Colorado ski areas try to keep skiers going this with a variety of pass deals.
Sensitive to the still-touchy economy, many of Colorado’s ski areas are offering a variety of pass deals to keep skiers coming.
Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Steamboat are teaming up to offer a $339 (normally $449) college pass, with all the skiing access of a Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus at a discounted price. The pass is available to full-time college students presenting a valid student ID in person at participating Front Range Christy Sports locations. Of course, the Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus is already a deal at its normal price of $449, offering unlimited skiing at Copper and Winter Park, plus six unrestricted days and unlimited free Friday afternoon skiing at Steamboat.
At Snowmass, skiers and riders can buy some passes on a payment plan. The new passes ease the pain of buying a season pass with reduced up-front cost and a pay-as-you-go component. The Escape Pass is just $299 through December 18th, and offers direct-to-lift pay-as-you-go access to all four Aspen/Snowmass mountains at $49 per day.
The Flex Pass costs $874 if purchased by November 13th and offers one day of skiing or riding each week of the winter season (20 weeks) on all four of the Aspen/Snowmass mountains, plus the flexibility to add days any time for $49 per day.
Two Colorado resorts are freezing prices on lift tickets for the coming season. Powderhorn Resort and Ski Cooper are holding the cost of lift tickets and season passes at last season’s prices. Powderhorn also will offer a buy-one, get-one-free deal through a partnership with Suncor. When guests purchase $10 of gas or more at any Phillips 66 station, they can receive buy one, get one free lift tickets. Wolf Creek is also holding its lift tickets and season pass prices at last season’s price.
Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort is going all the way with a menu of pass prices designed for various demographic groups. The special passes include prices for weekday skiers, college students, grade-school students ages 13 through 12th grade, seniors, and families who buy adult and child passes together. On top of these, Purgatory also offers a Flex Pass, where skiers buy a pass for $109 and then get discounts on lift tickets all season long. The first day that Flex Pass holders use the pass is completely free.
Monarch passes are now good for skiing at 10 other mountains, the most added mountains of any Colorado resort’s ski pass. In Colorado, Loveland, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort, Sunlight, and Powderhorn are offering Monarch season pass holders three free days of skiing this year. Silverton Mountain is providing one day of complementary skiing during their “Unguided Season.” This is on top of other free skiing days at resorts in three other states.
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