Arapahoe Basin Announces New A+ Spring Season Pass Arapahoe Basin, CO – January 26, 2009 - Arapahoe Basin Ski Area introduces the new A+ Spring Pass which includes skiing and riding at Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge and Keystone, among many other season pass benefits. The $279 adult A+ pass is a new spring pass product available now and valid through the remainder of the 2008-2009 season.
The pass includes unlimited skiing and riding at A-Basin plus five non-transferable ski days at Breckenridge or Keystone. One of those five days can be used at Vail or Beaver Creek (some date restrictions apply). Other A+ Spring Pass benefits include a free half day lesson for the pass holder, lift ticket discounts for family and friends, and 10% off cafeteria and retail shop purchases.
"Arapahoe Basin's high alpine environment lets skiers and riders enjoy the sport long after the other resorts have closed for the season. The A+ pass is the most affordable way to ski Summit County. By getting this discounted "Spring" pass months before spring starts, our guests will get over four months on the slopes at a great value," said Alan Henceroth, Arapahoe Basin's Vice President and COO.
A+ Spring Pass Pricing:
In addition to the new adult A+ Spring Pass for only $279, A-Basin has also introduced a new A+ Family Spring Pass. The Family A+ Pass includes A+ passes for two adults and up to two free child (age 6-14) passes for only $699. The entire family will be able to enjoy the same A+ benefits.
If A-Basin is the only mountain you'd like to ski or ride this spring, Arapahoe Basin also offers an A-Basin only Spring Pass. The Adult Spring Pass can be purchased for $209, the Youth (age 15-18) pass for $159 and the Child (age 6-14) Spring Pass for only $99.
Spring skiing is legendary at Arapahoe Basin; this is when A-Basin really shines. Discover the recently opened Montezuma Bowl with 400 additional skiable acres, excellent snow conditions, spring events, concerts and parties on "the beach."
Order the A+ or A-Basin only spring passes on-line at www.arapahoebasin.com, or call 1-888-ARAPAHOE or stop into the season pass office at A-Basin. Passes valid through the end of the 2008-2009 ski season. Limited number of passes are available. Passes and benefits are not transferable or for resale.
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Skiers and snowboarders are digging deep looking for deals in the form of coupons and discounts for lift tickets this winter. The Mountain Sports Club now offers more and more resort lift tickets discounts. 2 for 1 offers represent a huge discount for skiers using the premium membership of the Mountain Sports Club. With savings up to $60 simply using one 2 for 1 skiers and snowboarders are saving hundred with the premium membership. Below is a list of ski and snowboard resorts currently offering
Mountain Sports Club members 2 for 1, or half price lift ticket offers:
CaliforniaBaldy Mountain Ski Area - Half off lift tickets, weekends included
ColoradoSunlight Mountain Resort - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Ski Cooper - 2 for lift tickets
IdahoLookout Mountain - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Maine Shawnee Peak - 2 for 1 lift tickets, valid weekends
Massachusett
Blue Hills - 2 for 1 lift tickets, valid weekends
Michigan
The Homestead Resort - 2 for 1 lift tickets, valid weekends
New HampshireBlack Mountain - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Cranmore - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Whaleback - 2 for 1 lift tickets
New Jersey
Campgaw - 2 for 1 lift tickets
New YorkHoliday Mountain - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Plattekill Mountain - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Windham - 2 for 1 lift tickets
PennsylvaniaShawnee - 2 for 1 lift tickets
VermontAscutney Mountain - 2 for 1 lift tickets, valid weekends, save up to $62 daily.
Bolton Valley - 2 for 1 lift tickets
Complete list of lift tickets discounts at resorts includes many more resorts and savings.
Save up to $10 daily on ski and snowboard lift tickets during the ski and snowboard season this winter 2009 season at
Grand Targhee.
Mountain Sports Club now save daily on lift tickets. Great conditions this season has soft snow all over the mountain. Visiting the Tetons? Make sure to visit
Grand Targhee Resort for great Rocky Mountain powder.
Grand Targhee Resort is a full service winter and summer resort on the west side of the Teton Mountains 42 miles from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Featuring 2000 acres of skiable and rideable terrain with legendary powder in the winter and a multitude of mountain activities in the summer, Grand Targhee Resort has it all. The property features motel, hotel, and suite style rooms. Slope side accommodations include Targhee Lodge, Teewinot Lodge and Sioux Lodge Suites.
Close to Yellowstone, Jackson Hole and Teton National Park great to visit any time of year.
With good snow but fewer guests due to a contraction in consumer travel. Skier day counts are down and mountain resort towns have more extra beds than usual. Daily more and more properties and resorts are offering great lodging deals.
Here is a spotlight on several new savings on
discount lodging just announced:
Look for more great savings on lodging. Check the
lodging discount page often.
Loveland Ski Area just added a several two for one lift ticket offers for Mountain Sports Club members. This is up to a $54 daily savings.
Loveland Ski Area sits at the top of the continental divide and has had great snowfall all winter. Lots of powder and great conditions await all skiers and snowboarders on their next trip to
Loveland Ski Area.
Make sure to
register and become a premium
Mountain Sports Club member to use these valuable disocunt coupons on your
Loveland lift tickets.
Blue Mountain lift ticket discounts are now available to
Mountain Sports Club members skiing and snowboarding at this popular destination in the Poconos of Pennsylvania.
Blue Mountain has long a popular destination with excellent natural snowfall and some of the best snow making in the region.
Discounts are now available for skiing and riding, snow tubing and learn to ski and snowboard packages. Snowtubing is half price and lift tickets savings are up to $10 off daily, valid mid week.
Pine Ridge Condos in
Breckenridge, Colorado announces mid winter sale for members. Save up to 33% off. With abundant snowfall and great skiing and snowboarding in Breckenridge, make sure to stretch your ski vacation budget by booking your lodging at
Pine Ridge Condos. Two offers now available. Book 2 nights and stay the third night free on Sunday - Thursday stays, or book a Friday & Saturday stay of three nights and receive the fourth night free - Save up to 33%.
Centrally located to the town of
Breckenridge and the slopes.
Mt Baldy Ski Area is now offering half price lift tickets for
Mountain Sports Club members. Members will enjoy the great value of skiing for half price this 2008.09 ski and snowboard season. The savings coupons represent up to a $30 a day savings and a great way to stretch your ski and snowboard budget this winter season.
Mt Baldy Ski Area has the most acreage and vertical feet in Southern California, including the widest variety of terrain from beginner to expert. Widely spaced trees provide excellent glade skiing along with the only true double black diamond runs found locally. The closest ski and snowboard area to L.A., only 14 miles North of the 210 Freeway in Upland, 30 miles East of L.A.
Join the Mountain Sports Club today and start saving on lift tickets and more. Get out on the slopes and enjoy the winter!
Mountain Sports Club has announced a limited offer for select areas. Join now as a premium member and receive a FREE
Saddleback Mountain lift ticket with your premium membership.
Free unrestricted Saddleback Mountain lift ticket for 2008.09 with purchase of premium Mountain Sports Club membership for only $29.90. Limited offer while lift ticket supplies last. Use promotion code "saddleback" for special offer and free Saddleback Mountain lift ticket. Join now and save big this season.
Saddleback Mountain lift ticket discounts for Mountain Sports Club premium members now available. New
Saddleback Mountain lift ticket discounts are a great way to stretch the ski and snowboard budget this winter. Discounts include $10 daily discounts during the 2008.09 ski and snowboard season at
Saddleback Mountain valid midweek non holidays.
Mountain Sports Club has announced a limited offer for select areas. Join now as a premium member and receive a FREE
Ski Cooper lift ticket with your premium membership.
Free unrestricted Ski Cooper lift ticket for 2008.09 with purchase of premium Mountain Sports Club membership for only $29.90. Limited offer while lift ticket supplies last. Use promotion code "skicoop090" for special offer and free Ski Cooper lift ticket. Join now and save big this season.
Ski Cooper lift ticket discounts for Mountain Sports Club premium members now available. New Ski Cooper lift ticket discounts are a great way to stretch the ski and snowboard budget this winter. Discounts include 2 for 1 lift tickets and daily discounts during the 2008.09 ski and snowboard season at Ski Cooper.
Mountain Sports Club has announced a limited offer for select areas. Join now as a premium member and receive a FREE
Sunlight Mountain lift ticket with your premium membership.
Free unrestricted Sunlight Mountain lift ticket for 2008.09 with purchase of premium Mountain Sports Club membership for only $29.90. Limited offer while lift ticket supplies last. Use promotion code "sun09" for special offer and free Sunlight Mountain lift ticket. Join now and save big this season.
Sunlight Mountain lift ticket discounts for Mountain Sports Club premium members now available. New Sunlight Mountain lift ticket discounts are a great way to stretch the ski and snowboard budget this winter. Discounts include 2 for 1 lift tickets and buy one get one half price during the 2008.09 ski and snowboard season at Sunlight Mountain Resort.
Crested Butte Resort home to some of the best extreme and steep skiing and snowboard terrain in Colorado and North America announced today the opening of more terrain for skiers and snowboarders.This press release went out today:
The North Face, Headwall and Teocalli Bowl are Open
Over 150 Inches of Snowfall So Far this Season
As the rest of the world waved good bye to 2008, the mountain crews here at Crested Butte Mountain Resort were abuzz with a flurry of activity preparing for the opening of our reknowned Extreme Terrain.
The highly anticipated first taste of adrenaline was served up on January 2nd with the opening of the North Face Lift (NFL for short.) The first turns of the year on terrain such as The Glades, Hawk's Nest and Last Steep were just enough to whet the apetites of the powder loving masses. Next up was the High Lift on January 4th, with new snow and terrain such as the Headwall and Big Chute the smiles in the valley just kept getting wider and wider. Yesterday, just when the infant New Year seemed like it couldn't get any better, patrol dropped the rope on the powder choked steeps of Teocalli Bowl.
With over 150 inches of natural snowfall and the continuous opening of new extreme terrain 2009 is starting off in epic fashion. Check out the amazing packages below and join us in keeping our New Year's Resolution alive...SKI MORE POWDER!
Make sure to get to Crested Butte this season to enjoy the great terrain. Looking for discount
Crested Butte lift tickets? Make sure to visit the Mountain Sports Club and take advantage of advance purchase of lift tickets and save this year.
Bolton Valley offers lift tickets discount coupons and savings now with 2 for 1 lift tickets Monday through Wednesdays non holidays and a $10 daily savings Thursdays through Sundays and holidays For premium Mountain Sports Club members.
These new lift tickets offers represent a savings of up to $39 a day, making the
Mountain Sports Club membership pay for itself in one use.
The highest village in New England, Bolton Valley Resort is a ski-in/ski-out resort nestled in the rugged Green Mountains of Vermont, just 16 miles from Burlington International Airport. Bolton Valley's three peaks are crossed by 51 trails ranging from gentle slopes and long intermediate cruisers to black diamond bumps and double diamond glades. Recently renovated, Bolton Valley has opened a new lodge, created new Nordic skiing trails, and regraded its Alpine trails.
Register now for your Mountain Sports Club membership and save on lift tickets, lodging, ski gear and more.
While the skier who lost his pants on the lift today at Vail may not think this was funny, I am sure others will get a chuckle. You can bet the folks at Vail Resorts were not looking for this type of media exposure they are sure to get.
Full story, photos and documents can be found
here.
At it was a cold day in the Colorado mountains.
Arapahoe Basin in Colorado announces the opening of Montezuma Bowl for Tuesday December 30. Frequent and heavy recent storms has enabled
Arapahoe Basin to open this terrain a couple of weeks early this year. Just in time for skiing and riding the New Year.
If you're looking for discounts over the holiday here is a list of the best deals on lift tickets for Mountain Sports Club members this holiday!
The Team at Mountain Sports Club wishes all our Members Happy Holiday and hope that you have many happy and safe turns on their favorite mountain this season!
The Mountain Sports Club Office will be closed noon 12/24 through 12/25 and with limited hours on 12/26.
Mastering powder and tackling technical steeps may be the most difficult parts of skiing and snowboarding but finding a great boot fitter is just as challenging. And it's probably more important.
We've made finding a miracle-working bootfitter easier than ever at http://www.bootfitters.com/.
Bootfitters.com is your connection to America's Best Bootfitters, an organization of elite ski and snowboard shops that have dedicated themselves to learning the most advanced methods for fitting and modifying boots.
Out of the thousands of ski and snowboard shops in the U.S., fewer than 100 have been certified America's Best Bootfitters.
I'm Steve Cohen and I've dedicated the past 25 years to improving the quality of ski and snowboard bootfitting. I've directed boot testing programs and written about boot fitting for Ski and Ski Press magazines and co-founded the Masterfit University Training Centers where ski and snowboard shops from all over the world come to study state-of-the-art bootfitting techniques. Now I'm working with the America's Best Bootfitters team.
It's no secret that properly fit boots provide greater precision and comfort on the hill. But World Class bootfitting isn't just for World Cup skiers and X-Games snowboarders. I've personally seen hundreds of everyday sliders make a quantum leap in their skills and spend more high-quality, pain-free time on the hill thanks to the improved fit and comfort a top-notch bootfitter can provide.
So if you're in the market for new boots or simply want to eliminate a nagging hot spot in your current ride, check out http://www.bootfitters.com/ to find a World Class shop near your home or a ski area you may be visiting this winter. You'll find profiles on all the ABB Certified shops as well as useful tips on boot selection and even some fit tweaks you can accomplish yourself.
P.S. Don't let another season go by. Make this your year to slide better and pain-free. The ABB boot techs look forward to helping you!
Steve Cohen
Executive Director
America's Best Bootfitters
The K2 Stryker Ski with Marker M1 ski binding is now on sales at over 50% off at Sun and Ski Sports as the deal of the week. Now only $499, save over $500 now.This is a great value packed ski and binding package.
The best balance of ease, forgiveness and performance comes together in the performance focused all-mountain
K2 Stryker Ski with Marker binding. Combine its 74mm waist width, moderate side cut, and the M1 binding system, and you have a highly versatile ski that effortlessly carvers on groomers or through crud.
Intermediate to Expert Ski.
Features
MOD Monic
MOD Technology
Triaxial Braided
Tecnical Specs
Dimensions: 118/74/103
Performance: 40% ungroomed/ 60% groomed
Radius: 17m @174
Construction: Torsion Box
Core: Fir/Aspen
Take advantage on Mountain Sports Club of 10 off purchase of $50 or more at Sun and Ski Sports and save even more.
The increasing array of lift ticket discounts available this ski and snowboard season at resorts in North America is a sign of the times for Mountain Sports Club members. There are great discounts available even during this holiday season.
The Mountain Sports Club, an online subscription service, provides members discount lift ticket savings up to 2 for 1 and daily discounts at Colorado resorts like
Loveland, Monarch Mountain, Sunlight Mountain and Ski Cooper. Discounts vary from resort to resort enabling resorts to target different discounts depending on the time of the year and day of the week.
While many resorts restrict discounts during holiday periods the following resorts have offers valid during the upcoming holidays.
Colorado holiday lift ticket discounts:
Loveland - Save $6 daily
Monarch - Save $10 daily is valid on Christmas Day and again starting New year's Day 2009.
Ski Cooper - 2 for 1 and daily Savings of $10 Valid December 25 - Christmas Day and again starting New year's Day 2009.
Sunlight Mountain Resort - 2 for 1 lift ticket discounts valid Christmas Day then restricted till January 5.
Maine holiday lift ticket discounts:
Lost Valley - Save $5 Daily no restrictions
Shawnee Peak - save $6 daily during the holidays, additional 2 for 1 in non holidays.
Michigan holiday lift ticket discounts:
The Homestead Resort - Save big with 2 for 1 lift tickets from 12.26 through March daily.
New Hampshire holiday lift ticket discounts:
The Balsams - Save 30% on lift tickets this holiday.
King Pine - Save $10
Pats Peak - Save $5 on holiday lift tickets
New York holiday lift ticket discounts:
Plattekill - 2 for 1 valid up to and including Christmas Day
Snow Ridge- Save $7 daily
Windham Mountain - 2 for 1 Valid up to and including Christmas Day
Utah holiday lift ticket discounts:
The Canyons - save $7 daily every day of the season.
Vermont holiday lift ticket discounts:
Jay Peak Resort - Save $10 through December 25 and again starting January 1, daily discount applies.
Magic Mountain - Save $10 - $19 daily all season including holidays.
Not a
Mountain Sports Club member join now at special holiday sale price of only $9.95.
Register now and upgrade to premium status use
promo code holiday08 for special discounted premium membership and enjoy lift ticket discounts all season.
These are two magnificent resorts which truly live up to their slogans!
Vail says it is “like nothing on earth” and Beaver Creek’s motto is “Not exactly roughing it.” If you ask any skier or snowboarder what their favorite areas in the world are, most will say
Vail or Beaver Creek, if they have had the good fortune to make the visits.
But, these are no cream puff areas. Despite the many wide, gleaming, and groomed green and blue runs, there are also a lot of steep, challenging black diamonds. The altitude of 9 to 11,000 feet can get to you quickly, especially if you have just arrived from sea level. Most of the visitors we met seemed to be from the East, the Midwest, or Texas, and we were all challenged.
These resorts can be very expensive, but there are a lot of ways to minimize the costs. There are attractive off season packages for all the resorts. We met some visitors who booked great package deals from their ski clubs, or from many of the on line travel services or groups, such as
Mountainsportsclub.com. With many of these packages, you are getting the best rates and often staying in luxury accommodations. Sure, you can still find some homes for sale in Beaver and Vail for up to 12 million dollars, but you don’t have to go that route! You can also join a private mountain club, for $50,000 to $250,000, but my guess is, there is now less demand for such exclusive clubs on the mountain. A lot to pay for parking, lifts, and meals, in my estimation. And, we all sit on the same ski lifts, with the same parts of our anatomies!
We arrived in Beaver Creek on the 10th, after driving about an hour from Breckenridge. It was sad to leave the friends we had met at the Hartford Ski Spectacular, but we hope to see many of them in upcoming events. It was also hard to pull away from Breckenridge that day – the weather was mild and the slopes in good condition. But, in Colorado, there are also so many excellent choices to make, you can overdoes with too much sweetness.
In Beaver Creek/Avon, we were met by Jen Brown of Vail Associates – a real dynamo who accomplishes much more than the average person. She is a former ski racer (for 20 years) and another ex Easterner who moved to Nirvana. She installed us in a spacious condo at “The Seasons at Avon.” It is always a bit strange to move into someone else’s home, and take it over for a few days. It is beautiful, with the large kitchen, living room, and switch-on gas fireplace. From the front sliding window, you can see the trails of Beaver Creek. Great to watch the full moon over the slopes, and see the groomers at work throughout the night. These homes can easily accommodate 6 or 8 visitors, if you are not big on privacy.
On Thursday morning, Charles and I walked across the street, and took one of the many free, “eco” buses to Beaver Creek. You can drive, but it is discouraged. Parking is expensive at all the areas, but that is also meant to try to convince drivers to leave their cars someplace else, and take the bus. There are, of course, some discount rates for disabled and seniors, but it can be hard to get those parking spaces on crowded days.
Beaver Creek is one of the areas in the world which is truly visitor friendly. After a short walk from the bus, there is a series of escalators which take you to the lifts. At the end of a beautiful day of skiing and boarding, waiters circulate and hand out their hot, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. What a change from the early days of ski dorms and cold, icy outdoor bathrooms of my teenage years!
At Beaver, we rode up two chairs, the Centennial and the Cinch Express. We met one of the many Guest Service representatives, BT Trumpower, and he made our day. He is a snowboarder, and showed us the mountain. By coincidence, he is a Marylander, and still lives in Ocean City in the summer. He showed us the good groomed cruisers, and advised us to follow the grooming trucks. As soon as they finished, we danced down some of the best corduroy I have ever experience.
Beaver is a large mountain, but not as sprawling or complex as its sister resort of
Vail. It now hosts the “Birds of Prey Men’s World Cup” and has a wide variety of challenges including the Rose Bowl and steep bumps on Grouse Mountain. It also has the beautiful long Cinch run, where those wanting easy skiing and riding can cruise from the top to the bottom of the mountain. Safety and speed are carefully monitored, especially on “Gold Dust,” which has signs proclaiming, “speed is monitored from the air!”
Visit to
Vail – one of the largest snow resorts in North America
What can I say about
Vail? It is so beautiful, I literally dream about it at night. It is sweeping, immaculately groomed and kept up, and has some of the biggest area and varied terrain of any resort on earth. It is also extremely visitor friendly, with a large number of Guest Service Representatives and Mountain Ambassadors to help you every step of the way. These are fascinating people – the ones we met were semi—retired doctors, teachers, or accomplished professionals from a wide variety of disciplines. I know this advocation has long been one of my goals, if I ever semi retire.
I first came to Vail when Jerry Ford was President. He enabled the White House press corps, and their families, to follow him on many trips to Vail, and to Beaver, which was just under development at the time. These trips were definitely better than the vacation White Houses of many other Presidents. I was pleased to see the many buildings named after Gerald and Betty Ford at Vail and Beaver. Maybe we could convince the Obamas to visit the slopes, if they ever have any spare time!
At
Vail, my husband and I drove, but perhaps should have taken an inexpensive “eco bus,” which is cheaper if you get a senior discount. We were fortunate enough to find free parking on Frontier Road, and then walk across to a shuttle bus to Vail and Lionshead. It is much better to make your way to Lionshead, even if you have to take two buses. Your are quite close to the base of the Gondola, and can get to any trails or the world class bowls.
There are paid parking areas, but they can cost about $35 and often entail more walking up and down stairs, and through the village. Again, with heavy boots and skis, it is not fun. How I desperately wish I could snowboard – life could be so much easier! Alas, that has passed me by.
On the top of the Eagle Bahn Gondola, we met two of the Guest Service Ambassadors, and took a fast, comprehensive tour of the mountains. We covered an enormous amount of territory, and looked down into the bowls, but did not take them this time. The snow was falling and the flat light gave way to blinding snow. We all knew a one week blizzard was predicted, with temperatures well below zero. So, after two hours of fast skiing (for me), we retreated to one of the many fine mountain top restaurants, had a terrific meal, and took the Gondola down. I felt like such a sissy, but many others were taking the same route. I missed some of my favorite blue cruising trials. I also missed the famous Vail vistas, although some were visible through the snow. But, I knew they were there from the many visits I had made to Vail. Better to be prudent, and live to ski another day.
The next day, Saturday, we resisted the temptation to ski, despite the fresh snow. The temperatures were dropping and the forecast was frightening. We returned the fine rental equipment at Vail, although we had first picked it up at Breckenridge. This is one of the many advantages of renting the newest equipment. It is good quality, and we did not have to lug it to the airport, and pay the extra charges for the flight. I have long advocated rental, but I may break down and buy new boots, if they are light enough.
After another great meal at one of the many Vail resort restaurants, we were on our way. My husband Charles did a great job driving over the snowy Vail pass, and through the Eisenhower and Johnson tunnels. There were lots of spin outs and accidents along the way. I was terrified. Thanks Charles! We made it to a motel in Denver, and had a relatively smooth flight on United the next day. The airline was very good about accommodating stand-bys, because schedules were so messed up with the storms.
We left Colorado with the knowledge it, Utah, and the other mountain states were getting pelted with snow. It is a good omen for Christmas and, hopefully, a good sign for the future.
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