Skiing on the Cheap - 2016-17 Edition

[yeggous]

I am feeling SOOOO CHEATED from the Boston ski expo.

Peak Resorts gift cards, 20% off today:
http://www.bmbw.com/blackfriday.html

I am debating how many to buy.

 

[deadheadskier]

I am feeling SOOOO CHEATED from the Boston ski expo.

Peak Resorts gift cards, 20% off today:
http://www.bmbw.com/blackfriday.html

I am debating how many to buy.

Wonder why this isn't offered through the Wildcat website? $2 shipping isn't that big of a deal, but it seems strange that it's not being offered at all of their properties. I guess chalk it up to Peaks being disorganized.

 

[yeggous]

Wonder why this isn't offered through the Wildcat website? $2 shipping isn't that big of a deal, but it seems strange that it's not being offered at all of their properties. I guess chalk it up to Peaks being disorganized.

I noticed at least one other location (Mad River) is offering the deal. I'm starting to wonder if Mount Snow's proximity is the reason for the stinginess in New England this year. On Wednesday I was talking to customer service at Mount Snow and they said they decided not to offer gift cards at all at the ski expo, and they weren't even going to include a discount.

I'm mostly pissed off that I was told that they were reducing the discount to 10%, which effectively raised my prices significantly. Now seeing these means I got screwed. I'm going to ask around to find out who has the power to right the wrong they have done to my wallet.

 

[deadheadskier]

You might be SOL as I'm guessing they'll say this was a specific special for the holiday weekend. Can't hurt to ask though.

I do think they really should be consistent with their special offerings across all resorts if they want to operate as a unified company. I hit click to purchase hoping that the Peaks Inc. language is enough to include the NH resorts as the only individual resorts listed on the website were the four Ohio resorts. You would think that if they are going to offer a deal that is supposed to be valid at all of their resorts that they'd offer it for sale on each individual resort's website. So, I thank you for the where with all to check out the Ohio resort pages. Those would never be on my radar. The beer I owe you from the other day just got 20% cheaper!

 

[Jully]

You might be SOL as I'm guessing they'll say this was a specific special for the holiday weekend. Can't hurt to ask though.

I do think they really should be consistent with their special offerings across all resorts if they want to operate as a unified company. I hit click to purchase hoping that the Peaks Inc. language is enough to include the NH resorts as the only individual resorts listed on the website were the four Ohio resorts. You would think that if they are going to offer a deal that is supposed to be valid at all of their resorts that they'd offer it for sale on each individual resort's website. So, I thank you for the where with all to check out the Ohio resort pages. Those would never be on my radar. The beer I owe you from the other day just got 20% cheaper!

Interesting that you can only use towards a season pass. I really hope they honor the Ohio cards!

 

[yeggous]

Interesting that you can only use towards a season pass. I really hope they honor the Ohio cards!

They say that there is a limit, but there is a way around it. Load the card value onto your pass, then pay with that. I have done this for years. I saved 20% on every beer and my Peaks Pass.


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[deadheadskier]

I bought three of the $125 cards. I figure that will cover me for F&B for the season. Really just B. Now that my son's daycare bill each month costs more than my season pass, I need to scale way back on buying lunches and brown bag it. I was tempted to buy more cards to use towards a discounted pass next year, but there's an outside chance I switch to Cannon. Their snowmaking upgrades are quite impressive so far. Peaks financials are concerning too. If Wildcat has a major blowout again in their snowmaking system like a few years ago, I don't want to lock myself into a bad situation for next year.

 

[bdfreetuna]

Now that my son's daycare bill each month costs more than my season pass, I need to scale way back on buying lunches and brown bag it.

I've heard good things about the hot dog in a canteen.

 

[dlague]

I've heard good things about the hot dog in a canteen.

Hotdogs in a thermos is da bomb!

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[bdfreetuna]

$39 lift tickets @ Okemo this Sunday with food drive items

Sunday, December 4 is Okemo Cares & Shares Food Drive day. Donate at least five non-perishable food items, a new child’s toy or new clothing item, and receive a coupon for a $39 lift ticket good for December 4. Donations will be collected in the Clock Tower Base Plaza from 7am - 1pm.

 

[Jully]

$39 lift tickets @ Okemo this Sunday with food drive items

Sunday, December 4 is Okemo Cares & Shares Food Drive day. Donate at least five non-perishable food items, a new child’s toy or new clothing item, and receive a coupon for a $39 lift ticket good for December 4. Donations will be collected in the Clock Tower Base Plaza from 7am - 1pm.

That's a good deal and with Ragged not opening this weekend I need to find somewhere cheap to ski as I am out of BW tickets and the other vouchers I have I want to wait until midseason. Only issue is I'm pretty sure that Okemo will be jammed with that deal on Sunday.

 

[fahz]

Bromley 50th Anniversary specials

Appreciate the reminder about Okemo, I hope to be there with my donation tomorrow.

http://www.boltonvalley.com/tickets-passes-rentals/specials-ticket-packs

2016-17 Lift Ticket Specials listed below.
[h=2]$19.66 Night Skiing[/h]Bolton Valley was founded in 1966 and in honor of our 50 year anniversary you can ski and ride for just $19.66 starting at 4pm, Tuesday through Saturday this season. Better yet, night skiing will run until 10pm each night, giving you six hours of skiing and riding for under $20.
[h=2]$19.66 Mondays[/h]Bolton Valley was founded in 1966 and in honor of our 50 year anniversary you can ski and ride for just $19.66 on non-peak Mondays this season. This All Access Lift Ticket get you access to the lifts, 100km of Nordic and backcountry skiing, and the Sports Center with pool, hot tub and sauna.
[h=2]Wednesday is College Night[/h]Beginning at noon each Wednesday, students with a current college ID can ski and ride for only $19. Your current college ID also gets you $2 pizza slices, hot dogs, and sodas in the Base Lodge cafeteria.
[h=2]Members of the Military Save 50%[/h]Active members of the military save 50% on lift tickets everyday for themselves and their dependents. Just show your military ID at Guest Services to receive the discount.

 

[frostyfreeze]

Hi Everyone. This is my first post. Been lurking since last year but wanted to register and give back a little. Thanks to those that posted this and all the other deals.

The Mt. Bohemia season pass sale was supposed to expire yesterday according to their site but I was still able to purchase for $99 ($116 after fees) this evening, about an hour ago. My guess is it will work until tomorrow morning at least, or whenever someone notices that it's still the promo price.

See you at Bolton/Magic/Black/Dartmouth/Granite/Lost Valley! Who knows, I might even see you at McIntyre.

 

[dlague]

Bolton and Magic are well discussed here but some of the others are not Dartmouth can be a lot of fun especially if bother sides are open. The best runs being across the road. Lost Valley is tiny but you feel like king there because there are not many experienced skiers. There are fun little glades. Granite is a pretty cool place with some go pitch in areas. Overall they are fun to just boot around at.

Have fun and take what they give you.

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[Cornhead]

Welcome to the forum frostyfreeze, I pulled the trigger on the Bohemia pass too. My buddy was talking of actually doing a trip there, one day drive there, 11 hours, 3 days ski, one day drive back. If you got lucky and hit it during some LES, I'm sure it'd be a trip you'd remember the rest of your life. If they didn't get snow, you'd remember it too, in a bad way. It sounds like a cool place. Too risky to plan ahead to go there imo.

Dave, your comment on Lost Valley reminded me of my day at Wolf Creek. It was Texas break, things were firm and fast in the AM, had to stick to groomers till things softened up. I felt like Bode amongst the flailing Texans. Hey, how good can you get skiing a couple times a year?


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[sugarbushskier]

Does anyone know when the 3 passes at the other areas can be used? Is it M-F? Do they begin as soon as the areas are open?

I too bought this pass as it seemed like a no brainer as I'll use the Magic, Bolton at the very least and it will give me an excuse to stop at Dartmouth and perhaps GG on the way north.

 

[fahz]

The Bohemia Pass is a season pass that includes an extra perk called the Freedom Pass. I believe that is the deal. After doing a little more digging I tracked down the Facebook site for the Freedom Pass. The information below is from that site. The details in the paragraph seem to indicate that there are no black out dates.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/freedomskipass/about/?ref=page_internal

The Freedom Pass was created two seasons ago with the goal of offering flexibility and added value to pass holders at six New England ski and snowboard areas. There was a $50 additional charge for each pass holder to upgrade to the Freedom Pass. This year the up-charge has been dropped and the number of partner mountains has increased to thirteen, spanning the country from Alaska to Maine.

The concept is simple. Pass holders at participating mountains are now able to get three complimentary lift tickets at each partner mountain this season. There is no additional charge so all full pass holders at each partner mountain are automatically part of the Freedom Pass. Pass holders simply take their pass to a partner mountain to receive a complimentary lift ticket for the day. There is a limit of one ticket per pass holder, per day and a limit of three tickets per pass holder at each partner mountain over the season. There are no blackout dates, you are welcome to use your complimentary lift tickets any day of the season.

Mountains currently include Black Mountain (NH), Bolton Valley (VT), , Dartmouth Skiway (NH), Eaglecrest (AK), Granite Gorge (NH), Lost Valley (ME), Magic (VT), McIntyre (NH), Mount Bohemia (MI), Pajarito (NM), Plattekill (NY), Sipapu (NM), and Ski Cooper (CO).

 

[sugarbushskier]

.....and that's why I'm part of this forum...thanks fahz. Always good info on AZ. Can't wait to use as I haven't been out yet and chompin at the bit!

First day is 12/12 at MT Snow for Founders Day.

 

[Cornhead]

They dropped the $50 buy in, all season passholders of the collective get 3 lift tickets at the rest.

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[Cornhead]

Santas ski free at Whiteface this Sunday, 12/11. Snow is on the way too, ho, ho, ho. http://www.whiteface.com/events/santas-ski-free-day

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