The "Sugarbush Thread"

[cdskier]

Sugurbush joining the Mountain Collective didn't take long. LOL. Pretty obvious they're scared by Vail/Stowe and knew they needed to make a move.

I dont see this as much of a carrot for an eastern skier though, unless you happen to be vacationing someplace like Utah, and even then, frankly I can easily beat 6 days for $400 with other offers.

If you plan to travel to the participating resorts it certainly has appeal. There are a number of people I remember seeing on this board that said they took advantage of it when Stowe was previously a member.

The 50% off lift tickets at member resorts for passholders for no extra charge is the benefit that would more interest someone like me that doesn't want to be locked in to having to travel out west. As a Sugarbush passholder, if I decide to go to Alta or Jackson Hole, etc, I get 50% off their tickets without having to buy the Mountain Collective pass itself.

 

[Duncanator24]

You are correct. As an Alta-Bird passholder I have that deal.

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Do you know if the MC pass has 2 days at Alta and 2 days at Snowbird, or is it just 2 days between them? I kinda figured they were single mountain ownership like Lincoln Peak/Mount Ellen at SB but wasnt sure.

 

[raisingarizona]

Dear Sugarbush, I love you but please stop claiming your ski-able acreage is just 700 acres short of Alta and Snowbird combined (source: the Mountain Collective website).

It does seem a little desperate and embarrassing

 

[SnowRock]

Do you know if the MC pass has 2 days at Alta and 2 days at Snowbird, or is it just 2 days between them? I kinda figured they were single mountain ownership like Lincoln Peak/Mount Ellen at SB but wasnt sure.

It doesn't matter to me as the don't like my kind at Alta, but, they just changed it for next season.... It will now be 2 at each for a total of 4 days. This season it was just 2 total for each. They are doing the same for Lake Louise/Sunshine.

 

[Duncanator24]

It doesn't matter to me as the don't like my kind at Alta, but, they just changed it for next season.... It will now be 2 at each for a total of 4 days. This season it was just 2 total for each. They are doing the same for Lake Louise/Sunshine.

Haha sweet! This pays for itself real easy then. Here is a doable roadtrip I came up with to hit the majority of them in one trip:https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Taos+Ski+Valley,+NM/Telluride+Ski+Resort,+Mountain+Village+Boulevard,+Telluride,+CO/Aspen+Snowmass+-+Aspen+Skiing+Co,+Aspen+Airport+Business+Center,+Aspen,+CO/Alta+Ski+Area,+Utah+210,+Alta,+UT/Snowbasin+Resort,+3925+Snow+Basin+Rd,+Huntsville,+UT+84317/Jackson+Hole+Mountain+Resort,+Cody+Lane,+Teton+Village,+WY/Sun+Valley,+Ketchum,+ID/Squaw+Valley+Resort,+Squaw+Valley+Road,+Olympic+Valley,+CA/Mammoth+Mountain,+Minaret+Road,+Mammoth+Lakes,+CA/@39.7333648,-121.8324079,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m56!4m55!1m5!1m1!1s0x87176afe36211b59:0xc919128291623985!2m2!1d-105.4545!2d36.5959999!1m5!1m1!1s0x873ed7fd24b94b9f:0x9d02e608ccfc306b!2m2!1d-107.846386!2d37.9365202!1m5!1m1!1s0x874047a555555555:0x7814832995f5120d!2m2!1d-106.8615126!2d39.2204308!1m5!1m1!1s0x87527081341582c5:0x11d9d28a3a831268!2m2!1d-111.6288776!2d40.5908269!1m5!1m1!1s0x8753081dad4b4bc3:0xf6b51cbb086af06f!2m2!1d-111.856897!2d41.216045!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a42cea96879:0x7f76789e3b981e38!2m2!1d-110.8278682!2d43.5875205!1m5!1m1!1s0x54a982988552f649:0xf20bccdb5d14c999!2m2!1d-114.3676843!2d43.6712087!1m5!1m1!1s0x809bd9ecf08f263d:0x30be88f09785170f!2m2!1d-120.2354422!2d39.197607!1m5!1m1!1s0x80960d4ed49fd3d1:0xda9c3289d175614!2m2!1d-119.0262173!2d37.6388307!3e0

 

[bushpilot]

Haha sweet! This pays for itself real easy then. Here is a doable roadtrip I came up with to hit the majority of them in one trip:https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Taos+Ski+Valley,+NM/Telluride+Ski+Resort,+Mountain+Village+Boulevard,+Telluride,+CO/Aspen+Snowmass+-+Aspen+Skiing+Co,+Aspen+Airport+Business+Center,+Aspen,+CO/Alta+Ski+Area,+Utah+210,+Alta,+UT/Snowbasin+Resort,+3925+Snow+Basin+Rd,+Huntsville,+UT+84317/Jackson+Hole+Mountain+Resort,+Cody+Lane,+Teton+Village,+WY/Sun+Valley,+Ketchum,+ID/Squaw+Valley+Resort,+Squaw+Valley+Road,+Olympic+Valley,+CA/Mammoth+Mountain,+Minaret+Road,+Mammoth+Lakes,+CA/@39.7333648,-121.8324079,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m56!4m55!1m5!1m1!1s0x87176afe36211b59:0xc919128291623985!2m2!1d-105.4545!2d36.5959999!1m5!1m1!1s0x873ed7fd24b94b9f:0x9d02e608ccfc306b!2m2!1d-107.846386!2d37.9365202!1m5!1m1!1s0x874047a555555555:0x7814832995f5120d!2m2!1d-106.8615126!2d39.2204308!1m5!1m1!1s0x87527081341582c5:0x11d9d28a3a831268!2m2!1d-111.6288776!2d40.5908269!1m5!1m1!1s0x8753081dad4b4bc3:0xf6b51cbb086af06f!2m2!1d-111.856897!2d41.216045!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a42cea96879:0x7f76789e3b981e38!2m2!1d-110.8278682!2d43.5875205!1m5!1m1!1s0x54a982988552f649:0xf20bccdb5d14c999!2m2!1d-114.3676843!2d43.6712087!1m5!1m1!1s0x809bd9ecf08f263d:0x30be88f09785170f!2m2!1d-120.2354422!2d39.197607!1m5!1m1!1s0x80960d4ed49fd3d1:0xda9c3289d175614!2m2!1d-119.0262173!2d37.6388307!3e0

I'll pack my bags. You're driving, right?

 

[Duncanator24]

I'll pack my bags. You're driving, right?

Yeah totally, everyone has to fit in my Miata though.

Even better, here is one that hits all of them (other than Australia) https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Sugarbush+Resort,+Sugarbush+Access+Road,+Warren,+VT/Taos+Ski+Valley,+NM/Telluride+Ski+Resort/Aspen+Snowmass+-+Aspen+Skiing+Co/Alta+Ski+Area,+Utah+210,+Alta,+UT/Jackson+Hole+Mountain+Resort/Sun+Valley,+Ketchum,+ID/Lake+Louise+Ski+Resort/Squaw+Valley+Resort/Mammoth+Mountain+Ski+Area/@30.0404858,-118.0357814,5z/data=!4m62!4m61!1m5!1m1!1s0x4cb56d7b952c28bb:0x78dc5cf31c15ff36!2m2!1d-72.8795564!2d44.1454665!1m5!1m1!1s0x87176afe36211b59:0xc919128291623985!2m2!1d-105.4545!2d36.5959999!1m5!1m1!1s0x873ed7fd24b94b9f:0x9d02e608ccfc306b!2m2!1d-107.846386!2d37.9365202!1m5!1m1!1s0x874047a555555555:0x7814832995f5120d!2m2!1d-106.8615126!2d39.2204308!1m5!1m1!1s0x87527081341582c5:0x11d9d28a3a831268!2m2!1d-111.6288776!2d40.5908269!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a42cea96879:0x7f76789e3b981e38!2m2!1d-110.8278682!2d43.5875205!1m5!1m1!1s0x54a982988552f649:0xf20bccdb5d14c999!2m2!1d-114.3676843!2d43.6712087!1m5!1m1!1s0x537742ba3fc116e9:0x23d47edc29c5f7fd!2m2!1d-116.1621717!2d51.4419206!1m5!1m1!1s0x809bd9ecf08f263d:0x30be88f09785170f!2m2!1d-120.2354422!2d39.197607!1m5!1m1!1s0x80960d4ed49fd3d1:0xda9c3289d175614!2m2!1d-119.0262173!2d37.6388307!3e0

 

[BenedictGomez]

If you plan to travel to the participating resorts it certainly has appeal.

Yes, but that's my point. You're talking about a very limited number of eastern skiers.

I cant afford either the time or the money to gallivant all over North America each year to ski, and if I did, I can assure you I wouldnt much care about a discounted 2-day discount deal.

 

[dlague]

Haha sweet! This pays for itself real easy then. Here is a doable roadtrip I came up with to hit the majority of them in one trip:https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Taos+Ski+Valley,+NM/Telluride+Ski+Resort,+Mountain+Village+Boulevard,+Telluride,+CO/Aspen+Snowmass+-+Aspen+Skiing+Co,+Aspen+Airport+Business+Center,+Aspen,+CO/Alta+Ski+Area,+Utah+210,+Alta,+UT/Snowbasin+Resort,+3925+Snow+Basin+Rd,+Huntsville,+UT+84317/Jackson+Hole+Mountain+Resort,+Cody+Lane,+Teton+Village,+WY/Sun+Valley,+Ketchum,+ID/Squaw+Valley+Resort,+Squaw+Valley+Road,+Olympic+Valley,+CA/Mammoth+Mountain,+Minaret+Road,+Mammoth+Lakes,+CA/@39.7333648,-121.8324079,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m56!4m55!1m5!1m1!1s0x87176afe36211b59:0xc919128291623985!2m2!1d-105.4545!2d36.5959999!1m5!1m1!1s0x873ed7fd24b94b9f:0x9d02e608ccfc306b!2m2!1d-107.846386!2d37.9365202!1m5!1m1!1s0x874047a555555555:0x7814832995f5120d!2m2!1d-106.8615126!2d39.2204308!1m5!1m1!1s0x87527081341582c5:0x11d9d28a3a831268!2m2!1d-111.6288776!2d40.5908269!1m5!1m1!1s0x8753081dad4b4bc3:0xf6b51cbb086af06f!2m2!1d-111.856897!2d41.216045!1m5!1m1!1s0x53531a42cea96879:0x7f76789e3b981e38!2m2!1d-110.8278682!2d43.5875205!1m5!1m1!1s0x54a982988552f649:0xf20bccdb5d14c999!2m2!1d-114.3676843!2d43.6712087!1m5!1m1!1s0x809bd9ecf08f263d:0x30be88f09785170f!2m2!1d-120.2354422!2d39.197607!1m5!1m1!1s0x80960d4ed49fd3d1:0xda9c3289d175614!2m2!1d-119.0262173!2d37.6388307!3e0

Need a month off!

 

[BenedictGomez]

Need a month off!

Is that all?

Oh, I totally change my prior post's answer then. I'll take TWO passes please!

Sure, I'll lose thousands of dollars in wages, but I'll save at least a few hundred dollars on lift tickets = WINNING!

 

[dlague]

Is that all?

Oh, I totally change my prior post's answer then. I'll take TWO passes please!

Sure, I'll lose thousands of dollars in wages, but I'll save at least a few hundred dollars on lift tickets = WINNING!

That's the right attitude!

 

[Duncanator24]

Need a month off!

Now that I look at it closer though, it probably would be really easy to hit at least half of the total for only like 3 separate trips. The Colorado ones, The Utah ones, and the California ones. That easily represents like 14 days without too much traveling involved. So the pass is like $30 a day plus there is an extra day if you buy early.

 

[TheArchitect]

Just bought my first MC pass and stretched my wallet an additional $1 to get a pass for my son. :wink: I'm just coming back from Alta-bird and will be going back again next year. 7 days for both me and my son at SB and Alta-bird for $400? No brainer.

 

[BenedictGomez]

7 days for both me and my son at SB and Alta-bird for $400? No brainer.

Honestly, this is really not difficult to defeat.

You need to follow the SOTC thread and join us "Extreme Lift Ticket'ers".

 

[SnowRock]

Honestly, this is really not difficult to defeat.

You need to follow the SOTC thread and join us "Extreme Lift Ticket'ers".

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The MC is also completely unrestricted in terms of when its used. I am sure with some deal hunting you might do a bit better but what do you think is a good average per day for a season in terms of cost at MC caliber mountains?

 

[BenedictGomez]

what do you think is a good average per day for a season in terms of cost at MC caliber mountains?

Roughly $30 to $45 tops. It's rare I ever pay > $40 to ski, Stowe being the only east coast exception.

 

[Griswold]

Not looking for any secrets because I wouldn't use them anyway, but how does one ski killington, Sugarbush, okemo, sugarloaf, etc. on a weekend or a holiday for under $40 without a pass/max pass? I've read the skiing on the cheaper thread and am pretty skeptical you can ski these mountains on the weekends and never pay more than 40 to any except Stowe.


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[sugarbushskier9]

If you plan to travel to the participating resorts it certainly has appeal. There are a number of people I remember seeing on this board that said they took advantage of it when Stowe was previously a member.

The 50% off lift tickets at member resorts for passholders for no extra charge is the benefit that would more interest someone like me that doesn't want to be locked in to having to travel out west. As a Sugarbush passholder, if I decide to go to Alta or Jackson Hole, etc, I get 50% off their tickets without having to buy the Mountain Collective pass itself.

Yeah I look at it as more of an added benefit to the season pass holders of those mountains...as you then get 50% off day tickets at all MC resorts. It's a real nice perk.

I'm not a fan of the MC pass itself as you need some money to travel often to get your days in.

The real thing for Sugarbush is the addded benefit to its pass holders to help them compete with the Epic pass at Stowe.

 

[Jcb890]

Yeah I look at it as more of an added benefit to the season pass holders of those mountains...as you then get 50% off day tickets at all MC resorts. It's a real nice perk.

I'm not a fan of the MC pass itself as you need some money to travel often to get your days in.

The real thing for Sugarbush is the addded benefit to its pass holders to help them compete with the Epic pass at Stowe.

Agreed.

 

[Jcb890]

Not looking for any secrets because I wouldn't use them anyway, but how does one ski killington, Sugarbush, okemo, sugarloaf, etc. on a weekend or a holiday for under $40 without a pass/max pass? I've read the skiing on the cheaper thread and am pretty skeptical you can ski these mountains on the weekends and never pay more than 40 to any except Stowe.


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Without a pass it is unlikely, but you can still get around the $50 mark by becoming a member of a ski club and using their discounted tickets/days.