SLOP POST IX

untracked Sun Valley    photo- Andrew Toft

I know, planning for next season when it's still this season is nearly impossible. If you are like me- rent is a bigger issue than next years pass, but the best deals can be had now.
So do what you need to do..... It's only money. Paper for snow- it's a no brainer....

Deals and ways to win things.

ATTTITASH

$40 Fridays in March.

http://www.attitash.com/summer-blog.html?id=5479 

BELLEAYRE   GORE   WHITEFACE   NY

Season pass for  for all three mountains for the 2013/2014 season- $749. Also ride for free the rest of this season. That's 13 days before you break even. This deal is only good until 4/20/13.

http://nyski3.com/details.html

CRANMORE- NH

$25 tickets if you have a season pass somewhere else.

OUTSIDE TV
Show what you did this winter! Submit as many pictures as you would like before 3/20/13. You can win an Outside TV prize pack. I think that means a portable TV that you can throw in the snow.
http://www.facebook.com/outsidetelevision?v=app_448952861833126&rest=1 

RIDE SNOWBOARDS

Enter everyday to win 3 things you always loose- headphones, t-shirt, and beanie.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151813632052598&l=3034171518

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SUPER PASS
This pass is $499 until 4/15/13.
It's unlimited days at Copper and Winter Park. 6 days at Steamboat and three at Monarch. 6 days at Steamboat is $594- so you get two season passes and a vacation. You only need to put $49 down (snow layaway!). You get 20 discounted lift tickets for your heads. 
http://www.coppercolorado.com/media/media_blog/authors/copper_colorado/improved-rocky-mountain-super-pass 

SUN VALLEY- ID

End of the season stay and ski package. Starting 4/1/13 stay at the fancy lodge and ride for $79.50 a day. I've done this for years now. Drivers from the lodge also pick you up all over Ketchum for free, if you happen to, lets say- drink your weight in beers as big as your head at Grumpys and no longer know where you are.

http://www.sunvalley.com/trip-planner/deals/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=spring&utm_campaign=WInter%2B2013

STEAMBOAT
Win a trip for 4 for next season. Or win a heli trip. 
http://www.steamboat.com/sweeps/boatload-sweepstakes.aspx 

TIMBERLINE- OR

Ride from 3/4/13-5/27/13 for $109. So rad.

http://www.timberlinelodge.com/play/skiing-snowboarding/spring-pass/

WHITEFACE  NY
$42 Wednesdays with a Coke can. 
http://www.whiteface.com/tickets/deals?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Start+Skiing+on+Your+2013-14+Seasons+Pass+in+4+Days%21&utm_campaign=2013

HOW MUCH?! START SAVING FOR NEXT SEASON III

 Outer Limits- Killington  photo- Amy Klein and Lil Mo

VERMONT

Mt Snow

 deals before 10/9/12

Nor'Easter pass $1,099- saving $150 ($1,249 after 10/9/12). That's about 14 days before you break even. Also have midweek passes and Sunday only passes with the best deals purchased before 10/9/12.

http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/

Killington

deals before 10/8/12

Season pass $1,199- then I assume the price goes up- the website does not say. There are also midweek passes, college passes, and an express card deal.

http://www.killington.com/winter/plan/tickets_and_cards/comparison_chart/index.html

deals before 10/11/12

discount tickets for $58

http://www.killington.com/winter/plan/tickets_and_cards/k58/index.html

Jay Peak

deals before 10/15/12

Season pass for Jay and Burke $799- saving $250 ($1,049 after 10/15/12). That's about 11 times before you break even. There are also Jay only season passes for $50 less. There are also family passes, college passes, and specialty passes with the best deals purchased before 10/15/12.

http://www.jaypeakresort.com/skiing-riding/tickets-passes/season-passes 

UTAH

Canyons

deals before 9/15/12

Season Pass $849- saving $300 ($1,149 after 9/15/12). That's about 9 days before you break even.

Also have discounted passes for kids, college students, teachers, firefighters, and coupon packs with the best deals purchased before 9/15/12.

http://www.canyonsresort.com/season_passes.html?summer=yes

Solitude

save 35% off lodging all season if you book before 9/30/12

http://skisolitude.com/lodging/reservations.php

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Wildcat/ Attitash

deals for all of September

mid- week nonholiday tickets for $30

http://www.skiwildcat.com/wild-deals.html

 

MONTANTA

Bridger

deal before 10/9/12

Season pass for $580- saving $100 ($680 after 10/9/12). That's about 12 times before you break even. Wow- Bridger is so sweet.

https://store.bridgerbowl.com/passes/adult_season_pass/

CANADA

Whistler

deal before 10/8/12

Season pass for $1,489- saving $300 ($1,795 after 10/8/12). That's about 17 days before you break even. You can also purchase discount lift tickets before 10/8/12. 

http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/tickets-and-passes/season-passes/index.aspx

LIFTOPIA

 

My go-to deal site- Liftopia has started with their deals for this season.

http://www.liftopia.com/

killington trees

START SAVING FOR NEXT SEASON II

Mr. T the fox 907 NYC

Buy your Wildcat and Attitash season passes before 6/1/12. After that prices go up $100.
http://www.skiwildcat.com/seasonpasses.html

Buy your Sugarbowl season pass before 6/1 and you get 2,500 points. Points can be used for food, lessons, and lift tickets for friends.
http://www.sugarbowl.com/email_May_30_2012

Sun Valley last fall

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY DEALS

New York- Photo Ramz

WATERVILLE VALLEY- NH
$46 tickets on Superbowl Sunday (2/5/12)
http://www.waterville.com/events-deals-apres/resort-wide-specials.html

Whiteface- NY
$35 tickets on Sun
http://www.whiteface.com/tickets/wf_special.php?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Winter%2C+Packages%2C+Specials%2C+and+More!&utm_campaign=2012

Okemo- VT
$99 for 2/3 & 2/4
http://www.okemo.com/okemowinter/ratesandrentals/specialdeals/onlinedeals.asp?utm_source=&utm_medium=link&utm_content=onlinetix&utm_campaign=enews
2/5 Superbowl Sunday is $10 off
and Mon. 2/6 it is $1 per point of both teams combined (ex. Giants 21 and Patriots 7- lift ticket will be $28)

Liftopia
has ever so many deals for Sunday
http://www.liftopia.com/

Sugarbush- VT
$46 tickets on Superbowl Sunday
http://onestore.sugarbush.com/eStore/Content/Commerce/Products/DisplayProducts.aspx?ProductGroupCode=1000&utm_source=ecard&utm_medium=email&utm_content=super-bowl-ticket&utm_campaign=super-bowl-email

ATTITASH- NH
$46 tickets Sunday
http://www.attitash.com/explore-attitash/media/blog/everybody-wins-with-46-big-game-sunday-lift-tickets

WILDCAT- NH
$46 tickets Sunday
http://www.skiwildcat.com/wilddeals.html

CANNON MOUNTAIN- NH
two tickets for $68
http://www.cannonmt.com/specials.html

MT SNOW- VT
$99 for 2/4 & 2/5
$59 Superbowl morning ticket (8 AM- 12:30 PM)
$25 I hate football ticket (Sunday afternoon)
http://mountsnow.com/super-deals-for-super-sunday/

RAGGED MOUNTAIN- NH
2 for 1 tickets Sunday
http://www.raggedmountainresort.com/Deals.html

Camelback- PA
$10 off if you wear a Giants or Patriots jersey
http://www.skicamelback.com/

Massachusetts (figures) photo- The Giant

HEADS UP V

Rexburg- ID photo- Mary Toft

This is the fifth Heads Up post- in case you just tuned in, most ski resorts have discounts before the resorts open but there are deadlines......... check past Heads Up posts if you don't see your hill here.

ATTITASH and WILDCAT- NH
The classic season pass for these two mountains is $599 (you need to go nine times to break even), but there are some blackout days. The Granite season pass has no blackout days and is also good at Crotched (http://www.crotchedmountain.com/). This pass is $699 (ten times to break even). There is then the Nor'Easter, the baller pass with no black out days at: Attitash (http://www.attitash.com/), Wildcat, Crotched, Jack Frost Big Boulder (PA- http://www.jfbb.com/explore), and Mt Snow (http://elevatedlocals.blogspot.com/2011/02/mt-snow-gateway-mountain.html)- this pass is $1099. The midweek pass for Attitash and Wildcat is $469 (eight times to break even). These deals are good until 10/10/11.
http://www.skiwildcat.com/seasonpasses.html

If you are in or are close to New Hampshire check out SkiNH's anywhere ticket package:
http://www.skinh.com/lift-ticket-deals/anywhere-anytime-ski-packages.cfm
There are discounted tickets for 17 ski areas until 10/11/11:
Bretton Woods (http://brettonwoods.com/), Loon Mountain (http://www.loonmtn.com/), Attitash, Mount Sunapee (http://www.mountsunapee.com/mtsunapeewinter/index.asp), Waterville Valley (http://www.waterville.com/), Wildcat Mountain, Cannon Mountain (http://www.cannonmt.com/), Gunstock Mountain Resort (http://www.gunstock.com/), Ragged Mountain (http://www.raggedmountainresort.com/), Cranmore (http://www.cranmore.com/), Crotched Mountain, Pats Peak (http://www.patspeak.com/winter/), Black Mountain (http://www.blackmt.com/), Dartmouth Skiway (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~skiway/), Granite Gorge Ski Area (http://granitegorge.com/), King Pine (http://www.kingpine.com/), McIntyre Ski Area (http://mcintyreskiarea.com/)


MT SNOW- VT
These deals end 10/10/11. There is the baller pass that I just wrote about under Attatash and Wildcat (the Nor'Easter). The Classic season pass is $749. It doesn't say how much the tickets are this year, but last year I remember them being $79, so it would be ten times to break even with the Classic Season Pass. The Midweek season pass is $549 (seven times to break even). The Midweek plus Sunday is $649 (nine times to break even).  The Sunday only pass is $374, (five times to break even) which could be a sweet pass to have if you wanted to go further north or east on Sat. and then head closer to the city on Sun. All of these passes have black out dates except for the Nor'Easter.
http://mountsnow.com/seasonpass/

THE CANYONS- UT
The Canyons have 14 different season passes depending on age, residence, school, and profession. The Regular Season Pass is $1149. The daily lift ticket prices are still TBA, but they are selling 2 out of seven day passes for $184. That makes a lift ticket the crazy price of $93.50. So you would need 13 days to break even for the Regular Season Pass. The Midweek Season Pass is $899 (10 days to break even) and includes Sundays. If you are a local you can also buy seven different 5-10 day passes. The Cherry Picker is $289 for five days (57.80 per day), there are blackout days. The adult 10 day is $599 ($59.90 per day). You have until 10/15/11 to take advantage of all of these prices.
http://www.thecanyons.com/seasonpass2012.html

photo- the Rician

DISCOUNTS AND DEMOS- A REASON TO DO STUFF

the Gypsy

It was the last Burton Demo day at Hunter so the Gypsy and I decided to demo a board we would never own.

The Method

the Method is Burton's $1,500 snowboard (yeah, there's a $1,500 snowboard- shake head in shame). It's a directional with an Alumafly core (looks like an aluminum honey comb, makes it über light, big no for rails). It's got carbon i-beam and fiberglass. It has UltraMeth Construction which I think means that they smoke Meth while they think up prices.

Paul

 Paul was working the Yurts
He gave the Gypsy a 156 and me a 160. The Gypsy rides a 149 and I ride a 156; we decided to go big.





We hiked out of bounds and rode down a creek. We might have hit some things; that board is like a magnet.

the creek

Gymnast Gypsy

Consensus:  excellent for creek riding!!!!!! and its shiny like a rainbow trout













ST. PATTY'S $17 TICKETS
Attitash (http://www.attitash.com/) , Waterville Valley (http://www.waterville.com/),  Ragged Mountain (http://www.raggedmountainresort.com/), Wachusett (http://www.wachusett.com/ need to be wearing Green), Mt. Snow (http://mountsnow.com/events/stpattys/), Sugarbush (http://www.sugarbush.com/vermont-activities-events/calendar), Wildcat Mountain (http://www.skiwildcat.com/wilddeals.html), Jiminy Peak (http://www.jiminypeak.com/)

Stowe does a $39 ticket (http://summer.stowe.com/activities/resort_calendar/page2869/)

New Hampshire discounts: http://www.skinh.com/lift-ticket-deals/index.cfm