HOW MUCH?! START SAVING FOR NEXT SEASON II

me in Sun Valley after getting married   photo zims78 (http://www.stopdownphotography.com/ )

EPIC PASS

9/3/12

This pass is good for (roll call) :

Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, and A-Basin

$659 for non-locals and $509 for locals

http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes.aspx

UTAH

Brighton

deals before 9/9/12

season pass $849- saving $100 ($949 after 9/9/12) That's about 15 days before you break even.

Silver Mid Week Pass- Mon. - Fri. $485 saving $100 ($585 after 9/9/12) That's about 9 days before your break even.

http://www.brightonresort.com/ticketspasses.seasonpasses.html 

 Snowbird

deals before 9/9/12

Unlimited tram & chair pass $999- saving $200 ($1,199 after 9/9/12) That's about 14 days before you break even.

Midweek tram & chair pass $799- saving $200 ($999 after 9/9/12) That's about11 days before you break even.

there are also family packs

http://www.snowbird.com/ski_board/ticketprices.html

 IDAHO

Sun Valley hotel deal

need to buy this deal in the next three days

$139 for two nights before Dec. 20, 2012.

http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/Boise/Getaway/23771?utm_source=top20_us&utm_medium=email

VERMONT

Sugarbush

deals before 9/12/12

Season pass $1,279 saving $320 ($1,599 after 9/12/12) That's about 15 days before you break even.

College pass is $359 saving $100 ($459 after 9/12/12) That's about 5 days before you break even.

http://www.sugarbush.com/vermont-skiing-snowboarding/season-passes?utm_source=ecard&utm_medium=email&utm_content=season-pass&utm_campaign=wins-email-082112

more to come as the deadlines get closer

Brek last March

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

CONTESTS SOMEONE ELSE WILL WIN V

Angry Blanket as Cape at broken shack in Breck

Rate your resort for Transworld Snowboarding and win a board
this rating system is really only for park rats
if you care about pow, bowls, vert, and bumps- too bad
http://snowboarding.transworld.net/2013-resort-poll-survey/?cmpid=enews41812&spPodID=030&spMailingID=5301027&spUserID=OTY1NzA2MjM1MwS2&spJobID=197870704&spReportId=MTk3ODcwNzA0S0

40th anniversary Powder giveaway
http://www.powdermag.com/enter-to-win/40th-anniversary-vip-package-giveaway/

write a review and win $200
http://www.powderhounds.com/Ski-Shop/Promotions/Reviews.aspx 

Buy your Epic Pass before 5/13/12 and win 50 nights of free lodging
http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/info/win-free-lodging.aspx?cmpid=SOC00097

me at a shack in Targhee

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 CANT WIN III

my lil sis- Mar

WIN A COW
Buy tickets to win a cow. If you can not fit a cow in your apt. on Grand and Berry then a farmer will give you $500. All the proceeds of this contest go to save the Vermont town of Wilmigton.  (http://www.floodstockvt.com/WinaCow.html)

y'all dont know about shady glen

FRANK151/ IRONLAK CONTEST    
Three winners will win: A set of Ironlak Strikers (20 twin-tipped markers in a quality stand-up fabric case), An Ironlak sketch book, A set of Ironlak 0.2mm Technical Drawing Pens (water resistant, pigment ink). You have to create a profile on the Frank151 site and leave a comment about your favorite article in Frank Chapter 41. (http://www.frank151.com/blog/2011/09/14/ironlak_striker_graphic_marker_giveaway?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)


A-BASIN, BRECK, VAIL, THE BEAV, KEYSTONE, HEAVENLY, AND NORTHSTAR
If you buy an epic pass (http://elevatedlocals.blogspot.com/2011/08/discounts-heads-up-for-next-season.html) before 9/25 you could win an Epic pass for life. For life, son. (http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/info/epicpassforlife.aspx)

make her mouth really wide- that'll sell stuff

DISCOUNTS- HEADS UP FOR NEXT SEASON

me- Jay- Valentine's day last year   photo-The Giant

So most mountains sell discounted passes during the fall. Here are some deals and deadlines if you need to save for a bit;  I never have piles of money lying around.

Sun Valley:
So the season pass is a fortune $1,549 (you need to go 23 days to break even), but there are some sweet deals in here: http://www.sunvalley.com/tickets/passes/. I got the early/late last year, and it rocked. The best deals need to be purchased before 9/5/11.

Jackson:
Jackson's season is Nov. 26th- April 8th (135 days) so if you hit the hill 100 times it's like $12 a day with a $1,195 season pass- no working allowed (nineteen days to break even) But seriously, they have sweet college deals (Mary). http://www.jacksonhole.com/season-pass.html

Breck snow sculptures- two years age     photo- The Giant

Jay Peak:
My east coast fav. The Season Pass is $649 until Oct. 11th. Tickets are $69 so you need to go 10 times to break even. http://www.jaypeakresort.com/#/skiing_riding/rates_hours/season_passes/

Targhee:
It's $599 (9 days to break even) for a season pass before 9/11/2011. It's $249 for a college pass (Mary- four times to break even). http://www.grandtarghee.com/the-mountain/rates/season-passes.php

Killington:
Their midweek pass is $499 until 10/13/2011. Their lift tickets are $69 so you need to go 8 times during the week to break even. http://www.killington.com/winter/plan/tickets_and_cards/comparison_chart/index.html

Hunter:
A season pass is $849 before 10/15/2011 (http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/tickets-passes/season-passes.aspx). That's 13 days to break even. But the midweek is $299, only five times to break even.

Pomerelle:
A season pass is $316.94 with tax. http://www.pomerelle-mtn.com/lift-rates/season-passes/index.htm
That's nine times to break even. This deal is good until Sept. 20th.

Breck, Vail, Beaver, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, and A-Basin:
The amazing epic pass is $649 and gives you unlimited access to all of these resorts. There isn't a deadline on the website, but I know you can't get this deal after the season starts. http://www.breckenridge.com/plan-a-trip/season-passes/season-passes-explorer.aspx?page=viewall Every time I see this deal I can't understand why I don't live there.

Ok, that's where I know I'm going next season- so that's all that matters- Ahahahahah
not really, I'll do more next Fri.

Targhee- Rach and me last March