SPRING SEASON PASS @#%)( SHOWDOWN

Guys, I know I was talking shit about getting an Epic Pass, but I am salivating all over the M.A.X. Pass right about now:
$599, and 5 days each at :

Sunday River, ME
Sugarloaf, ME
Killington, VT
Stratton, VT
Pico Mountain, VT
Loon Mountain, NH
Wachusset, MA
Snowshoe, WV
Mount Tremblant, QU
Blue Mountain, ON
Boyne Mountain, MI
Boyne Highlands, MI
Big Sky, MT
Brighton, UT
Solitude, UT
Copper Mountain, CO
Steamboat, CO
Winter Park, CO
Aleyska, AK
Crystal Mountain, WA
Summit at Snoqualmie, WA
Cypress Mountain, BC
Mt. Bachelor, OR
Boreal Mountain, CA
Lee Canyon, NV

Is there a better pass than this in the northeast? Ski3 is $759, if you live an hour from one of these places you would want this, but holy crap look at all the places I can ride with the MAX Pass.. there are many places I want to try on the list. No majors on the west coast, but a couple of good north west mtns, and a few GREAT Colorado mountains. Epic pass is out, and MAX pass is in. The $49 early buy in seems to be popular across a few season passes. I'm getting a new car this year, so I won't be worried about the '01 Land Rover surviving trips longer than 30 miles. Which pass will you be buying this spring?

That is definitely a tremendous value. In spite of all the crazy deals available out there, I'm leaning towards an old fasioned season pass at plattekill.

Brownski wrote

That is definitely a tremendous value. In spite of all the crazy deals available out there, I'm leaning towards an old fasioned season pass at plattekill.

Plattekill Spring Season Pass Prices:
Adult (age 18+) $639
2 Adults $1208
College (18-21 with college id) $299 (Buy 4 and each pass is $199)
Teen (13-17) $299
Junior (8-12) $259
Child (7 & under) FREE!!!
Senior (65+) $399

639.00
you have to ski 10 days just to break even..pretty hard to do if you don't have a house up there..

As I mentioned in the other thread, I'm seriously considering dumping my family's Gore/WF passes in favor of Max Passes + Mountain Collective passes.  That combo would give me a huge number of day, weekend and week-long trip options for less money.

Lets post the details if we are talking about a new deal.
Mountain Collective
$379 Early Season Deal:
Each 2016-17 passholder will receive:

24 days total at The Collective destinations:
2 days at AltaSnowbird
2 days at Aspen Snowmass
2 days at Jackson Hole
2 days at Mammoth
2 days at Ski Banff/Lake Louise/Sunshine
2 days at Ski Queenstown/Coronet Peak/The Remarkables
2 days at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows
2 days at Stowe
2 days at Sun Valley
2 days at Taos
2 days at Thredbo
2 days at Whistler Blackcomb
50% off all additional days at The Collective destinations (*applies only to specific single day lift tickets for pass holder, see FAQs for more information/or contact our support team)
Special Mountain Collective lodging deals
NO BLACKOUT DATES

Wow if you can get there, these are the best damn mountains in the world. This is a great deal if you actually travel.

PEAK Pass:  

7 Northeast Mountains. 1 Pass $599.00 $99 Down.

Attitash (NH)
Big Boulder (PA)
Crotched Mountain (NH)
Hunter Mountain (NY)
Jack Frost (PA)
Mount Snow (VT)
Wildcat (NH)

Unrestricted. NO BLACKOUTS

Yes
Its a tough decision. I need to buy for a 14 and a 10 year old next year too. Whatever I do, its gonna be a big expense. I like getting around to different places but we all really like plattekill so I'm considering settling in there for a year. In a normal year, I'd be confident of making it pay but these crappy winters come in bunches some times.

2016-17 New England Gold Pass (Can Stack MAX PASS!)

Sunday River
Loon Mountain
Sugarloaf
eligible for a M.A.X. Pass Add-on ($299)

Gold New England Pass
Thru Apr 30
Adult (19-64) $1,049
Teen (13-18) $839
Junior (6-12) $715
Senior (65-79) $715
Super Senior (80+) $30
Child (5 & under) $30

Valid every day of the season. No blackout days.
Option to purchase up to four one-day tickets for friends at $59 per ticket. (Tickets valid any day of the season and paid for at time of ticket purchase).
15% retail discount at Sunday River, Sugarloaf, and Loon retail stores.
Discount on Dining Cards at Sunday River.
$25 ski or snowboard tune before Dec 24
*Child and Super Senior Passes not eligible for lift tickets or tune benefits.

Re: Mountain Collective.  What makes it really attractive to me is that kids are in for $1.  Our kids are 8 and 12.  In addition, there's an early buy incentive that gives you one additional day at one of the destinations.  We will probably do a trip out west, so I could use MC for 2 or 3 days at Alta/Bird and MaxPass for 2 or 3 at Solitude/Brighton.  The 2 or 3 days on the MC at Stowe is icing on the cake.  Hell, for my family to ski 3 days at Stowe alone it's well over the price of MC for the 4 of us.

Adk Jeff wrote

Re: Mountain Collective.  What makes it really attractive to me is that kids are in for $1.  Our kids are 8 and 12.  In addition, there's an early buy incentive that gives you one additional day at one of the destinations.  We will probably do a trip out west, so I could use MC for 2 or 3 days at Alta/Bird and MaxPass for 2 or 3 at Solitude/Brighton.  The 2 or 3 days on the MC at Stowe is icing on the cake.  Hell, for my family to ski 3 days at Stowe alone it's well over the price of MC for the 4 of us.

I don't know much about stowe other than their season passes are approaching $2000 ! Is that a great Vermont mountain?

16/17 Rocky Mountain Super Pass+
(Until April 5)
Adult Pass (ages 18-69): $499
Teen Pass (ages 13-17): $409
Child Pass (ages 6-12): $299
Child 5 and under Pass: $30
Senior Pass (ages 70+): $409
College Pass: $409
Military Adult: $409
Military Child (ages 6-12): $269

Unlimited Access:
Winter Park Resort
Copper Mountain
Eldora Mountain Resort

Restricted Access:
• 6 Days: Steamboat
• 3 Days: Crested Butte
• 3 Days: Alyeska Resort
International Resorts
• 7 Days: Mt. Ruapehu*
• 7 Days: Cardrona Alpine Resort*
• 7 Days: Tomamu*
• 7 Days: Alts Bandai*
• 7 Days: Nekoma*

skunkape wrote

I don't know much about stowe other than their season passes are approaching $2000 ! Is that a great Vermont mountain?

There's an easy argument to be made that it is the best mountain in the Eastern US.

ml242 wrote

skunkape wrote

I don't know much about stowe other than their season passes are approaching $2000 ! Is that a great Vermont mountain?

There's an easy argument to be made that it is the best mountain in the Eastern US.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

re: Stowe - The trail map looks awesome. I have only been to Snow and Kton in Vermont so far. I'll have to check it out next year! Thinking hard about the MC pass too.....

Adk Jeff wrote

ml242 wrote

skunkape wrote

I don't know much about stowe other than their season passes are approaching $2000 ! Is that a great Vermont mountain?

There's an easy argument to be made that it is the best mountain in the Eastern US.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

me too

Snow and Killington don't come close to the ski experience at Stowe. It's the classic quintessential eastern ski town imho.

Stowe is great.  Definitely better than Mount Snow, but harder to get to as well.  I'd say it's better than Killington as well since there aren't trail intersections every 10 feet.  My favorite lift is the Sensation HSQ serving upper Spruce Peak.  Never a line and serves long, sunny, cruising runs that have character.

White steepled church and all, very quaint.  Great terrain and BC.

Do have to say, though, that Placid is a better ski town.  The whole pedestrian village thing (real, not IntraWest) beats the quaint Vermont vibe, IMHO.  The ADKS have their own brand of charm, too.

Glad you got me thinking about this, I plan to take a lot more time next season and if I can hang out in the Rockies I'll be a happy camper. I am liking the Rocky Mountain Super +