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

START SAVING FOR NEXT SEASON

Squatting Bear at the Beav

NH season pass deals
http://www.skinh.com/deals/2012-13SeasonPasses.aspx

Whiteface
season passes will go up $100 after 6/22/12
http://www.whiteface.com/summer/tickets/wf_season.php?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=%24439+Season+Pass+-+Offer+Ends+May+11&utm_campaign=2012

Epic pass before 5/28
You just need to put $49 down before 5/28 and that guarantees that you can purchase an Epic pass for the lowest price ($599 for locals and $659 for non locals) whenever you are ready.
http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes.aspx

my epic day pass

SAVE FOR YOUR MOM

Miss Veronica Veronica @ Hunter throwing bows

Many places in the east are yelling "Last Call". So hit these before you hike....

If you have a season pass somewhere else Hunter will sell you a ticket for 1/2 off
http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/tickets-passes/otherpassholders.aspx

buy one tckt at Plattekill get one for free
http://www.skicoupons.com/winter/?p=2215 

if you have a Whiteface season pass then bring a friend for a 1/2 price ticket
http://www.whiteface.com/tickets/wf_season.php?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Spring+Skiing...Get+Your+Pass...Ski+for+Free&utm_campaign=2012

me- Plattekill  photo- Bill Miles

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

SAVE TO RIDE ANOTHER DAY- DISCOUNTS- EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS

Hmmmm- something's wrong here- Willyb BK

$5 & $10 off of Snowbird & Alta
ow.ly/7XWG8

Epic passholders get to ski free at Big Sky in Jan.
http://www.bigskyresort.com/Media/index.asp

New Hampshire discounts
Buy six tickets to your choice of 17 New Hampshire resorts (Bretton Woods, Loon Mountain, Attitash, Mount Sunapee, Waterville Valley, Wildcat Mountain, Cannon Mountain, Gunstock Mountain Resort, Ragged Mountain, Cranmore, Crotched Mountain, Pats Peak, Black Mountain, Dartmouth Skiway, Granite Gorge Ski Area, King Pine, and McIntyre Ski Area) and save up to $20
http://www.skinh.com/deals/anytime-anywhere-lift-ticket-packages.aspx

Vermont discounts
(Bolton Valley, Bromley Mountain, Burke Mountain, Cochran's, Jay Peak, Killington, Magic Mountain, Mount Snow, Okemo, Owls Head, Smugglers Notch, Stowe, Stratton, Sugarbush, and Suicide Six)
http://vtsports.com/the-best-local-lift-ticket-deals-2011-12

If you volunteer at the NYSEF races Whiteface will give you a voucher for another day. Plus you can hit the hill before the race, during lunch, and after the race.
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/755589/2d7148931d/1324052889/a217f70681/

Sun Valley is $35 on Jan. 22nd
http://www.visitsunvalley.com/about/web-specials
you need to buy them from different shops- go to the Board Bin and get half off a demo that day!

Something's wrong here- oh, it's Staten Island- Photo- Jenna

CONTESTS YOU CAN'T WIN VI

photo- The Rician

 Send pic.s of your best wall and you can win 800 cans of paint.
http://blog.ironlak.com/2011/08/you-wanna-battle-ironlak-graffiti.html
Last years winners are pretty sick (http://blog.ironlak.com/2011/02/all-ironlak-graffiti-competition-2010.html)


ROAD WARRIORS-
giving away tickets to Whiteface 
on 10/8/11 Whiteplains- http://www.pedigreeskishop.com/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Celebrate+the+Foliage+at+our+Fall+Festivals!&utm_campaign=2011
on 10/9/11 Poughkeepsie (that name always makes me laugh)- http://walkway.org/?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Celebrate+the+Foliage+at+our+Fall+Festivals!&utm_campaign=2011
(http://www.whiteface.com/summer/events/road.php?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Celebrate+the+Foliage+at+our+Fall+Festivals!&utm_campaign=2011)

Win a Tahoe Trip
http://snowboarding.transworld.net/1000159119/featuresobf/contests/30-days-of-giveaways-grand-prize-an-epic-tahoe-vacation/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Breck gives away something for 50 days
http://www.facebook.com/Breckenridge

Ski Bums
They do a contest like the Great Race, but in NYC. You can win a trip to the Alps.
http://www.ski-bums.org/bumsrush.html

Thirteen's Prohibition giveaway: win a brewing kit and a box set of the new show
http://www.thirteen.org/support/giveaways/prohibition/944/#.ToXH8pA6Edw.twitter

Ride gives you stuff, but you have to sign up and get reward points. I'm pretty sure i just agreed to give them my first born- oh well, im dumb.
http://ride.searchpw.com/s/sweepstakes

Win a season pass with your video- Cypress Mountain
http://cypressmountain.com/video-contest

Win a Vølkl setup
http://onboard.mpora.com/comps/win-brand-vlkl-set.html

Win a trip to NY-
http://www.syfy.com/31days/sweepstakes
I'll give you a tour of places you can pee on the street.

SOHO

HEADS UP VI

me- Plattekill

It's snowing in the east, it's snowing in the west. Get your discounts while they last.

 OKEMO- VT
A Season Pass at Okemo is also good at  Stratton- VT (http://www.stratton.com/index.htm), Mount Sunapee- NH (http://www.mountsunapee.com/mtsunapeewinter/index.asp), and Crested Butte- CO (http://www.skicb.com/cbmr/index.aspx). The Season Pass is $1,519 (You need to go 20 times to break even). The Peak Pass is good at Sunapee too and is $1,199 (16 times to break even). The Value pass is $729 (ten times to break even) and isn't good during the holidays, but it is good at Sunapee and Stratton. The Midweek Pass is $399 (six times to break even) and is also good at Sunapee and Stratton. The Sunday pass is $349 (five times to break even). These discounted prices are available until 10/10/11.
http://okemo.com/okemowinter/ratesandrentals/lifttickets/seasonpass.asp?utm_source=&utm_medium=link&utm_content=seasonpass&utm_campaign=enews

NEW YORK- SANY GOLD PASS
This pass is super cool. The way I understand it, the pass is good for one lift ticket a day at any of these New York hills. There are no blackout dates. I think you can also let a friend use it when you are stuck at work. What? Amazing. It's a G, that's crazy- you could split the pass with someone you hate- someone you never want to ride with and you could ride all season for $500! Here are the mountains for the SANY Gold pass: Hunter (http://elevatedlocals.blogspot.com/2011/01/hunter-mountain.html), Windham (http://www.windhammountain.com/?season=winter), Whiteface (http://www.whiteface.com/), Gore (http://www.goremountain.com/), Plattekill (http://www.plattekill.com/winter/), Tuxedo Ridge (http://www.tuxedoridge.com/), Belleayre (http://www.belleayre.com/), Thunder Ridge (http://thunderridgeski.com/), Mount Peter (http://mtpeter.com/), Catamount (http://www.catamountski.com/), West Mountain (http://www.skiwestmountain.com/), and Greek Peak (http://www.greekpeak.net/). This pass might also be good for all New York hills, but I only listed the ones on the poster. These passes are limited here is the link to buy- http://www.skiandrideny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17:iskiny-gold-pass&catid=1&Itemid=19 but you might want to call because there I'm not quite sure about the rules (315-696-6550).

BRIDGER BOWL- MT
Oh man, do I want to go to here; the stories I hear about this place make me drool. These season pass deals are good until 10/11/11. (https://store.bridgerbowl.com/passes/) A Season Pass is $580 (13 times to break even).  Or you can get a Ten Time Pass for $350 ($35 a ticket); this pass is non-transferable. A Midweek Pass is $375 (eight times to break even) and you can ski for $39 a day on the weekend. If you are a MSU student you can get a Student Ride Card for $30 and then get $39 tickets for the rest of the season. You could also get an Adult Legend Card for $35 and then get $39 tickets for the rest of the year.

MT HOOD- OR
MMMMMMMM- Hood. After 11/6/11 the Season pass goes up $500! Until then it is $499 (That is only seven days of riding to break even!).  A ten day pass is $379 ($38 a ticket). http://www.skihood.com/Store

Yuko- Hunter (http://vimeo.com/18650221)

A PRESENT, SOME SAVINGS, WIN STUFF, AND PIC.S OF PIGS

Big ups to JR for always sending me killer mash ups (still can't get over that Wu VS Beatles) here is a Fela Kuti meets De La Soul (http://boingboing.net/2011/09/16/fela-soul-fela-kuti-meets-de-la-soul-gummy-soulamerigo-gazaway-mashup.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29) It's nothing but sweetness.

GRAND TARGHEE- WY  
Book three days of lodging or more by 9/30/2011 and save 40%. You have to call 800-827-4433. Warning, they aren't very good at answering the phone or calling you back. Last year I must have called ten times with no response. Then when I finally complained to a real person there was no apology. I am ashamed to say- we still did our annual Targhee trip (http://elevatedlocals.blogspot.com/2011/03/grand-targhee-snorkeling-in-mountains.html). Dealing with incompetence is a small price to pay for no lines, perfect powder, and a beautiful terrain.
Ps- it's already started snowing there

This weekend (9/17 & 9/18) the Road Warriors will be in Syracuse at the NYS fairgrounds. Just show up with your gear on and you can win tickets for Whiteface and enter to win a Whiteface season pass. (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130980356993632) The Road Warriors will be in Westchester on 8/8- 8/9 (das classy).

HEADS UP FOR NEXT SEASON PART III

NYC

BIG BEAR RESORTS- BEAR MOUNTAIN and SNOW SUMMIT- CA
I went to high school by these resorts; small mountains and big parks. You can purchase an anytime season pass for both of these mountains that includes night skiing for $559 (You would need to go ten times to break even during the day).  A midweek season pass is $249. A midweek plus Sundays season pass is $349. A night season pass is $129. You can also just purchase season passes for Bear Mountain. Here's the deal- these prices are only available for one day, September 24th, 2011 and you have to go to there and attend the Bear Mountain's 8th Annual Hot Dawgz and Hand Rails Summertime Snowboard Event. If you want to get these passes online they are $50-$100 more online until Dec. 4th, 2011.
http://www.snowsummit.com/ski/rates/season-passes/


TAOS- NM
I always wanted to go here, they just decided to let snowboarders drag their knuckles here- too bad we don't do that anymore (we are way more violent). You can get a season pass for $799 (11 days to break even). You can get a millennium Pass for $575, this pass is good for 70 days ($8.22 a day). They also have this crazy pass I have never seen before: Sundowners Pass- unlimited days after 3PM, it's $100. These deals are available until Oct. 1st, 2011 after that the Season Pass is $999.
http://www.skitaos.org/content/season-pass


WHITEFACE and GORE- NY
I have never been here, but trips are in order. Whiteface has been called Iceface, this mountain is known to be gangster and is home to two Olympic games. Gore is supposed to be equally fun. Season Passes (for both mountains) have been cheaper (earlier in the year), but as of now they are $849. I don't know how much Whiteface tickets are but Gore tickets are $65, so that's 14 times to break even. They also do a transferable pass for $2,250 which anyone can use. If you split that with four people it would be $562 each. This deals need to be purchased before Nov. 15th to get these discounts.
http://www.whiteface.com/summer/tickets/wf_season.php#

I'm too tired to do more: go buy stuff now

Big Basin- Idaho  I really like mushrooms

DISCOUNTS- PASSES FOR NEXT YEAR AND SOME INSPIRING PHOTOS

Many season passes are cheaper during the summer.

Whiteface and Gore sell a joint season pass- non-holiday is $565 and full season is $720. This deal is good until the 21st of June.  A lift ticket to Whiteface is $57 so after ten times you are riding for free. When you have a season pass at these mountains you can get discounted tickets, tunes, and food. After the 21st of June prices go up. (http://www.whiteface.com/tickets/wf_season.php?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Whiteface+%2F+Gore+Season+Pass+Deadline+Approaching!&utm_campaign=2011)

Squaw has three different types of season passes. You can ride whenever you like with the Gold Season Pass. The Silver Season Pass does not allow you to ski: December 26-31, 2011, January 14-15, 2012, and February 18-19, 2012. The black out dates for the Bronze Season Pass are: December 26-31, 2011, January 14-15, 2012, February 18-19, 2012, and all Saturdays in January and February. The Gold is $699, the Silver is $499, and the Bronze is $399 until June 15th- then prices go up. A lift ticket at Squaw during the regular season is $86 so you ride for 8 days and then you are skiing for free with the Gold pass. (http://www.squaw.com/season-pass)

You can buy an Epic Pass through Breckenridge for $649. An Epic pass is named appropriately because it gives you unlimited days at Breck, Vail, Beaver Creek, A-basin, Keystone, Heavenly, and Northstar. Basically you should sell all your stuff and buy an Epic Pass. If you are a local you can get an Epic Pass for $499, but there are blackout dates. (http://www.breckenridge.com/plan-a-trip/season-passes/season-passes-explorer.aspx) Enter to win an Epic Pass (http://www.facebook.com/elisabethtoft#!/NorthstarAtTahoe)