Plattekill Conditions

[rfreeman]

Plattekille weekend day pass $82? Wow that seems high. Did the price just shoot up this year? Can't say I have paid full price window rate in a while.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Plattekille weekend day pass $82? Wow that seems high. Did the price just shoot up this year? Can't say I have paid full price window rate in a while.

I can't think of anything that hasn't gone up in price.

 

[Harvey]

I would recommend getting a pass.

Gore is $105. It was $74 last year.

Every mountain has raised their day ticket rates. It's basic business. You know you are going to lose money this year, and you know the demand for tickets will be more you can service.

There is going to be no discounts, BOGOs, whatever, anywhere this year.

If you want to ski Plattekill this year you should buy a pass.

 

[JTG]

Buying tickets this year could get dicey. Assuming you are going to ski 75% weekends and 25% weekdays the break even on a Platty pass would be 10 days. I doubt I’ll get anywhere near that at Platty so it will be ticket roulette for me.

 

[JTG]

I hope Powder Daize won’t be limited to pass holders....that would suck.

 

[Harvey]

I would recommend getting a pass.

I have been saying this ^^ for months.

IMO the math has changed. It really boils down to how badly do you want to ski. Not saying that with any attitude either. The mountains have zero incentive (or maybe negative incentive) to discount.

Powderdaize will be like any other day. If a lot of passholders show up there may be limited day tickets and they will be full price I'm sure. The one thing about the pandemic is that many people have more weekday flexibility than in the past. Weekdays are likely to be busier.

 

[rfreeman]

I am skeptical that demand will exceed supply at Plattekill. In the 15-20 times I have skied there over the past 30 years I have never waited in a lift line for more than 2 minutes unless the lift stopped working.

Having an Epic Pass and living about 3.5 hrs from Plattekill - it is a place I might hit 1 or 2 times a season if they got a dump of fresh snow, but would not consider a pass there.

And at $82 I am way less likely to drive an extra 80 min r/t to ski there instead of hitting Hunter for free. With the various deals available I don't believe I have ever paid more than half that price before.

It has a lot of charm and challenge and is unique - but is definitely a budget operation with 2 slow lifts and negligible snow making or grooming

 

[JTG]

IMO the math has changed. It really boils down to how badly do you want to ski.

Agreed. Traditional break even is out the window. Comes down to how much of a premium you are willing to pay to get what you want. Unfortunately, with day ticket prices up everywhere, if you don’t have a pass you are already paying 50% to 60% more than you did last year. The premium goes on from there if you get a pass and don’t hit “break even” days. If I get a Platty pass and only get there 4 days I’m guaranteed to ski....but I’d be paying $175 a day. I don’t like the new math! If I cannot accept the new math it’s ticket roulette....

 

[marcski]

Gore is $105. It was $74 last year.

Every mountain has raised their day ticket rates. It's basic business. You know you are going to lose money this year, and you know the demand for tickets will be more you can service.

There is going to be no discounts, BOGOs, whatever, anywhere this year.

If you want to ski Plattekill this year you should buy a pass.

I may end up with 3 passes this winter. Although, I think I may end up NOT using my Ikon and having it roll over to the 21-22 season.

 

[Harvey]

I am skeptical that demand will exceed supply at Plattekill. In the 15-20 times I have skied there over the past 30 years I have never waited in a lift line for more than 2 minutes unless the lift stopped working.

Having an Epic Pass and living about 3.5 hrs from Plattekill - it is a place I might hit 1 or 2 times a season if they got a dump of fresh snow, but would not consider a pass there.

And at $82 I am way less likely to drive an extra 80 min r/t to ski there instead of hitting Hunter for free. With the various deals available I don't believe I have ever paid more than half that price before.

It has a lot of charm and challenge and is unique - but is definitely a budget operation with 2 slow lifts and negligible snow making or grooming

I hope you are right about demand. If Hunter and Windham and Belle can satisfy all of their demand, you could be right. But if Hunter has to turn away even 20%, it could make a big difference to the other three mountains. Plus I have heard dozens of skiers disclose their "secret plan" to ski NY now that they feel VT less accessible.

I don't know what will happen. All I really know that at my age, I don't want to miss out on a season because tickets were expensive. I want to ski and I will pay for the privilege.

I'm assuming by saying Hunter is free, you are really saying you've already paid for it?

Full disclosure, I am that odd skier that considers all those thing to be in the plus column: charm, challenge, unique, slow lifts and more natural conditions. All you have to do is look at skier visit numbers to know I am in a small minority.