Passes for 2020 - 2021

[MarzNC]

Here’s the Ikon list for the U.S. sorted geographically with Alterra resorts in bold. The locations that don't plan to require reservations of any kind are in italics. Boyne Resorts won't use reservations at Sunday River, Sugarloaf, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Highlands. Mt. Bachelor is owned by Powdr, as is Copper and Killington/Pico. Copper and Eldora in CO will require parking reservations. As announced earlier, Killington/Pico will require parking reservations.

Yeah, it's more complicated than usual. But the skiing for those who figure it out could be quite good even on weekends because there will be fewer people on the slopes and in lift lines. I know my friends who have the local season pass for Tremblant are looking forward to the season. Presumably most Ikon users last season were from the U.S. and that's not happening this winter.

Washington: Crystal Mountain, The Summit at Snoqualmie
Oregon: Mt. Bachelor
California: Squaw/Alpine, Mammoth, June, Big Bear

Montana: Big Sky
Wyoming: Jackson Hole
Utah: Deer Valley, Solitude, Brighton, Alta*, Snowbird
Colorado: Aspen/Snowmass*, Steamboat, Winter Park, Copper, Eldora, Arapahoe Basin
New Mexico: Taos Ski Valley

Michigan: Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain

Maine: Sugarloaf, Sunday River
New Hampshire: Loon Mountain
Vermont: Stratton, Killington/Pico, Sugarbush
New York: Windham
West Virginia: Snowshoe

* no announcement about reservations as of 9/15

 

[Benny Profane]

Listen, that's all fine and good, but it didn't exist a week ago, and I'll betcha in a month or maybe two all of that will be just another stage in all this. Remember last March? I do. I went from planning a cross country trip to nothing in a week. Like, no skiing anywhere. Just wait, when all these little kids get runny noses and sneeze a lot and wipe it all around in schools this thing will flare up when nobody can go outside and distance. We'll see, but, I'm planning on day trips, if anything this winter. Maybe the Ikon, at the last minute, but, I have other ways to drop 800 bucks right now.

 

[MarzNC]

Guess some folks think the MCP would be useful this season. Perhaps the fact that JH announced that MCP holders won't need a reservation, but Ikon holders will is a factor. Was enough for a couple of my friends headed to Jackson in Dec to go ahead and get the MCP when they already have Ikon. Both plan to ski enough days at JH/GT to do better than breakeven and have other ski trips planned for using Ikon.

Price went up $20 after Labor Day. That's also when the bonus day ended. Deadline to request a refund is Nov. 16, 2020.

 

[NYSnowflake]

There’s a very unusual Ikon discount opportunity on FB Mtn Biking Ladies group...

 

[MarzNC]

There’s a very unusual Ikon discount opportunity on FB Mtn Biking Ladies group...

Why unusual?

The MCP gave people on their email list the opportunity to buy at the $469 price with a bonus day for a few days after the price went up for the general public. That's happened before.

As far as I can tell all the multi-resort passes are trying to sell as many as possible. If they have a cap in mind, it's not obvious. The Epic reservation system means VR can limit numbers easily. I wonder about the Alterra resorts for which Ikon is the season pass for locals since there is no reservation system planned at all . . . at this time.

 

[NYSnowflake]

Why unusual?

The MCP gave people on their email list the opportunity to buy at the $469 price with a bonus day for a few days after the price went up for the general public. That's happened before.

As far as I can tell all the multi-resort passes are trying to sell as many as possible. If they have a cap in mind, it's not obvious. The Epic reservation system means VR can limit numbers easily. I wonder about the Alterra resorts for which Ikon is the season pass for locals since there is no reservation system planned at all . . . at this time.

Well check it out and decide for yourself whether you think it’s unusual or not. It seems pretty unusual to me. I don’t wanna break the Internet by going into too much detail.

 

[Benny Profane]

I just fell into a pass I never thought I'd buy. On 9/17, the last day of lower pricing for Epic, I went to the site just to check out their products. I did not know they had a northeast local midweek pass, with a senior discount. So now I have a midweek pass to Hunter for 350 or whatever it was. Can even go up to Stowe for five weekdays. Whatever, day trips to Huntah and some other places like Catamount and Platteville to skin. It's a plan.

 

[MarzNC]

Well check it out and decide for yourself whether you think it’s unusual or not. It seems pretty unusual to me. I don’t wanna break the Internet by going into too much detail.

I don't get into FB if I can help it. PM me if you like.

 

[MarzNC]

VR business report out today. Bottom line for Epic pass sales:

“Given the challenging circumstances surrounding the impacts of COVID-19, we are very pleased with the results of our season pass sales to date,” Katz said. “Through September 18 we have sold a total of approximately 850,000 passes for the upcoming North American season, which compares to approximately 1,140,000 total passes sold for the North American season last year through December 2, 2019.”​

 

[tirolski]

Last couple years I bought a Mon-Fri non-holiday pass for Gore. Used it enough both years to more than pay for itself but the late season bat-poo-flu shut down was a downer this past winter. Was planning doin the frequent skier card thingy for this year but now the web page says:

Thank you for visiting our Frequent Skier Card page. We look forward to posting details about 20/21 products as they become available. Please check back for more information.

Anybody know anything bout their plans for their FSC?

Will get the Song-Lab season pass as well, 'cause skiing is fun.
Thanks.