Ski pass time? Really?
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- Created on Thursday, 19 August 2010 16:29
- Written by R. Scott Rappold
Who wants to think about ski passes in the dog days of August? But if you're planning on hitting the slopes more than a couple times this upcoming winter, now's a good time to start thinking about your pass.
The Aspen Times recently ran a story about ski pass prices:
Most Colorado ski resorts are boosting their season pass prices by modest amounts for the 2010-11 winter after holding firm or even dropping prices to spur business last season, according to a survey by The Aspen Times.
Most resorts have already released their prices and set early purchase deadlines to generate revenue. The Aspen Skiing Co. will release its ski pass menu and prices today and start selling passes on Aug. 23, according to spokesman Jeff Hanle. He said Skico made some “adjustments” to its pass options in response to feedback from customers.
The Skico was praised by some locals last season because it dropped the price of the full-season ski pass. Other skiers and riders criticized the company for eliminating a pass exclusive to Aspen Highlands, a seven-day Classic Pass and the two-day-per-week pass.
Hanle wouldn't comment prior to today's announcement on the changes the Skico is making or the pricing.
Elsewhere in the state, resorts have raised pass prices from a nominal $10 to $100 or more at major destination resorts similar to Aspen-Snowmass.
Read more here.
Southern Colorado's Monarch Mountain was not included in the story, so I called them to ask about their prices. Here's what I found out:
The ski area is raising season pass rates from $419 to $429, if bought after Nov. 6, said spokesman Greg Ralph. The early sale price is $329, also up $10 from last year. Monarch also expanded the number of partner resorts, where pass-holders get free or discounted lift tickets, to 17.
Ralph said the ski area will take part in the Ski Free Colorado program again starting in January, in which skiers who buy 10 gallons of gas at certain stations can get a buy-one, get-one-free lift ticket coupon
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