We will be ordering ours soon.
I wish there was a down payment option for IKON . Life happened, sick cat....huge vet bill..... Looks like it'll be epic local or Killington pass for us.
Life happens to lots of people. I wonder why Ikon doesn't have the down payment?
RMSP, from the same folks, used to have a down payment. Epic Pass has a down payment. Copper and Killington do too.
Does Alterra need the capital? Or, do they not want the customers who can't come up with the money in the spring? It seems like such a conscious decision since they used to have a down payment program.
April 9th.I probably missed it, but is there a cutoff date for the best pricing?
IMO season pass prices will rise 30%+ over the next 3-5 years ($899 to $1,199) while window prices hold steady. They will also become simpler - will be fewer versions.
Some of the current passes/pricing are not making much - if any - money for ski operators. As they increase their customer base, build-up loyalty and refine their strategy, things will surely change.
Of interest also is Vail Resorts is also showing ABasin on the pass for next season. I thought the agreement between the two was set to expire at the end of this season. Maybe the Mother's Day crowd can pick up some info when they are out.
To paraphrase Warren Miller, "So you will only be one year older when you get it? "We're going to do Mount Snow and the Epic local pass, that along with our bromely passes cause we work there. IKON will have to wait until next year.
To paraphrase Warren Miller, "So you will only be one year older when you get it? "
We're going to do Mount Snow and the Epic local pass, that along with our bromely passes cause we work there. IKON will have to wait until next year.
I actually love the idea of occasionally rotating passes. I may do something like 2 years Ikon, 1 year Epic, and repeat. As incredible as the Ikon destinations are, there are some equally fabulous places on the Epic Pass. The new additions of Telluride, Crested Butte, and Kicking Horse/Fernie were all big surprises for me, and all places I would love to go to (or in the case of Kicking Horse, go back to) someday.
I bought my full Ikon pass the other day, there was a tent at the base of the Zephyr lift at WP. I asked, only half facetiously if they were offering a discount at the tent. The answer was no, but they did have IKON PASS hats to hand out.
Later that day I did a quick calculation- based on what plans I've already made for next year, I will have a total of at least 30 days at Mammoth, WP, JH, DV and AltaBird. (DV is something of a wild card) A net cost of $30/day is truly awesome! Planned days exceeding the allotted 7 at AltaBird will bring up the overall average, but I'll still come out way ahead of previous years.