cyphersweren't crystal passes pretty much always ~$2k up until ikon came in? just weird seeing people in the IG comments seething about being priced out even though $700 unlimited skiing came and went within a few years. seems like a lot of "locals" have only been skiing there since 2019.
country club is right though. expecting B lot vibes to be pretty much dead next season
Yeah I found an old SEC filing from 1996 right before they sold to Boyne where they mention the cost of a season pass being 650 bucks. Just straight adjusting for inflation that’s 1200 something bucks in 2022 dollars. And you figure they bought a gondola, a lodge, handful of lifts, snowmaking infrastructure etc etc etc since then. It was always too expensive to buy a pass there and no night skiing it just always made sense to get a pass to Snoqualmie and grab a handful of weekends at Crystal, Stevens, White Pass, Baker. But that was before everyone got the bright idea to charge insane money for a day pass to push everyone to become a pass holder and pay their money up front. It just sucks because hoards of people shell out the dough so it’s not only a huge ripoff but it’s more packed than ever you have to book a parking spot in advance to get away from it all in the mountains? Gross.