Yeah, they won't catch the "mistake" because there is no mistake, they go by date of purchase vs date of birth.




Yeah, she's been in Ikon's system for many years, and I have a hard time...

Why couldn't my 13yo daughter have a better timed birthday???

Except January is after they've stopped selling passes, right?

Well, yeah, I guess so. But in that case I have 4 skis that I use mid season (but only use 2 at a time).

Well, I own more than 2 skis, but I only ski on 2 of them mid season. I wasn't counting the early season groomer skis, the sand skis, the xc skis, and the other xc skis. Was I supposed to count those?

What if you have 2 skis in the quiver, 8 year old gloves, Costco underwear, don't drink, a 20 year old Coleman cooler, Chinese goggles from Amazon, and drive a 17 year old car with 225k miles on it?

I don't believe anything you say if you're not on a buffalo.

exactly.

but why are they even offering it if it literally makes no sense for anyone, anywhere, to buy it?

I get the idea of pricing that pushes you to one product or another, like when the 3 piece meal is $8 and the 6 piece meal is $9. But this is more like the 6 piece meal is $6 and the 3 piece meal is...

That was essentially their reply to my follow up question. The pricing makes absolutely no sense because there is literally zero reason I can see to buy a plus pass for a 12 year old. But if you want...

And they replied quickly that it is not an error. So, as near as I can tell, if you have a 5-12 year old and want to go to Jackson, you pretty much have to buy a full pass? But if you don't have a...

I sent them an email asking about kid prices, because it makes zero sense for the base plus pass for a kiddo to cost $150 more than a full pass. That has to be an error.

I am not sure it's always been consistent, but the early season price will last for at least a month or more.

If you bought in December 2018, that was after all the incremental price increases, not the lowest preseason price

But I am kinda screwed, because there are no other viable options for me, other than Epic, and I have a place to stay in Winter Park and none near Epic mountains. Yes, I am sure the Loveland and...

I looked through my emails and it looks like the 1st ikon I bought (which was a base pass in the first year) was $599 in April 2018. Kiddo's pass cost $149 ($299 - $150 discount for buying an adult...

That's a pretty large increase on top of a pretty large increase last year. Over $1000 for a full ikon, even for renewal.

Have you learned nothing about this place in your 3000 posts?

I'm an occasional Copper skier. Not as much as I'd like, but less than zero.

Are you the guy who used to have an Avatar of tits?

That's what iKon wants everyone to do, decide they want the "plus", realize the full pass is only 60 bones more "and look at how much more you get with it!" and hand them the additional 60 bucks. But...

I don't know for sure, but I did use Affirm last year. I assume that it is a hard pull and new acct on your credit report, as it is essentially a 0% interest loan. IOW, it's not like it used to be,...

Well, I pulled the trigger on full Ikon. I feel dirty.

so, I am sure that this is discussed somewhere in here, and maybe the Jackson thread too, but how do reservations work? Were they hard to get?

Really? That's not what's showing in my cart. I added a 5-12yo base pass to my cart, and got the $100 off regardless of whether I purchased a full, Base Plus, or Base pass. I did not go through...

yeah, but unless you wanted to go on a blackout weekend, or had already made a multi-day trip there, that last-minute trip would still be covered by the "plus" option. I feel like Alterra makes the...

Thinking I may want to do a trip to JH next winter. And the kiddo may have a race at Aspen. So I may pay for the "plus" add-on, but then it's only $60 more for the full pass, which I don't think I...

I expect a whine about how that will negatively impact his credit score.

They don't announce it up front, I recall the same shit in prior years.

But they do give a good amount of notice before the price goes up.

Bless your heart.

I don't see what the problem is with providing your driver's license to a bank seeking to loan you several hundred dollars, but you do you.

I haven't gone through the process this year, but last year it seemed that they asked for basic stuff for what is essentially a loan where you're giving them power to withdraw from your bank acct for...

Yes, that was the way it was done, and Ikon carried the whole thing. Last year they farmed out the payment plan to a 3rd party, but it's still free; it's just now essentially like a loan.

When all else fails, ride the Pony Express.

$6.50 beer is pretty reasonable. $18 burger, OTOH...

It's supposed to start snowing, so that could bring the hordes. I generally am able to manage the crowds at WP, but it somewhat depends on one's tolerance for shitshows, and the terrain you like to...

I've never stayed up in the canyon, but if I did, interlodge is something I would dream about happening (because of what comes after), not something I would seek to avoid. But then, I'm not a local...

Uh, yeah, I know there are great ski days in April (and sometimes May), that's the whole premise of this discussion. But IME, it is rare that I have run out of days at the Basin or at LL (and as was...

exactly. used to be the same with Loveland 4 packs, "I can't use them early season, I need to wait for those spring powder days!" More often than not, I am strategizing at the end of the season...

Well, it depends. If you're someone who truly will use all of those days later, sure, don't waste them. If, however, you're one of those people who says you're gonna use all your days later but never...

The idea that a selling realtor would push an inflated price for the extra commission makes no sense. The pressure on the listing agent would be the exact opposite, to list low or urge acceptance of...

New prices:
Base $779 (renewal $739)
Full $1049 (renewal $999)

Aspen/Jackson add on is still $150.

So Base price went up $50, and the renewal discount went down $40 (was $80). Kid price also...

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I think their system is designed to have you fuck up and forget to pay. So I decided to forego the 2% cash back from the credit card and link a bank account. Note, too, that even after choosing the...

I used my pass plenty this year, am not entitled to any credit, and just renewed for next year.

Not sure what that is, but if you're talking the RTD bus to the resort, it's still possible, but they have drastically cut back on service this year and each bus has also drastically limited capacity.

Nobody is going to stop you, I guess. So maybe it's slightly more relaxed than a per person reservation system.

Parking reservations are the same as reservations (Eldora requires a parking reservation and it is on the website). If you don't have one, you aren't skiing. Just a slightly different way of doing...

It's really really flat though, except for that new terrain on the backside, those trees were ok.

Yeah, OG is wrong. Around here, you need a reservation for Eldora and I think for Copper, and Winter Park just announced a reservation system. All 3 are unlimited/no blackouts on the Ikon Base.