Mother Nature is reminding us to THINK SNOW with the recent storm and powder predicted for our state over the next five days! Epic Pass purchase is only available until November 24th.
All too often, snow resort visitors find themselves standing at the ticket window expressing SHOCK at the latest lift ticket prices. For the resorts, lift ticket price methods have evolved dramatically in recent years. Looks a little more like airline ticket prices.. (Side-note... I was once told that for every plane that takes off, there might have been as many as 5000 different price options from the time the flight went up for sale and the time of take-off!!!). Well, the practice of daily fluctuating lift ticket prices is a reality. Factored into the daily management price decision are # of runs and lifts open, as well as snow conditions. Call a lift ticket office today and ask them the price for a ticket on Dec. 26th. You'll get a quick "I don't know".
Fortunately, there's somewhat of a solution.. sort of a middle-ground, factoring in that you might not know when you want to take your snow vacation, but also giving you advanced purchase price protection. Epic Passes, offered by Vail Resorts and valid for use at ~11 different resorts, allows for you to pick 4, 7, or unlimited # of days on the hill at a fixed price. And you need not know which days you'll visit or even which resort at time of purchase. If you travel at the Christmas / New Year's holiday, you might save as much as 30% or more than the window rate...
Is this a perfect deal? No. You have to pay your non-refundable dollars NOW. But, it certainly is good enough and you'll enjoy the savings for having committed early.
The snow is great already. No need to worry about the weather either.
Epic Pass... Buy now till November 24th... http://www.snowsportvacations.com/scripts/epicliftdetail.cfm
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