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PeppermillReno
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https://townlift.com/2023/09/peak-season-day-of-lift-tickets-crest-the-300-mark-at-both-deer-valley-and-park-city-mountain/?fbclid=IwAR1NTe3wX_5LXZnDgWGwf2xR80zmNTC1HxHKnOnNm8Edy6P-tNbZmQG_6b0_aem_AY-6N521n_H5X1xnL9YibmPxiYhptYmFBakXGYAU7JrvLfPMLLsKknUaQsc-FRUOKI4&mibextid=Zxz2cZ



Wooohoooo we have finally reached $300 per day for a lift ticket. Time to focus on the next achievement 4 is more!!! Who is going to be the first to hit 400?

Is it too soon to have a drive for 5? I kind of think $500/day sounds better for marketing and should be the new rate for Ikon and Epic owned resorts.
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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They don’t want the poors to breathe on their Kjus jackets
2 years ago
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PartyBullshiit
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$500 is not far off.
2 years ago
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mikem
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Didn't snowbowl in AZ hit 300 lastyear
2 years ago
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johnblaze
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BradFiAusNzCoCaThey don’t want the poors to breathe on their Kjus jackets


I always ask the Kjusy guys if they've ever been to San Francisco.
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partyandBS
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mikemDidn't snowbowl in AZ hit 300 lastyear


snowbowl/mcp use an algorithm for their tickets so the more people with tickets that day, the higher the price. so basically those days they are full as fuck and only want you there if you’re gonna pay out the ass for it. its the most supply and demand strategy ive ever seen lol
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mikem
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partyandBSsnowbowl/mcp use an algorithm for their tickets so the more people with tickets that day, the higher the price. so basically those days they are full as fuck and only want you there if you’re gonna pay out the ass for it. its the most supply and demand strategy ive ever seen lol


Is it more of an algo than any other resorts?
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partyandBS
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mikemIs it more of an algo than any other resorts?


yeah like the person in front of you in line could get a slightly cheaper ticket than you. its dynamic and based on volume whereas most resorts are set prices doing peak season and non-peak season pricing.



edit: shoulda just sent this lol


**This post was edited on Sep 22nd 2023 at 9:51:08pm
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mikem
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Kinda smart ngl
partyandBSyeah like the person in front of you in line could get a slightly cheaper ticket than you. its dynamic and based on volume whereas most resorts are set prices doing peak season and non-peak season pricing.



edit: shoulda just sent this lol


**This post was edited on Sep 22nd 2023 at 9:51:08pm
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Purgatory, same owners, sent out an email this year stating that they’re using it now.
partyandBSyeah like the person in front of you in line could get a slightly cheaper ticket than you. its dynamic and based on volume whereas most resorts are set prices doing peak season and non-peak season pricing.



edit: shoulda just sent this lol


**This post was edited on Sep 22nd 2023 at 9:51:08pm
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littleman34
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At least season passes arnt 10k
2 years ago
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partyandBS
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BradFiAusNzCoCaPurgatory, same owners, sent out an email this year stating that they’re using it now.




i would have guessed that all of mcp had been doing it already but some are really tiny resorts.
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SamuelForsgren
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It cost like 20$ at my local and i think that is expensive 😂
2 years ago
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SamuelForsgren
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How tf are your lift tickets so expensive in America? They could never do this here
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partyandBS
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SamuelForsgrenHow tf are your lift tickets so expensive in America? They could never do this here


they want guaranteed money. they want you to buy a season pass. It is so much easier to budget when you know the cash flow coming in. season passes mean good or bad snow year, the resorts are making money. this is critical when we see years like last where our east coast resorts got no snow and our west coast had too much snow to even operate. day ticket sales were way down due to this yet overall revenue was pretty on par to expectations due to pass sales. *speaking towards multi-resort companies like VR, alterra, powdr, boyne, etc.*

best way to get that guaranteed season pass money is to spike up the day ticket price so that it makes no sense to do anything other than buy a season pass. plus then there are stacked discounts for pass holders on lodging, retail/rental, ski school, activities, etc. so then people are more likely to use their pass at a company owned auxiliary lines of business as well.
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SamuelForsgren
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partyandBSthey want guaranteed money. they want you to buy a season pass. It is so much easier to budget when you know the cash flow coming in. season passes mean good or bad snow year, the resorts are making money. this is critical when we see years like last where our east coast resorts got no snow and our west coast had too much snow to even operate. day ticket sales were way down due to this yet overall revenue was pretty on par to expectations due to pass sales. *speaking towards multi-resort companies like VR, alterra, powdr, boyne, etc.*

best way to get that guaranteed season pass money is to spike up the day ticket price so that it makes no sense to do anything other than buy a season pass. plus then there are stacked discounts for pass holders on lodging, retail/rental, ski school, activities, etc. so then people are more likely to use their pass at a company owned auxiliary lines of business as well.

Ah i see how much does a season pass cost? I still dont think they would be able to do that here in Sweden because were cheap and nobody would go but we also have it so its worth getting a season pass if youre going to ski more than like 10 times
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Rparr
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bruh the season pass to my dump of a hill is 270$
2 years ago
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Goretex_Vidal
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My night pass for my local hill is $210 hahaha
2 years ago
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PartyBullshiit
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SamuelForsgrenAh i see how much does a season pass cost? I still dont think they would be able to do that here in Sweden because were cheap and nobody would go but we also have it so its worth getting a season pass if youre going to ski more than like 10 times


My epic local pass was $674
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SamuelForsgren
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PartyBullshiitMy epic local pass was $674


For the season? Then its not so bad thats cheaper than Åre season card. But then if you only ski 3 days its wort getting if the day pass is 300 😂 thats crazy
2 years ago
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HypeBeast
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Meanwhile Sugarbush giving zero fucks in their marketing... 420.69 😭


2 years ago
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PeppermillReno
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SamuelForsgrenHow tf are your lift tickets so expensive in America? They could never do this here


They have an army of brownshirts who think they are special because they buy the season pass and justify the extortionate prices for that reason. Eheath usually comes into these threads and calls highschoolers who don't have mega passes idiots if they question day ticket rates.

Of course some folks might want to visit a hill not on their pass, ski with friends on another pass, don't like skiing much and are good with 1 day per year or any other number of reasons.

My mountain this winter wants 600 extra from me for Ikon Base on top of the unlimited no blackouts but it won't work at anywhere good and is heavily blacked out itself. This shit sucks and is awful.
2 years ago
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eheath
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PeppermillRenoThey have an army of brownshirts who think they are special because they buy the season pass and justify the extortionate prices for that reason. Eheath usually comes into these threads and calls highschoolers who don't have mega passes idiots if they question day ticket rates.

Of course some folks might want to visit a hill not on their pass, ski with friends on another pass, don't like skiing much and are good with 1 day per year or any other number of reasons.

My mountain this winter wants 600 extra from me for Ikon Base on top of the unlimited no blackouts but it won't work at anywhere good and is heavily blacked out itself. This shit sucks and is awful.


baseless call out, eat my ass gaper, if you're under 23 you get cheap season passes, i've literally never said that.

You are so out of pocket, i didnt realize i was living rent free.
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