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AllyCat

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9. We looked at early season tickets this year and they were $279

Reply to surfered (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 8, 2025, 11:03 AM

Feb 8

At Aspen. I was completely shocked. When I went to school in Colorado decades ago, Vail and Aspen were the expensive places to go at $32 a day.

We love skiing but paid $105/person over winter break in Michigan. The lodging and food was TERRIBLE.

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How the Ski Business Got Too Big for Its Boots [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 OP

I don't know much about the sport ...but Vail FirstLight Jan 2025 #1

Oh how i love Tahoe JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #5

Saw this happening in Stowe, VT - cancerous growth killing the experience erronis Jan 2025 #2

Terrible snowybirdie Jan 2025 #3

I remember when skiing, while expensive, was "doable..." at least with resident season passes and hlthe2b Jan 2025 #4

The outrageous costs associated with downhill skiing... WestMichRad Jan 2025 #6

A lift ticket at Vail, purchased at the day of skiing, is $250. surfered Jan 2025 #7

We looked at early season tickets this year and they were $279 AllyCat Feb 8 #9

Yes but I learned a season pass cost as much about 6-7 days surfered Feb 8 #10

When jobs came with rooms GreatGazoo Jan 2025 #8