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Here’s The Deal: Ski FREE Spring 2010!

Tim Jones — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:21:26 +0000

Does the notion of paying nothing to jump on a ski lift anytime you choose catch your attention? Good, it should! If you play your cards right, you can effectively ski free for the rest of the 2009/10 season. And it can FEEL like you are skiing for free all through 2010/11!

As is true with every promise of anything free, there’s a catch. But this particular catch can also save you a bundle and get you out skiing more next year. Here’s how it works:

You have to buy a season pass at an area. And you have to do it now. Depending on the area you choose, that can cost you anywhere from a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand dollars. I know, that doesn’t sound like “Free” but bear with me a moment.

Many areas this year are offering a deal where, if you buy your season pass now, you get to ski or ride for free for the rest of this season. What an incredible offer. You not only get the best skiing of the 2010/11 season, you also get all of next season too. And there’s no better incentive to get out on the slopes than knowing you can go anytime you want for as long as you want and it will actually reduce the per-visit price of your lift tickets.

These areas are offering the “Ski Free Until Closing” deal on next year’s season passes purchased now through the end of March:

Bolton Valley in Bolton, Vermont. $399 Adult (ages 18-69), $249 ($149 if purchased with adult parent’s pass) Youth (ages 7-17) and Senior (ages 70+).

Burke Mountain in East Burke, Vermont, Season Passes $539 Adult, $339 Student/Senior.

Catamount in South Egremont, Mass. 2010/11 Season Passes: $279 Adult, $239 Juniors(7-13), $99 Kids 6 and under, $159 Seniors 70+

Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway, N.H. 2010/11season passes $459 Adult, $269 Teen, $169 Junior.

Jiminy Peak in Hancock, Mass. Season Passes: $689 Adult unrestricted, $599 Teen, $459 Junior, $239 Twilight.

Granite Gorge in Roxbury, N.H. 2010/11 full season passes $425 Adults, $325 Jrs/Srs/College, $1095 Family pass.

King Pine in Tamworth, N.H. 2010/11 unlimited season passes $425 Adult, $365 Teen, $305 Jr./Sr.

Mount Snow in Dover, Nor’Easter unlimited passes (good at Mount Snow, Attitash, and Crotched Mountain) $899 Adults, $699 for juniors (6-18) and seniors. Includes four bonus tickets which may be purchased at $50/each. Classic Pass (Mount Snow only with 12 blackout dates) $549. Pay 30% of the total cost of your pass (including tax) by April 30th and you have until October 11th to make two installments on the remaining 70%.

Mount Sunapee in Newbury, N.H. 2010/11 season passes go on sale March 6 and are at their lowest prices from March 6 through April 30. New pass purchasers can ski through the end of this season and all of next season by paying the May 1 rate (a difference of $56 to $160 depending on the pass.)

Pats Peak in Henniker, N.H. 2010/11 season passes $349 Adult (18-64), $259 Junior (6-17) and Senior (65+).

Ski Butternut in Great Barrington, Mass. 2010-11 season passes $275 Adult (ages 14-69 yrs), $225 Jr. (ages 7-13 yrs), $100 Kids (ages 6 & Under) and Seniors (ages 70+), $500 Corporate (a transferable pass) .

Wildcat in Pinkham Notch, N.H. $599 adult unrestricted, $399 teen, 299 junior.

While we’re at it, here are some other great deals we found lurking out there:

Saturday Nights: Gunstock in Gilford, N.H.: ski, ride, rent or tube for $30 bucks from 4 to 10 pm. Pats Peak in Henniker, N.H.:

Catamount in South Egremont, Mass. Free lift ticket with a private lesson Mondays-Thursday .

Ragged Mountain in Danbury, N.H. $124 “Rest of Season pass (equal to 2 adult tickets!); $25 Thursdays , Family Sundays ($99 for 4 in family; $25 each additional kid)

Burke Mountain in East Burke, Vermont. Purchase a weekend ticket (Sat-Sun) and ski Friday afternoon or all day Monday for free; Tuesday $20 55+; Friday $30 for Tele skiers. Starting March 1st, show your season pass from any other ski resort and get half-price full day tickets!

Ski Sundown in Canton Center, Connecticut, has is offering 2010 – 2011 season passes at 09/10 prices and has an “Easy Payment Plan.”

Smugglers’ Notch Bash Badge Plus ( $199 Adult), $179 Youth 6-18) FREE skiing and riding from 3/8/10 to closing (usually mid-April) plus 20% off at 3 Mountain Equipment and for high performance ski or snowboard equipment demos; 50% off all single and multi-day group lessons and admission to The FunZone.

Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, Mass., is offering an Anytime “Rest Of The Season Pass” for $109.

Here’s The Deal!: Recurring Deals 2009/10

Tim Jones — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:57:33 +0000

The 2009/10 season is in full swing, the big holiday week of Christmas and New Year’s is past, and that means deals galore. These are just some of the deals available this winter. Except where noted, these are NOT valid for the MLK holiday or President’s Week. Check websites or call for detailed information.

Connecticut

Mohawk Mountain (800- 895-5222) in Cornwall, Connecticut: Friday: Women $65 ( lesson, lift and lunch included); anyone, 9:30am – 1:00pm $20, 9:30am-6:00pm for $30 (tickets must be purchased before noon).

Mount Southington (860-628-0954) near Marion, Connecticut: Frequent Skier Passport $79 saves$20 off an 8 Hour Flex Ticket or $10 off a Night or Sunset lift ticket.

Ski Sundown (860-379-7669) in Canton Center, Connecticut: All Mountain Package, from 6pm-10pm- $74, include all lifts, equipment rental and a 1½ hour ski or snowboard group lesson.

MAINE

Mount Abram (207-875-5000) in Locke Mills, Maine: Thursday 2 for 1; Friday Carload $75 for everyone legally seated in a car, pickup, SUV or minivan; Nights $15

Sugarloaf (800-THE-LOAF) in Carrabassett Valley, Maine: Frequent Skier Card $89, includes one lift ticket and $25 off midweek lift tickets and $15 off weekend and holiday lift tickets at Loon, Sunday River & Sugarloaf all season long. E-Tickets purchase online at least four days in advance, save 10%, Wednesday ME residents with ID $30.

Saddleback (866-918-2225) in Rangeley, Maine: Monday Ladies $35; Tuesday Telemarkers $35; Wednesday Men $35; Thursday Seniors 65 -70 $35 (Seniors 70+ always $5), Friday College Students $35

Shawnee Peak (207-647-8444) in Bridgton, Maine. Monday arrive before 11am $79 for everyone legally seated in car; Monday Night (4-9pm) $13; Tuesday, 2 for $57, add rentals for $22; Wednesday 1 Adult + 1 Junior (ages 6-12) for $53, add additional Juniors for $15, additional adults for $28; Thursday Men $33; Friday Ladies $33; Saturday/Sunday/Holidays Family of Four (one must be a junior, ages 6-12) $159; Sunday Afternoon (12:30-4:30pm) $27.

Sunday River (800-543-2SKI) in Newry, Maine:
E-Tickets: Save 10% savings on multi-day lift tickets by purchased online in advance. Frequent Skier Card $89, includes one lift ticket and $25 off midweek lift tickets and $15 off weekend and holiday lift tickets at Loon, Sunday River & Sugarloaf all season long.

MASSACHUSETTS

Berkshire East (413-339-6617) in Charlemont, Mass. Monday $25 with full Coke can; Tuesday Ladies $25 with $15 group lessons; Wednesday MA and VT residents with ID and web coupon $20; Thursday CT and RI residents with ID and web coupon $20, Friday Night, college students with ID $20; Saturday Night Lift Tickets: 3 for $49, 4 for $59, $15 ski rentals, $20 board rentals, $10 group ski lessons,$25 group SB lessons.

Bousquet Ski Area (413-442-8316) in Pittsfield, Mass. Monday – Thursday $20; Thursday Night (3-9pm) $10.

Catamount (413-528-1262) in South Egremont, Mass. Monday through Friday, non-holiday, day tickets (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) $25! Monday through Thursday purchase a private lesson get free lift ticket; Wednesday & Thursday Nights $27

Jiminy Peak (800-882-8859) in Hancock, Mass. Online coupon deals every day savings on lifts and lessons; Weekends Recycle an old lift ticket (prior to this season), and carpool with 4 or more in a car, and receive a free lift ticket, valid for that day. State Days (save $8 on tickets) Tuesday PA/NY, Wednesday NJ/MA, Thursday CT/VT; Saturday Night Ladies $31; Sunday Night Men $31; Peak Value Card $45 gets a free midweek March lift ticket plus $15 off every lift ticket, plus every 7th swipe of the card gets a free lift ticket that day.

Ski Butternut (413-528-2000) in Great Barrington, Mass. Monday – Friday, $25; Weekend/Holiday $35 for college students, military, fire/police/EMT, and pre-registered ski club and scout troop members.

Wachusett Mountain (800-754-1234) Princeton, Mass. 3-Peat Card $109 get 3 anytime tickets.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Attitash (603-374-2368) in Bartlett, N.H. E-Tickets purchase online 48 hours in advance for varying discount

Black Mountain (800-475-4669) in Jackson, N.H. –Family: 2 adults and 2 juniors (6-17) are $99/weekend holiday, $79; Tuesday, Ladies $20 includes a coupon package for local businesses. Add lunch for $5; Wednesday (12:30-4pm) $15; Thursday 55+ $20, includes breakfast.

Bretton Woods (1-877-873-0626) in Bretton Woods, N.H. Tuesday Ladies lift ticket and all-day Hobbit Ski or Snowboard program for one child $115, group lesson $10; Wednesday, 2 for $66 plus 90-minute group lesson for 2 $35; Thursday, seniors $45 includes 90-minute group lesson;

Cannon Mountain (603-823-8800) in Franconia, N.H. Tuesday & Thursday 2 for $66 or 1 ticket for $40; Wednesday, NH residents (with ID) $33.

Cranmore Mountain Resort (800-786-6754) in North Conway, N.H. Monday – Thursday 2 for $55; Friday buy a three-day lift ticket online in advance for Friday through Sunday and get Friday free; Add-a-Day: before 4 pm, save up to 30% off the next day’s lift ticket; After 2 Tomorrow Too: purchase a lift ticket or rental package after 2 p.m. and get that and the following day for the price of one day.

Crotched Mountain (603-588-3668) in Bennington, N.H. Tuesdays 2 for $44; Sunday 2:30-5pm $19, rentals $10, lessons $10; Monday- Thursday 7-9pm $19.

Dartmouth Skiway (603-795-2143) in Lyme Center, N.H. Non-holiday Weekdays $25; Holidays/Weekends two consecutive weekend or holiday days $65 adults/$50 for teens/ $40 children. (Child tickets sold only with two-day Adult.)

Granite Gorge (603-358-5000) in Roxbury, N.H. Saturday Night 3-6pm $35, $45 with rentals; Friday 6-8pm or Saturday 4-6pm $25 adults, $20 juniors, seniors & college students with ID.

Gunstock (800-486-7862) in Gilford, N.H.: Sunday 2 adults + 2 teens/children, $170; Monday two for one; Saturday Night $30 includes ticket, rentals and 1-hour tubing; Midweek Nights Lift tickets $25. Tuesday 2 for 1; Wednesday free tubing, rentals; Thursday free lesson tips; Friday free snowshoe demos.

King Pine Ski Area (1-800-FREE SKI) in East Madison, N.H. – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2 for 1; Saturday nights and holidays 2 adults and 2 children $49. Sunday Morning until noon $34; Sunday Afternoon Adults $20, juniors $14; Any day: 2:30-4pm adults $18, juniors f $12 ; 7-9pm adults $14, juniors $10. All lift tickets include X-C, snowshoeing and skating.

Loon Mountain Resort (800-229-LOON) in Lincoln, N.H.: Frequent Skier Card $89 includes one lift ticket and $25 off midweek and $15 off weekend and holiday lift tickets at Loon, Sunday River & Sugarloaf.

McIntyre (603-624-6571) in Manchester, N.H.: Saturday 3-9:30pm $29, for skiing, snowboarding and tubing with lesson tips and rentals included; 3-pack of anytime lift tickets $60.

Pats Peak (888-728-7732) in Henniker, N.H.: Saturday night POP (3-10pm) $39 for tickets, rentals, snowtubing, lesson tips and entertainment.

Ragged Mountain (603-768-3600) in Danbury, N.H. Monday Ladies $29; Tuesday 2 for 1; Wednesday Carload for $99 (max 8); Thursday 55+ $29 with free coffee; Sunday Afternoon NH Residents $25.

Storrs Hill (603-448-4409) in Lebanon, N.H. Adult lift tickets $10/kids 7.

Mount Sunapee (603-763-3500) in Newbury, N.H. Monday $42; Tuesday Ladies $49 includes luncheon buffet, half-price childcare; Wednesday 2 for $64; Thursday full-price ticket gets $12 lunch voucher; Sunday afternoon NH residents (ID required) $38.

Tenney Mountain (888-289-1020) in Plymouth, N.H. All Midweek/Non-Holiday Lift Tickets $25; Thursday Ladies $25 includes 2 hour morning lesson, half-price child care.

Waterville Valley (800-468-2553) in Waterville Valley, N.H.: Online: buy a lift ticket 48 hours in advance, save $10. Sunday Kids 12 and under, $12. $1 from each lift ticket is donated to the NH Food Bank. Monday & Friday 2 for $67 and spin the wheel to win additional prizes; Add-a-Day, save $10 on next day.

Whaleback Mountain (603 448-1489) in Enfield, N.H. Midweek (1-8pm) $20; Sunday 9 – Noon $15; Last two hours of any day $15.

Wildcat (888-754 9453) in Pinkham Notch, N.H. Sunday noon to close $25; Tuesday 50+, $45, includes free lesson and lunch; Wednesday 2 for $65; Thursday women $45 includes morning lesson and lunch; Next Day upgrade any lift ticket before 3:30pm on date of ticket to ski or ride the following day $39.

NEW YORK

Gore Mountain (518-251-2411) in North Creek, New York. Wednesdays, present any empty Coca-Cola product and get a lift ticket for $38.

Whiteface (518-946-2223) near Lake Placid, New York. Sunday, January 10, February 7, March 14, April 4, Adult tickets $35, teens $30, juniors $25. Wednesdays, present any empty Coca-Cola product and get lift ticket for $38.

VERMONT

Ascutney Mountain Resort (1-800-243-0011) in Brownsville, Vermont: Tuesday 2 for 1; Wednesday A full-day lift ticket gets are free dinner that night at The Common Man Restaurant in Claremont, NH.; Thursday Telemark $24; Sunday Afternoon VT & NH residents with ID $29.

Bromley Mountain (800-865-4786) in Peru, Vermont: Sun Mountain Club $69 gets free lift ticket and $10 off every full day.

Bolton Valley (1-877-9BOLTON) in Bolton, Vermont. Saturday Night (4-8pm) $19.

Burke Mountain (802-626-7300) in East Burke, Vermont. Tuesday 55+ $20; Wednesday, subscribe to the Burke Mobile Alerts by texting ISKIBURKE to 89800 you’ll get a special deal for every Wednesday; Thursday College students with ID $40/carload (legally seated). Sunday 12:15 to close $18 plus$18 rentals and group lessons; Friday Tele skiers $30.

Killington (800-621-6867) in Killington, Vermont. Tuesday and Wednesday Vermonters with ID $49; Save 50% on your next lift ticket purchased when you bring a friend to the Adult Learn to Ski or Ride Program.

Mad River Glen (802-496-3551) in Fayston, Vermont: Monday or Friday Buy a two-day weekend ticket and ski for only $1 more. Sunday Afternoon $35; 30 Day Ticket 30 consecutive days for $325 adults/$250 juniors & seniors.

Magic Mountain (802-824-5645) in Londonderry, Vermont: Sunday Afternoon $25.00.

Middlebury Snow Bowl (802-388-4356) in Hancock, Vermont: Weekdays $30, Weekends $40.

Mount Snow (1-800 245-7669) in Dover, Vermont: Online save 10% on multiday tickets 48 hours in advance.

Okemo Mountain Resort (1-800-786-5366) in Ludlow, Vermont. Tuesday Ladies $39, private lesson $49. Thursdays (Jan 7, 14, 21, Mar 18, 25) $39. Note these specials must be purchased online, in advance.

Pico (1-866-667-7426) in Rutland, Vermont. Monday, Thursday and Friday $25 for VT residents and college students with ID.

Smugglers’ Notch (1-800-451-8752) in Jeffersonville, Vermont. Monday Your business card gets $15 off an adult lift ticket; Tuesday $19.95 demo skis or snowboards; Wednesday $62 lift ticket and demo skis or snowboard; Thursday college students with ID $29; Friday, VT residents with ID half-price for lift tickets, group lessons, and rentals.

Stowe Mountain Resort (1-800-253-4754) in Stowe, Vermont: Vacation Rewards Program: purchase multi-day pass at least 7 days in advance, save 15%.

Stratton Mountain Resort (1-800-787-2886), in Stratton, Vermont. The $79 X2 Card includes one lift ticket, takes $10-$30 off all subsequent tickets; Sunday Afternoon 2 adult/2 young adult tickets $99, includes a pizza.

Sugarbush (1-800-537-8427) in Warren, Vermont. Monday – Thursday in January $39 Mt. Ellen lift tickets excluding January 18; eTickets save up to 10%; SugarDirect Card $109 includes free ticket 25% off midweek, 20% weekend and holiday, Free 11th tickets.

Suicide Six (1-800-448-7900) in South Pomfret, Vermont: Woodstock Inn guests free, Midweek $40

Here’s The Deal! December 29, 2009

Tim Jones — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:45:13 +0000

January 2, and January 9 are POP (Pay One Price) Saturday night sat Pats Peak (888-728-7732; www.patspeak.com ) in Henniker, N.H. $39 gets you a lift ticket, rental skis or snowboard, lesson tips, snow tubing and entertainment from 3 to 10pm.

January 4-10. Fifteen Vermont ski resorts and 14 New Hampshire ski resorts are offering for FREE lessons, rentals and limited-terrain lift tickets, to first-time skiers and riders during the week of This is a wonderful way to introduce someone new to the fun of snowsports.

To sign up for these FREE programs in Vermont, go to www.skivermont.com/find_your_zone/lessons/ and pre-register. In New Hampshire, the address to sign up is www.SkiNH.com/LASSM You’ll have to register and download a Learn to Ski or Ride Free Coupon which you can use to sign up for a lesson on a specific day at a specific area

Both of these programs are for first time skiers and snowboarders only and are limited to one lesson per person. In both programs registration will close 48 hours prior to lesson date.

January 6, 13, 20, 27 are VT/NH “Wonderful Wednesdays” at Okemo Mountain Resort, (1-800-786-5366; www.okemo.com ) in Ludlow, Vermont. Vermont and New Hampshire residents can ski/ride fort $39 (half day after 12:30 for just $25).

January 10, Saddleback (866-918-2225; www.saddlebackmaine.com ) in Rangeley, Maine is celebrating Veteran’s Day. Veterans and anyone in the Armed Forces can ski for free. This is Saddleback’s way of showing the men and women in the Armed Forces their appreciation.

January 10, Mount Snow (1-800 245-7669, www.mountsnow.com ) in Dover, Vermont, has Youth Pay Their Age Day for children ages 6-18. If a child is 16 years old their lift ticket price for the day is $16!

Football Season: Ragged Mountain (603-768-3600; www.raggedmountainresort.com ) in Danbury, N.H. is offering -Football Fans Special -The number of points scored by the New England Patriots’ opponent is the price you pay for a lift ticket the next day. If the Patriots make the playoffs, the promotion continues. If a playoff game occurs on a Saturday, the promotion applies for the following Monday, not Sunday. Not valid January 2 and January 18

Here’s The Deal!, November 22-27, 2009

Tim Jones — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:37:14 +0000

The Boston Ski Show was all about deals. Everywhere you looked had some kind of special going. We’ll be bringing you the best of these throughout the season, but here are a couple which caught my attention:

Black Mountain (800-475-4669) in Jackson, N.H. gets a family of four onto the slopes on any weekend or holiday for just $99. Weekdays its $79. That’s $25/pp for weekend/holiday lift tickets! If you’ve never skied Black, you’ve missed one of the hidden gems of new England skiing and riding. It faces south so there are no cold/windy days, the snow is usually soft and there are never any crowds. It’s where I tell my friends to ski when they are looking for low, low prices and great snow. Check it out.

Pats Peak (888-728-7732) in Henniker, N.H. is bringing back their POP (Pay One Price) Saturday nights: $39 gets you Skiing and/or Riding under the lights from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. with rentals, plus tubing, lesson tips and entertainment. It’ll start on December 26. Pats is a wonderful little mountain with some great terrain and a

Ski Butternut (413-528-2000) in Great Barrington, Mass., offers a $25 First-Timers Learn-to-Ski or Learn-to-Snowboard early season package from Dec. 4th through Dec. 22. Weekday/non-holiday lift tickets are $25 all season long.

Here’s The Deal: October 26-November 1, 2009,

Tim Jones — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:13 +0000

You've gotta pay to ride the lifts, but why pay more than you have to?

Other than season passes, which are still on sale at most areas at bargain prices, the best lift ticket deal we can find right now is the “Ski NH Anywhere Anytime” ticket packages.

These are discount tickets (about a 20% average savings), fully transferable good for any time, including weekends and holidays. Deals on weekend and holiday lift tickets are usually about as common as snow in July . . .

You have to buy a total of 12 tickets for at least two of the member areas of Ski NH. This is a great way to get out on the slopes with your whole family, a group of friends from work or whoever. Again, the tickets are fully transferable—anyone can use them any time during the season.

For complete info go to www.skinh.com/anywhereanytime.cfm, or call 1-800-88SKINH.

If you live near or pass through the Berkshires, Ski Butternut (413-528-2000;) in Great Barrington, Mass. is offereing an incredible early-season deal for first-time skiers and snowboarders. From opening day (projected for November 27) through December 22, a beginner ski or snowboard package lesson, rentals and beginner area lift ticket (four carpet lifts) is only $25.

Shawnee Peak (207-647-8444) in Bridgton, Maine is having their “Annual October Lift Ticket Sale.” Buy a pair of fully transferable, any time lift tickets on line any time through October 31 for $85/pair! That’s $10.50 off each ticket.

Okemo Mountain Resort, (1-800-786-5366) in Ludlow, Vermont is offering a direct to lift “Sunday Only” season pass for $359 (it was $299 before October 12—keep that in mind for next year). It has four blackout dates but is otherwise good for every Sunday of the season. Assuming you ski 15 Sundays, that’s $24 per day of skiing. Great deal!