Skiing on the Cheap - 2014-15 Edition

[steamboat1]

Cheapest (of the Vermont tickets) at my club are Middlebury and Suicide Six are $5. Most expensive are Okemo, Stowe, Stratton, Mt Snow, Sugarbush, Killington at $48. New Hampshire and Maine are more but have no blackout dates. We have a Jay Peak trip December 16-21 for $440 that includes 5 nights lodging, 6 days in the water park, and an unlimited season pass to Jay. 5 group lessons are an additional $50.

"This is a limited time sale from July 25, 2014 through August 9, 2014. Ticket orders postmarked before July 25th or after August 9th will not be filled, and checks will be returned."

http://www.aceskiandboardclub.org/2014-2015-ticket-sale/

 

[yeggous]

"This is a limited time sale from July 25, 2014 through August 9, 2014. Ticket orders postmarked before July 25th or after August 9th will not be filled, and checks will be returned."

http://www.aceskiandboardclub.org/2014-2015-ticket-sale/

The club uses that sale to gauge interest in the volume of tickets it needs to order. It then orders all those requested plus some extra to sell at meetings. You can still buy tickets to some mountains at meetings. (There is actually a meeting tonight.) I'm not sure which mountains are sold out and which have availbility. Smugglers Notch and Bolton Valley are usually the last to sell out. Ticket sales are announced via email and in the newsletter.

 

[BenedictGomez]

The club uses that sale to gauge interest in the volume of tickets it needs to order. It then orders all those requested plus some extra to sell at meetings. You can still buy tickets to some mountains at meetings.

Do they ever have an excess in Stowe, or is that pretty much only a guarantee is you buy in that July/August window?

 

[yeggous]

Do they ever have an excess in Stowe, or is that pretty much only a guarantee is you buy in that July/August window?

Stowe is very popular and sells out quickly. I think at the last meeting we had one Stowe ticket left. Because we buy tickets by the booklet with a fixed number per mountain, we have to adjust the price of the tickets to reflect the popularity of the mountain. The relative prices we charge gives you a good idea of how popular each is.

New Hampshire and Maine tickets work differently. All have remaining availability and no blackout dates. Their state associations are not nearly as friendly to ski clubs so we have to buy our tickets directly from the mountain. Because of this we carry a limited number of mountains on direct order. This year we are offering Cannon ($52), Cranmore ($56), Bretton Woods ($2 for a voucher than gets you a $50 window ticket), Wachusett ($44-52 depending on time of day you can use it), Attitash / Wildcat ($57), Killington ($61), and Sunday River / Sugarloaf ($68). Lower prices are available for teen and children tickets.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Stowe is very popular and sells out quickly. I think at the last meeting we had one Stowe ticket left. Because we buy tickets by the booklet with a fixed number per mountain, we have to adjust the price of the tickets to reflect the popularity of the mountain. The relative prices we charge gives you a good idea of how popular each is.

If Stowe is a booklet of 5 tickets, doesn't the booklet cost the same regardless of whether you have 20 ticket requests or 100 ticket requests (i.e. you'd need 4 versus 20 booklets of five tickets). I'm obviously not understanding something?

 

[yeggous]

If Stowe is a booklet of 5 tickets, doesn't the booklet cost the same regardless of whether you have 20 ticket requests or 100 ticket requests (i.e. you'd need 4 versus 20 booklets of five tickets). I'm obviously not understanding something?

The booklets come from Ski VT and contain tickets to every mountain in the state. If you want 5 more Stowe tickets you also need to take tickets to Suicide Six, etc.

 

[BenedictGomez]

The booklets come from Ski VT and contain tickets to every mountain in the state. If you want 5 more Stowe tickets you also need to take tickets to Suicide Six, etc.

OIC. That makes perfect sense, thanks.

 

[steamboat1]

The booklets come from Ski VT and contain tickets to every mountain in the state. If you want 5 more Stowe tickets you also need to take tickets to Suicide Six, etc.

The website says there is a two ticket per mountain limit for VT. ski areas.

 

[yeggous]

The website says there is a two ticket per mountain limit for VT. ski areas.

Yes, I am talking about the club ordering tickets. They buy a bunch to each mountain and then resell them to the members. Two tickets per mountain up to a total of 16 tickets per member for Vermont. You could double that if your significant other also joined. There are no limits on New Hampshire and Maine tickets.

Starting in December or so the limits are removed for remaining tickets.

 

[ScottySkis]

If the planets align and there's a Blue Moon on the 3rd Thursday of the month and we sacrifice a virgin, we might have a mini AZ NY Summit at WF/Gore.

I hope to be their to make turns with you again and who ever else can make it to gore.

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[skifree]

http://myjumponit.com/engine/SplashDetails.aspx?LID=4291&contestid=125848&productid=13092039&p=12

good deal if you bring a newbie

 

[chuckstah]

Bretton Woods is selling $19 early season tickets valid every day 'til Dec. 19 They also have $35 midweek valid all season with holiday blackouts, and $65 anytime tix. For a limited time at brettonwoods.com

 

[HD333]

Has anyone done the VT 5th Grade Passport? 10 bucks seems worth it even if you only hit 1 mountain.

 

[dlague]

Has anyone done the VT 5th Grade Passport? 10 bucks seems worth it even if you only hit 1 mountain.

Yes and it is awesome - three lift tickets at every resort on VT for the child in any case. NH has one too and while it is OK - it does not compare to VT's. We got both of them a couple of years ago. Peak resorts in NH do not participate.

http://skivermont.com/fifth-grade-passport.html
http://skinh.com/4th-and-5th-grade-programs/

 

[Dave157]

VT Travel Club is offering $10 off their discount lift ticket card (reg $49) for Halloween (good through Sunday). Deals to Stowe, Sugarbush, Killington, Pico, Stratton, Okemo, Jay, Bolton, Burke, Sunday River, Mt Snow, Smuggs. http://goo.gl/10EsdL

 

[Smellytele]

Yes and it is awesome - three lift tickets at every resort on VT for the child in any case. NH has one too and while it is OK - it does not compare to VT's. We got both of them a couple of years ago. Peak resorts in NH do not participate.

http://skivermont.com/fifth-grade-passport.html
http://skinh.com/4th-and-5th-grade-programs/

I have done both with all 3 of my kids. Pretty good deals.

 

[skifree]

Has anyone done the VT 5th Grade Passport? 10 bucks seems worth it even if you only hit 1 mountain.

yup. They didn't believe I was a 5th grader though

 

[catsup948]

My Fox 44 card arrived today! I feel like a kid at Christmas!

 

[VTKilarney]

Bretton Woods is selling $19 early season tickets valid every day 'til Dec. 19 They also have $35 midweek valid all season with holiday blackouts, and $65 anytime tix. For a limited time at brettonwoods.com

Link is broken for me.

 

[BenedictGomez]

My Fox 44 card arrived today! I feel like a kid at Christmas!

Got mine too, that was really quick.