covered for this season in any case!

There's a lot of disadvantage of living in NY. But since we're usually travelling to ski somewhere up north, we're free to go anywhere there's a good discount! ;-) VT and NH are equally fair game. And when there's south tracking a storm, we even get to ski our discounted NY resorts too!

Thanks to alpinezone, I hadn't paid full price ticket for the last couple years!

Though for this year, I'm likely to be pretty close to almost all set for the skiing I plan to do. So will not be pre-paying any more discount tickets. I'm staying here more to spot programs I don't know about for future use (or if I decide to ski more once we get into the full swing of the season)

 

[BenedictGomez]

I am amazed at how many people do not find this to be a good deal! Use it once and it is paid for anytime there after equals money in your pocket.

I dont think it's a great deal. Not unless you plan on hitting their designated stops for the BOGO aspect, and I dont travel based on deals, I travel based on snow conditions.

And when you're an Extreme Discount Lift Ticket'er", you mock people who think $10 off is a good deal. I'm certainly not saying it's not a bad thing, but it just dont impress me much.