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Thread: Ikon Pass
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02-27-2018, 12:51 PM #326Registered User
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Just saying, if you want the PNW to be like CO, and have all these pass options, you might want to take a look at the potential downsides. Honestly, that's what's cool about the PNW, they have all these little resorts that all have their own style, and their own way of doing things. Lift tix are usually pretty cheap enough that if you want to visit another mountain, it isn't a massive cost.
Or just sell them all to Vail and get it over with damnit!
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02-27-2018, 01:01 PM #327
Maybe. If the summit isn't open it can be let down considering the logistics of getting there.; long lines and short flat runs. Although, it's great if you're a xc skier and/or looking for a late season golf and ski trip (when the summit might have a better chance of being open).
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02-27-2018, 01:10 PM #328
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02-27-2018, 02:02 PM #330Registered User
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02-27-2018, 03:41 PM #336Registered User
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02-27-2018, 04:48 PM #337
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02-27-2018, 04:52 PM #339
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02-27-2018, 04:54 PM #340
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02-27-2018, 04:55 PM #341
Yeah, got me there, although Bozeman is closer.
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02-27-2018, 04:57 PM #342
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02-27-2018, 06:01 PM #343Registered User
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People visit here for many reasons and if they can combine skiing or snowboarding with the visit, it will be a plus.
CO and UT destination resorts works great if you’re going to stay in a hotel next to the hill with no need for a car but if you’re going to rent a car and drive around for these resorts, then PNW is just as attractive as CO or UT.
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02-27-2018, 06:05 PM #344"Have you ever seen a monk get wildly fucked by a bunch of teenage girls?" "No" "Then forget the monastery."
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02-27-2018, 06:09 PM #345
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02-27-2018, 06:29 PM #346
When I lived in Tahoe, late 90's early 00's, I think it was 1600 for a full pass. It definitely helped keep the crowds down. There was an Alpine/Sugar Bowl pass that lots of my weekender bay area buddies bought. Most weekenders ski 20-40 days a year, and it can be tough to justify spending 1600 for a pass for that many days, that's why lots of them went to Alpine. Some of my buddies who still live there wish prices would go back up, so yeah the comment about being priced out of passes is funny. The lower prices on passes have almost certainly significantly increased the weekend warrior presence at Squaw.
A 2500 dollar pass for Alpine would probably target upwardly mobile locals, not weekend warriors. Like I said before, I ski Mammoth 3 weekends a month and if Alpine was next to Mammoth and cost 2500 that would be tough to justify. That would be 5k for me and my wife for 60-80 days between us versus 1800 for Mammoth. However, I really don't think Mammoth is as much of a shit show crowd wise. It does get packed, but on crowded weekends I am usually only bothered by the line at the upper gondola. Chair 23 is not quite as bad, and if things are really bad chair 22 has great terrain and is usually pretty empty unless it is a storm day. My bay area buddies tell me some pretty bad stories about how bad Squaw has gotten, so if I had to deal with it, and Squaw did not own Alpine, I might consider paying 2k or even 2.5k for a pass. That would still be pretty pricey for 40 days though."Have you ever seen a monk get wildly fucked by a bunch of teenage girls?" "No" "Then forget the monastery."
"You ever hear of a little show called branded? Arthur Digby Sellers wrote 156 episodes. Not exactly a lightweight." Walter Sobcheck.
"I didn't have a grandfather on the board of some fancy college. Key word being was. Did he touch the Filipino exchange student? Did he not touch the Filipino exchange student? I don't know Brooke, I wasn't there."
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02-27-2018, 06:39 PM #347
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02-27-2018, 07:11 PM #348Galibier Designcrafting technology in service of music
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02-27-2018, 08:29 PM #349
Yep. And IIRC, Alpine hit $1200ish before Vail started the pass wars.
That said, day tickets were like $70 at Squaw, $55 or $60 at Alpine. So you had to ski 20-25 days before paying by the season was cheaper than paying by the day. Even if it were $1500 for a season pass, if day tickets are still priced where they are, there will be more passholes than otherwise.not counting days 2016-17
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02-27-2018, 08:39 PM #350Registered User
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The other thing w the low pass prices is that it takes away incentive for skibums to work at the mtn and has impacted staffing. Getting s free pass was a nice tradeoff to give up some ski days to work. Now it makes more sense to work a night job if you want to ski a lot
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