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Thread: Crystal Mountain Becomes Alterra
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01-14-2020, 02:50 PM #326
I called them to clarify (I am headed there with family this coming weekend, and that family does not have a pass...). As you said, they're allowing ikon holders to buy their buddy pass (or whatever they call it). But they are not selling tickets at the window, and they are already closing down some days for advance tickets (for example you cannot buy a ticket for this saturday...no advance web tickets, no window tickets).
I like the intent of diminishing crowds. Closing off window sales and limiting advance ticket sales could make for a hilariously problematic dynamic for people traveling in to ski there, who didn't buy advance tickets, and don't have an Ikon pass. Maybe that's a small enough demographic to not matter much in the end.
But imagine buying a plane ticket, prepaying lodging, etc - and then they won't sell you a ticket when you show up.
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01-14-2020, 02:52 PM #327
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01-14-2020, 02:54 PM #328Registered User
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01-14-2020, 03:06 PM #329Registered User
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Imagine doing that and then try to get to a ski area with no parking and only a (somewhat) costly option (if not already completely booked) to shuttle up the hill from Enumclaw.
Hell, man, the transportation options for ski areas in WA really suck. In NM, if you advance-buy a Railrunner train ticket to Santa Fe, you can fly into Albuquerque, take a free shuttle to the downtown train station, train to SF, and take free public transportation from SF to Red River, Angel Fire, and Taos. In SF and Taos, you can even take town-to-ski area shuttles from the same outfit. (RideThe BlueBus.com)
Best of luck to all of you WAers,!
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01-14-2020, 03:37 PM #330
No signage on the website, but day tickets are not available for Saturday 1/18 or Sunday 1/19 online anymore...
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01-14-2020, 03:40 PM #331Registered User
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01-14-2020, 03:50 PM #332Registered User
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Well, you can't blame that on the mainstream Ikon Pass holder; they are blacked out for this weekend.
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01-14-2020, 04:15 PM #335
I'm confused and too lazy to call them to figure this out. On the Ikon pass website, it tells Ikon base customers they have 8 "friends & family discounts" (25% off window rate) at "all Ikon Pass destinations (except Zermatt) during the 19/20 season." I beleive that in order to use this discount you must buy the ticket from the window on the day you plan to use it because I am not sure how you would input your Ikon pass (and they would keep track of your 8 discounts) using the website in advance. So now Crystal is saying you can't use friends and family discount at the window on weekends any more? Seems like a legit lawsuit against Alterra if that is the case. Some would argue that one of reasons they bought the Ikon pass was for this discount, and now the discount is being taken away from them. I personally don't care one way or another but I could see how this could piss some Ikon customers off. They're apparently still letting people with founders club discounts buy tickets on weekends.
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01-14-2020, 04:18 PM #336
They aren't saying that. At the window they'll sell you an ikon friend ticket (at the discounted rate). But that's the only way they'l sell you a ticket at the window.
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01-14-2020, 04:19 PM #337
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01-14-2020, 04:20 PM #338Registered User
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yeah I guess I'm cautiously optimistic about what they said with stepping up the shuttle busing at least... pretty small timeframe to get a lot together but it's not like they're not making money up there.
Last edited by Afkpuz; 01-14-2020 at 08:37 PM.
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01-14-2020, 04:22 PM #339
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01-14-2020, 04:28 PM #340Registered User
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01-14-2020, 05:00 PM #341
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01-14-2020, 05:04 PM #342
Guessing they’d have to tax it to avoid creating payroll tax exemption exposure? Probably negating any savings for the employee.
Alterra could offer direct favorable rates to employees of orgs who negotiate that...along the lines of their silly college pass sales channel. But guessing they won’t go there.
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01-14-2020, 05:07 PM #343
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01-14-2020, 05:08 PM #344
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01-14-2020, 05:11 PM #345
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01-14-2020, 05:18 PM #346
It seems like the "lots are full" phenomenon is more widespread than I realized. Started to browse this thread, now I am subscribing so I can get updates on the impending shitshow.
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01-14-2020, 05:34 PM #347
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01-14-2020, 05:55 PM #348Registered User
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Quick question: Have lots ever been completely full in Snoqualmie?
Like to the point where they couldn't even shuttle the excess Hyak/Alpy capacity to the main areas? I understand that the shuttles could not logistically handle more than like 100 or 200 at Summit... But that besides the point. Seems like an accident or a traffic jam will be created before this could happen, and last long enough @ summit that people will start leaving at noon to make room for late the crowd getting late there/waiting in the jam or behind the accident.
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01-14-2020, 06:39 PM #349
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01-14-2020, 06:40 PM #350
Whoosh.
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