Another thing - when you have a pass, you tend to risk marginal days much more. There are days if I was buying a ticket I would never go out, but with the pass, you give it a try. Many of those days it turns out to be way better than expected, or the forecast bad weather doesn't move in, and it turns out to be a great day. That's a great day you'd likely have missed without the pass. You can also leave early on a Friday and catch a few runs before closing, or ski the first two hours on Sunday and leave. You can show up, decide it sucks, and go home with no guilt.
And - the best skiers on the hill aren't doing it on day tickets as a general rule. They are that good because they put in the time - and the best way to put in a lot of time is buy a pass. If you want to improve your skiing, buy a pass and use it so much the lifties know you by name.
Great Post and its how I roll ! Just bought my Superpass at Bretton Woods on Saturday, Now I can Hit up Cannon every now and then too ! Not sure how often I will ski Waterville or Cranmore but Im Ready for the Season to begin !!