What the heck is going on at Magic?

[farlep99]

Isn't it typical for mountains to limit these kind of promotions?

It is, but two things:

a. if you have a "cyber monday" price advertised, you should probably just keep that price for all of "cyber monday" so when people jump on to order in the middle of the afternoon you're not "out of stock." They're not "out of stock"- they're not selling hard goods.

b. how many 3-packs do you really think they sold? I doubt they were just going nuts selling shitloads & if they were, then great, let the $ keep rolling in even at a discounted rate - god knows they need as much upfront as possible for operations. Seems crazy to turn down the early revenue.

As it worked out, I just got annoyed & said F*ck it. Didn't buy anything- and I know others who did the same.

What's worse is what Speedfreak pointed out- Many people trying to buy 3-packs are former passholders/shareholders (myself included).

 

[farlep99]

So, Stowe?

I guess. I'll just sell some personal items

 

[slatham]

FWIW, Mt Snow had a way worse Sh*$ show yesterday. They had Cyber Monday rates on a number of items, including 4 packs at $199. But they only had 300 before the price went up. Systems errors/issues prevented many people (including me) from getting into the site for about 10 minutes at which point the price was at $279! When people complained on FB the first response was to brag about how big the sale was etc etc. Then they referred people to Liftopia, who runs the site. No apology, just a passing of the buck.

I did not try to buy a 3 pack from Magic yesterday - I had already bought one on a Ski Show promo and had no issues and was actually impressed with the site and ease of purchase etc etc (I bough my pass last Spring).

IMHO such "special" rates are in fact limited. They decide they want to raise x dollars and sell enough to reach that goal. Then the price goes up or the promo is over. At the very least there is a deadline to purchase, like by Dec 1.

If they needed more money for snowmaking I would expect them to have continued to sell at the promo rates. And based on the weather, they will need a big snowmaking budget!

 

[Speedfreak]

I guess. I'll just sell some personal items

Bolton?


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[gmcunni]

FWIW, Mt Snow had a way worse Sh*$ show yesterday. They had Cyber Monday rates on a number of items, including 4 packs at $199. But they only had 300 before the price went up. Systems errors/issues prevented many people (including me) from getting into the site for about 10 minutes at which point the price was at $279! When people complained on FB the first response was to brag about how big the sale was etc etc. Then they referred people to Liftopia, who runs the site. No apology, just a passing of the buck.

same fiasco last year. if you were online @ midnight you got good deal, by 7 am next morning sales were wiped out. very frustrating and turned me off... not that i didn't ski there anyway :-/

 

[rocks860]

I ordered the 3 pack on Friday and had no issues at all

 

[prsboogie]

FWIW, Mt Snow had a way worse Sh*$ show yesterday. They had Cyber Monday rates on a number of items, including 4 packs at $199. But they only had 300 before the price went up. Systems errors/issues prevented many people (including me) from getting into the site for about 10 minutes at which point the price was at $279! When people complained on FB the first response was to brag about how big the sale was etc etc. Then they referred people to Liftopia, who runs the site. No apology, just a passing of the buck.

I did not try to buy a 3 pack from Magic yesterday - I had already bought one on a Ski Show promo and had no issues and was actually impressed with the site and ease of purchase etc etc (I bough my pass last Spring).

IMHO such "special" rates are in fact limited. They decide they want to raise x dollars and sell enough to reach that goal. Then the price goes up or the promo is over. At the very least there is a deadline to purchase, like by Dec 1.

If they needed more money for snowmaking I would expect them to have continued to sell at the promo rates. And based on the weather, they will need a big snowmaking budget!

Took me 20 minutes to get me 12 tickets, wasn't fun but couldn't pass that up!

 

[MMP]

but i could give 2 shits about mt snow. mt snow sucks. magic needs money (i assume sooner is better than later) and the people commenting here didnt get switched to a higher price that they paid, or to a different product. They clicked away. I hope they sold 300, that would be great.

I guess. I'll just sell some personal items

i'll make you an offer on the Gibson

Bolton?

yes

lets actually get a weekend that we're all up there. friday at stowe and saturday at bolton. maybe ski the woodward preserve if it snows. mrs mmp loves stowe.

 

[Speedfreak]

I'm shooting up in the next few weeks to grab my MC pass at Stowe and finally tick off Burke. Likely midweek. Beers? I'll hit you up.


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[MMP]

I'll ski Burke midweek. Lmk.

 

[farlep99]

Burke may not be open in the next few weeks...

I'm in for beers depending on location/time

 

[PearlJam09]

I'm just gonna leave this right here. Wish it were about 25 degrees colder out there today. All photos were taken at Magic Mountain.

Powder Day at Magic by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr


Powder day at Magic Mountain by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr



Powder Day by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr


20140103-Magic-0298 by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr



Magic Powder Day by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr



20140103-Magic-0018 by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr



20140103-Magic-0353 by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr



20140103-Magic-0086 by Jacob Kravitz, on Flickr

 

[billski]

God, I remember those magical, rare east coast days. Not only were there no friends, it was hard to FIND your friends! I sure have a lot of fire kindling to offer Ullr for this year.

 

[JamaicaMan]

I'm just gonna leave this right here. Wish it were about 25 degrees colder out there today. All photos were taken at Magic Mountain.

Great photo stoke! #FREEJAKE

 

[Smellytele]

"We're excited to announce another weekend of great sales on our new online store with 3-Packs, one day tickets, Alpine Club Programs, and tubing season passes are all heavily discounted now through Sunday, December 6th.
All deals are in stock now and will be available all weekend, no stock limits. "

 

[jrmagic]

"We're excited to announce another weekend of great sales on our new online store with 3-Packs, one day tickets, Alpine Club Programs, and tubing season passes are all heavily discounted now through Sunday, December 6th.
All deals are in stock now and will be available all weekend, no stock limits. "

Wow maybe someone's actually listening

 

[tnt1234]

Forecast is depressing. Looks like I'll get to go to Magic....and ski Bromely!

Crap.

Ok, so, coming up from the south, have a room at Magic between X-mas and NY for two nights with three strong skiing kids. Only skiing two days. Given the dismal forecast, here is what I am thinking - suggestions/thoughts welcomed.

day one - drive to Bromely - thought being it will be less crowded and it's 10 minutes down the road. Alternative would be a longer drive to Okemo or Stratton? Just imagining they will be packed.

Day two - drive south to Snow - will be crowded, but this is on the way home, so makes sense logistically. If we have a good day at Bromley could just repeat that.


It just really seems like the 10 day forecast is not looking good. Yet, I called a few mountains and people aren't canceling....I guess you can't if you lock in with the family.....

Ug. Come on snow....

 

[Tin]

Keep the faith. All the discussion on "above average" winters and such is from a lot of individuals who don't understand basic statistics and are making ridiculous inferences. It is New England, 65* one day, 3' of snow two days later. That being said, I really hope for Magic's financial sake they are able to have a decent few holiday weeks.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Trying to find a house to rent February break near Magic. Anyone have a good rental contact?

 

[Smellytele]

VRBO or home away