lift ticket cost [Archive]

ChrisRobin

11-09-2007, 01:28 AM

For Bromont, yes. It was cheap, it wasn't 'groomed' like Whistler course but was a lot of fun, close to home (1 to 1.5 hour drive max from Montreal). Whistler is massive compared to Bromont, which is great, but I knew I was paying for the fact I was in "Whistler."

Scrub

11-09-2007, 02:47 AM

season pass cost?

2007 was $229 for a season pass@NorthStar. Rumor has it next year its supposed to go up.

bikenweed

11-09-2007, 02:47 AM

I paid $400 cdn for a season pass at Whistler. 17 days later, that was $23.50 a day. That seemed alright, but still a tad pricey.

Northstar is a fvcking rip off at $39 or whatever a day. We went to Tahoe, realized how expensive N* was gonna be, then went and rode all kinds of XC trails for free. Northstar is truly a rip off.

I'd pay no more than $25 a day for a good resort. And I'd still be pissed that I'm spending $25 just to ride my bike.

klunky

11-09-2007, 02:52 AM

Single day trip at for william is £18.00!

rpet

11-09-2007, 02:54 AM

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

I'd pay no more than $25 a day for a good resort. And I'd still be pissed that I'm spending $25 just to ride my bike.

bikenweed

11-09-2007, 03:20 AM

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

That's why resorts aren't worth the prices they are asking.

Nothing wrong with ripping singletrack rides for free.

dhkid

11-09-2007, 03:39 AM

Single day trip at for william is £18.00!

thats alright, uplift days for dragon is £25. but you just cant compare it to the us tho. imo it isn't that bad.

best value i have ever had was the 24hr uplift at bringewood, £30 for the weekend, got 32 runs in. :D

LOOnatic

11-09-2007, 04:49 AM

Seems like most are about $30 these days .
Some resorts don't have as many trails or features to make it "worth it".
However, once you look at escalating fuel costs for a shuttle truck the $30 or so for a day or resort riding kinda doesn't seem so absurd.

bballe336

11-09-2007, 05:41 AM

Jiminy is $24 a day. That seems pretty reasonable to me.

the F.H.B

11-09-2007, 05:47 AM

Go to Thredbo in Oz, close to $100aus a day for a hill with 1 trail....
So around $85-90us...

General Lee

11-09-2007, 06:06 AM

Bromont season pass is $100 before May 31st, and the lift runs 7 days a week until as late as 6 or 7pm during the summer. best deal anywhere for sure.

Jim Mac

11-09-2007, 06:19 AM

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

Jiminy Peak in Hancock, MA is either 25 or 28.

Pip3r

11-09-2007, 06:27 AM

Jiminy Peak in Hancock, MA is either 25 or 28.

and isnt it only like 14 bucks during pedrosfest?

Diablo and Highland are 35$ and are the most expensive on the east coast i think. But it is worth it to support places so dedicated to improving not only their trails but the sport as a whole.

dhkid

11-09-2007, 06:33 AM

Go to Thredbo in Oz, close to $100aus a day for a hill with 1 trail....
So around $85-90us...

to be fair, that is a f'king awesome course. 6 mins of dh. aren't there other options once you are in the woods?

TGR

11-09-2007, 06:45 AM

32$ a day at bromont and the season pass is like 99$ cad...

Cant Climb

11-09-2007, 06:57 AM

Platty is $30 but was $40 for a 2 day pass last year.......Bear Creek was $15 when they were open....

The biggest crunch for me is the price of gas.....

sayndesyn

11-09-2007, 07:59 AM

Sunday River was right in there

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

11-09-2007, 08:06 AM

solvista basin colorado was FREE in 07. 08 will have sub-$20 tickets and more trails apparently.

Jeremy R

11-09-2007, 08:19 AM

Lifts? What are those?
If you want a lift around here you have to put a jack under your ass.
But honestly, I think the price should depend on what you are offering.
For example, Sugar here charges $20 for an all day pass.
But they have a AA battery powered lift, and basically 1 1/2 trails down from the top. Therefore, nobody goes there.
When I go to places like Diablo and Snowshoe, their lift ticket is a little more, but their sick trail networks make it all worth it. Either place you can get in enough runs to ride yourself silly, and that is always worth every penny.

CKxx

11-09-2007, 08:21 AM

That's why resorts aren't worth the prices they are asking.

Nothing wrong with ripping singletrack rides for free.

The singletrack doesn't need to pay a seven-digit insurance premium.

Plus, any of the resorts that can successfully charge >$25 have trails crews that build features and maintain everything.

To add to the OP's question, Diablo daily tickets are $34, and a season passes vary from $275-$329 depending on how early before the season you buy it. Also, I was there 8 times, w/o a pass unfortunately, but would still say it is quite worth it. All the trails are fun. They groom constantly and leafblow almost everyday from what I can gather. Plus, they do have quite a few man-made features and are always building new trails. I'd say its worth the money when you can see how they use it to keep making the place better each year.

ska todd

11-09-2007, 08:24 AM

What is the price of ticket in summer vs ticket in winter at same said resorts though...

-ska todd

denjen

11-09-2007, 08:38 AM

Snowshoe
$35 for a day pass
$269 for a season pass
1 lift running on the basin side
2 shuttles running on the Western side

ChrisKring

11-09-2007, 08:46 AM

I would have no problem in paying $35-45 for a resort like whistler. There isn't anything that compares on the East Coast. I think resorts like Snowshoe could charge more and would have better attendance if they had a couple of A-Line type trails. People don't belive that. However, go to Diablo or Whistler and look what people are riding. I like to ride the harder trails but when your tired, it's nice to be able to ride cruiser runs to get your money's worth.

For me, the expense of riding is the gas to get to a place and lodging. I have less of a problem paying for a higher priced lift ticket if the experience is good.

snowskilz

11-09-2007, 08:46 AM

Keystone $30 a day or BOGO if you have a winter pass. the summer pass was 269. Value was def good being they opened a few new trails this summer. A winter pass at the same resort is 65 for a day

kidwoo

11-09-2007, 09:00 AM

What is the price of ticket in summer vs ticket in winter at same said resorts though...

-ska todd

Runs about half out here.

Northstar was something like 65-68 per day. Mammoth was something close to $80 (but they're trying to become aspen at the moment).

dhrace507

11-09-2007, 09:15 AM

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

I don't know about $25, but like 2001 said, Sol Vista Basin was free in 2007, and in 2008 it will be $15 with a bunch of new trails. It's going to go off.

FLdragon

11-09-2007, 09:20 AM

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

Plattekill is $25 per day if you ride Saturday and Sunday.
$30 per day if you just ride one day.

VMARTINEZ

11-09-2007, 09:26 AM

Utah
Deer Valley 24.00
Wolf Mountain 15.00

bizutch

11-09-2007, 09:40 AM

I'll 2nd Jeremy. What lift. We have 6 ski resorts in the South and all of them see no reason to have an MTB program other than Sugar. Technically Sugar's entire resort is open to bikes dawn to dusk. You buy a "scenic" lift ticket if you wanna "DH".

chriscarleton

11-09-2007, 09:49 AM

Sunday River was $25 a day. Passes used to be $150 way back when, but something tells me the price will go up next year.

Banshee Rider

11-09-2007, 09:49 AM

What is the price of ticket in summer vs ticket in winter at same said resorts though...

-ska todd

You beat me to it. After snowboarding all winter, $40 for a day of downhill would still seem reasonable to me. Most resorts I've been to average around $30-35.

tmx

11-09-2007, 09:55 AM

I have never felt ripped off by any of the resorts listed here and would pay up to $40 to ride most of them. Except for one or two, I don't think they charge enough.

I appreciate the advantage of season passes and on average buy (or work exchange) two per season.

Though I also enjoy hiking 30min to 2 hours for descent, I'm extremely grateful to the resorts who open their lifts and trails for our enjoyment.

Gunner

11-09-2007, 10:01 AM

What is the price of ticket in summer vs ticket in winter at same said resorts though...

-ska todd

My thoughts exactly. Looked at killington's site this week and its almost $80 for a day pass on a sat.

A.P

11-09-2007, 10:17 AM

100 dollar season pass at Bromont is mint. With the frequency we go, its only probably 5-6 dollars a trip, maximum. At around 1.5 hours with a stop its not too bad on gas.

The other mountains around here (whiteface, sugarbush, bolton valley) are all closer (whiteface is around 90mins, sugarbush is about 50mins, bolton is about 20 minutes) are closer but no where near as good. They are all 30-40 for a day, but we only go there when we get bored or just want to switch it up.

big-ted

11-09-2007, 10:31 AM

you guys feel you get your moneys worth at those prices?

I guess, having paid the $359cdn for a Whistler season's pass, and gotten 15 or so days in, yeah, it doesn't represent BAD value for money. The thing that puts me off buying one for next year though is that the Garbanzo zone is pretty much decimated right now. I got pretty bored riding the lower mountain this year, and until they're done with all the olympic construction I suspect they're unlikely to open up any new trails at the top of the hill. Having ridden Garbanzo when there was more options I sort of feel short-changed paying the same price for a ticket.

However, I say this now, but I suspect by the time June rolls around and there's talk of the mountain re-opening it's doors for the summer, I'll be somewhere near the front of the queue! I'm weak...

W4S

11-09-2007, 10:34 AM

Big Bear in SoCal charges $20.00 for all day pass to ride the trails 'off the mountain'. I think Mammoth was $37.00/day to ride blown out pumice trails. If we had a decent mountain with decent trails here I'd have no problem buying a seasons pass for ~$300.

W4S

11-09-2007, 10:37 AM

I guess, having paid the $359cdn for a Whistler season's pass, and gotten 15 or so days in, yeah, it doesn't represent BAD value for money. The thing that puts me off buying one for next year though is that the Garbanzo zone is pretty much decimated right now. I got pretty bored riding the lower mountain this year, and until they're done with all the olympic construction I suspect they're unlikely to open up any new trails at the top of the hill. Having ridden Garbanzo when there was more options I sort of feel short-changed paying the same price for a ticket.

However, I say this now, but I suspect by the time June rolls around and there's talk of the mountain re-opening it's doors for the summer, I'll be somewhere near the front of the queue! I'm weak...

You got bored riding the lower mountain? I'd kill baby jesus to be able to ride the lower mountain, but then again I don't have the northshore in my backyard either. spoiled jerk.

Pegboy

11-09-2007, 10:54 AM

The places that I ride on the east have all ready been listed (Highland, Jiminy, Attitash). I can't see ever complaining about getting my moneys worth. As people have said, being a skier I would die for the summer ticket prices.

The other thing to consider is the lift lines which are also a fraction of what is faced in the winter. If people are complaining about prices than maybe they realistically can not afford the sport. I would like a snowmobile, dirtbike and new boat but i am not going to complain about their prices.

tmx

11-09-2007, 10:58 AM

... If people are complaining about prices than maybe they realistically can not afford the sport. I would like a snowmobile, dirtbike and new boat but i am not going to complain about their prices.

In general it seems most people are okay with the price of lift access but this is a very good point for those who are not.

big-ted

11-09-2007, 10:59 AM

You got bored riding the lower mountain? I'd kill baby jesus to be able to ride the lower mountain, but then again I don't have the northshore in my backyard either. spoiled jerk.

lol. Guilty....

Mc.Dub

11-09-2007, 11:02 AM

Bromont passes can be had for even cheaper then the $99 if you buy a ski/ride pass also. Got a killer deal on my winter and summer pass at the end of last ski season. Bike pass ended up being less then $99 with a really good deal on the snow pass for this coming season.

Bromont really offers great deals on passes in an effort to get people out to the hill. They're going a great job in my eyes.

S.K.C.

11-09-2007, 11:41 AM

and isnt it only like 14 bucks during pedrosfest?

Diablo and Highland are 35$ and are the most expensive on the east coast i think. But it is worth it to support places so dedicated to improving not only their trails but the sport as a whole.

Actually Diablo is $34 for a full day pass and only $27 for a half-day pass. A 2008 Season Pass for Diablo is $329, but if you are one of the first 50 people or so to buy one you can get an early bird discount of $50... so it's only $279.

Transcend

11-09-2007, 11:41 AM

Bromont was below $200 for the season when I used to live out east.

Bromont is $99 + tax. Total $113.50 for a season's pass.

SinatorJ

11-09-2007, 11:44 AM

Sunrise ski Park in AZ 18.00 per day with Fry bread at the top. pretty good hopefully Mike with Bigfoot is listening for a MT states this season.

dondon

11-09-2007, 01:21 PM

Willamette Pass in the central Cascades mountains, Oregon.
$12 a day. $40 season pass. Try beating that. Good pro pay back.

About 4 good DH trails on the mountain with different course options.
Free camping in parking lot. Or Cabins nearby.

Fully enclosed Gondola.

tmx

11-09-2007, 01:35 PM

Cant Climb

11-09-2007, 01:36 PM

dondon

11-09-2007, 01:40 PM

$40 season pass with a gondola?!! Camping and cabins. ..Some sort of paradise..

That’s partly why we moved away from Bro Cal. No more lift accessed riding, excessive traffic, concrete and ridiculous housing prices. But there is a downside. Snow in winter. And it does get dusty here in the summers.

Oh and the cabins aren't free, but the flyfishing out front is.

ChrisKring

11-09-2007, 02:03 PM

Bromont is $99 + tax. Total $113.50 for a season's pass.

Heck, a bunch of us from Michigan used to buy season passes for Bromont. We rode there in the spring for a weekend and then again at the Master's. A 3 day weekend plus the Thursday prior to the Masters paid for the pass. If you went one other weekend, it was free.

How are the trails? I haven't been there since 2004.

Transcend

11-09-2007, 02:05 PM

Heck, a bunch of us from Michigan used to buy season passes for Bromont. We rode there in the spring for a weekend and then again at the Master's. A 3 day weekend plus the Thursday prior to the Masters paid for the pass. If you went one other weekend, it was free.

How are there trails there now? I haven't been there since 2004.

They put a TON of work in before the season opened this year, and started to close certain trails in the rain so as to not allow them to deteriorate (the ones that hadn't been fixed). The end of the season has seen a ton of work cleaning up and rebuilding old trails, as well as the construction of some new trails as well. Presumably most of the latter part of the work is in preparation for the upcoming world cup.

General Lee

11-09-2007, 02:17 PM

and they run 3 chairlifts on the weekends. both front chairs if they get a big crowd and the chairlift off the back services an whole new trail network of slightly more amateur oriented terrain as well as more berm and jump type trails.

easily the most effort of any eastern resort to date.

ChrisKring

11-09-2007, 02:39 PM

Thanks for the info on Bromont. Hopefully, we can make it there next year.

sanjuro

11-09-2007, 03:23 PM

BC Van, what's the reason for the question? Are you involved with involved with a new resort?

I pay $20 for a Yuba van shuttle in Downieville. I never complain, because there is always Union Flat Road as my alternative.

How did you enjoy pedal up from Sierra City?

nh dude

11-09-2007, 08:02 PM

paid 100 bucks to ride at killington .july 1 - oct 9 . fast lift fast trails long runs. fun fun
gonna get a bromont pass next year to cover the may through june period.then hit up killington again. whiteface is a serious deal considering the size of the place. a pass is definatley the way to go. thenits just the fact of dropping gas money and food.

Mike Buell

11-09-2007, 08:17 PM

I really have trouble paying more then $20 a day to ride anywhere, but that might just be cause I'm always on the verge of broke, and its hard to spend $ you don't have.

CRoss

11-09-2007, 09:02 PM

$30-35 is ok for a lift ticket to ride all day for me.

$25 is the most I will spend on skiing. Not sure why I am backwards like this.

bcd

11-09-2007, 09:03 PM

I really have trouble paying more then $20 a day to ride anywhere, but that might just be cause I'm always on the verge of broke, and its hard to spend $ you don't have.

yeah, i don't even pay 20 a day @ angel fire races!

such a rip.

i alway dh where i can shuttle. i would rather pay gas and
not have the lifts shut down by rain.

TGR

11-09-2007, 10:14 PM

They put a TON of work in before the season opened this year, and started to close certain trails in the rain so as to not allow them to deteriorate (the ones that hadn't been fixed). The end of the season has seen a ton of work cleaning up and rebuilding old trails, as well as the construction of some new trails as well. Presumably most of the latter part of the work is in preparation for the upcoming world cup.

thanks guys for the good comments...
on the last 2-3 weekends we worked a bit less on the regular downhill trails to focuss more on the world cup track, it is now almost complete (still needs some touch ups in some parts and finishing touches) the track is gonna be pretty fast, 2-3 technical sections but nothing stupid like the old "flinstones" section they had 4-5 years ago. The track is probably gonna get used for the quebec/canada cup in may of 2008 too. (some sections will be different though)

the "versant du lac" (the side of the mountain where the wc track is) is in a complete expansion, more trails are planned for next summer and the trails that are going to be built there are different from the regular trails, less rocky, rooty, off-cambery trails, more fast and flowy stuff. 2008 will mark new additions and new sections on some of the regular trails too...

2008 will be nice...

Transcend

11-09-2007, 10:38 PM

Well, it will be nice as long as they don't completely ruin their opportunity at a world cup by holding it on the wrong side of the mountain...

TGR

11-09-2007, 10:53 PM

it's already on the "wrong side" ...

Internal14

11-10-2007, 05:41 PM

so, bc van....what gives? spill it!

donkeyWC

11-10-2007, 07:13 PM

this summer in utah:
deer valley $25
brianhead $20

this fall in canada:
blue mountain: $35 cdn

i thought the deer valley pass was the best value based on the terrain you could access.

ChrisRobin

11-10-2007, 07:46 PM

this fall in canada:
blue mountain: $35 cdn

$35 a day for Blue Mt? Damn, I was told it wasn't that great there (but that was a few years ago). Whistler is about $35 a day after you get the $110/3 day pass promo.

BC VAN

11-10-2007, 08:29 PM

so, bc van....what gives? spill it!

would you believe me if i said "I'm just curious"?

ChrisRobin

11-10-2007, 09:40 PM

I wish there was some sort of organized local shuttle service around the Van area (north shore). That, or I just need a more pedal-able bike.

BC VAN

11-10-2007, 11:50 PM

I wish there was some sort of organized local shuttle service around the Van area (north shore). That, or I just need a more pedal-able bike.

i wish? make it happen.

kidwoo

11-10-2007, 11:52 PM

would you believe me if i said "I'm just curious"?

No

Spill it.:D

kidwoo

11-10-2007, 11:52 PM

I wish there was some sort of organized local shuttle service around the Van area (north shore). That, or I just need a more pedal-able bike.

You missed the 'huck wagon'

It's been done.

BC VAN

11-11-2007, 01:42 AM

No

Spill it.:D

my dad won the lotto

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20543159/

OGRipper

11-11-2007, 10:28 AM

Worth it? Hell yes. Lift-assisted riding never fails to deliver for me, pretty much regardless of conditions, and unless I make a trip pretty far away to whistler or elsewhere, the only lift-assisted riding I get is at Northstar. After it was closed two seasons ago, I decided that I'd pay as much as the skiers pay in winter, even if operating costs are lower in the summer. I'd rather have a place to ride than bitch about the cost. Fact is, until there is more competition I'll probably keep paying whatever they charge. And I suspect they know it.

BikeMike

11-11-2007, 11:22 AM

I really have trouble paying more then $20 a day to ride anywhere, but that might just be cause I'm always on the verge of broke, and its hard to spend $ you don't have.

Seconded. The alternative to the lift is to go ride free trails, which is still riding a bike. Unless the trails have been sculpted into something spectacular, I wouldn't want to pay much anyways.

Skiing isn't quite the same thing. Hiking up a mountain in deep snow while wearing ski boots really limits the amount of skiing one can do in a day. The up-the-hill/down-the-hill time ratio is gigantic. The up-hill/down-hill time ratio in liftless mountain biking is several orders of magnitude smaller. Plus, if we postulate that riding a bike is good, well, one is still riding a bike even when heading uphill.

ChrisRobin

11-11-2007, 02:28 PM

i wish? make it happen.

Nah, I'd rather mooch on someone else's efforts. (jk)

That's why I don't mind keeping the DH bike for lift assist and building up some sort of budget 6-7" bike for local mountains.

bizutch

11-12-2007, 09:01 AM

would you believe me if i said "I'm just curious"?

Nope. :D
Any question you ask on here always has a well intentioned and often creative reason for asking. You're planning something. :think:

jbogner

11-12-2007, 10:01 AM

I ride free trails all the time... on my XC bike. When I want to go downhill fast, I'll happily pay for the privilege of a quick way back to the top.

My ride time is limited by family, work, mtb advocacy, trailbuilding, etc., so I don't have an endless number of long days to shuttle and push up. Paying $25-35/day is perfectly reasonable for a lift plus trails that someone else has to maintain. Getting home from a half-day of lift-served riding before my son wakes up from his afternoon nap is PRICELESS.

Pbody

11-12-2007, 11:05 AM

lol - name one resort in the country that is $25 a day... i've never seen it.

I'll name 2:

Sunrise Resort in Arizona - $18/day http://www.sunriseskipark.com/liftrides.shtml

Brian Head Resort in Utah - $20/day
http://www.brianhead.com/summer/mtb-chair.html

And yes, both are worth it. Great value for the experience.