Passes for 2020 - 2021

[Benny Profane]

Well, you can't fly to Europe or Canada at the moment.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

I need to go to Denver to see my grandchildren, and I'll drive if I have to. I'm thinking of an ABasin senior pass, more to guarantee that I'l be able to ski than to save money.

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[Benny Profane]

I don't know. One wonders what ABasin pass sales have been since they announced this no reservations thing. My guess is up a lot. Hell, I even thought of buying one. But, don't forget, that place is a day trip for millions from the front range. Parking has been difficult before all this, and now they announce no overflow parking and no shuttles. It might work if you get there really early, like 7am, any day. Forget about Saturday.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

I think I'm gonna pull the trigger. It's only $200 and it might be my only chance to ski with my son this year. There's really no sure things anymore.

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[MarzNC]

I think I'm gonna pull the trigger. It's only $200 and it might be my only chance to ski with my son this year. There's really no sure things anymore.

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Would be pricey but if you got an Epic Day Pass for 2-3 days and your son had some sort of Epic pass, then could book days in advance the month before day tickets are sold. Of course, no way to predict weather in that scenario.

 

[Benny Profane]

And, IKON releases a very confusing list of which mountain wants reservations, but, most, we don't know. This is a real S show, and don't be surprised if it gets worse when the reality of a second wave bites.

https://www.ikonpass.com/en/reservations

 

[Milo Maltbie]

We're not doing Ikon this year, and we'll probably never do Epic. It's looking like Gore and ABasin for me this year, and maybe not even ABasin.

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[Benny Profane]

Ikon gets you a lot of quality days in Vermont. A lot.

 

[MarzNC]

And, IKON releases a very confusing list of which mountain wants reservations, but, most, we don't know. This is a real S show, and don't be surprised if it gets worse when the reality of a second wave bites.

https://www.ikonpass.com/en/reservations

It's not that confusing to me. What's confusing is listing resorts alphabetically.

Essentially all the Alterra destination resorts will not require reservations for Ikon holders. Copper, Killington/Pico and Eldora will require parking reservations, but not lift access reservations. The independent partners like Jackson Hole or Alta are making their own decisions. Alta and Aspen haven't made a decision yet, or at least not one they want to announce yet. Snowbird doesn't intend to require reservations for Ikon.

Pretty clear that Boyne Resorts will have a reservation system in place. The Ikon webpage mentions Big Sky, Brighton, and Loon will require reservations, but Sunday River and Sugarloaf will not.

Seems as if the other independent partners will require Ikon holders to make reservations including ABasin. JH and Taos also plan to require reservations. Windham will have a reservation system as well.

 

[MarzNC]

Here's how the announcement was viewed in Colorado.

Sept. 14, Colorado Public Radio

Most Ikon Pass Mountains Won't Require Reservations This Season

Denver-based Alterra plans to control mountain crowds by eliminating walk-up window sales, discontinuing most undated lift tickets and regulating the number of daily tickets available.

www.cpr.org

". . .
Alterra’s announcement applies only to the resorts it owns and operates – not to independently-owned partners on its Ikon Pass. In Colorado, the company owns Steamboat and runs Winter Park. Other mountains included on the Ikon Pass, such as Copper Mountain and Aspen Snowmass, are making their own plans for the upcoming season.
. . ."