alberts316 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Snowmass overall best mtn to snowboard! Buttermilk came in 3rd! Now does this justify the ski company to charge over $100 a day for a lift ticket? http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/149489 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 that's one reason i haven't gone in a couple years. the prices are ridiculous. to go up with my wife and kids is a $500 day easy. now i just send my daughter up whenever she gets invited with friends. and i'll probably start doing the same with my son soon if he wants. it's just too fuggin' expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tint Eastwood Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Makes me want to get back out this year but damn, your right its way too pricey for it to be a "hobby" anymore. Miss the days when it was a relatively affordable activity as long as you had your own gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I remember when Sugarbush was $55 for the day.. now I think they are up to $80 or so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 that's the other shiatty part....the gear. my kids seem to get bigger every year for some reason. which means new gear every year. my daughter is about 5'7" tall and she's been riding a 164 K2 for 2 years now just because that's what i had for her to ride. she should have been on something a bit shorter when she started riding it but she took to it like nothing. now she wants to try out my Diablo 186. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tint Eastwood Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 that's the other shiatty part....the gear. my kids seem to get bigger every year for some reason. which means new gear every year. Yeah with kids you might be better off with rentals. They grow so fast the wallet doesn't stand a chance of keeping up. I'm still using all the same crap I had when I was 18. Rentals are starting to look nice. Another year and I'll get my son out on some skis, looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alberts316 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 in our area we have ski swaps for a couple weekends and thats a great place to get good used equipment for cheap. Yep season passes start at 1700 bones, but the best deal (if you call it that) is $270 for a 5 time pass to any of the power four mtns (AJAX, Highlands, b-milk, and snowmass) I usually get out around 15-20 times a season and get a hook up on lift tix. Its nice living with in an hour and a half of 16 ski resorts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat rock stan Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Anyone been up one Mt Hood here in Oregon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roach Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'm on Blizzard 192s..with ESS bindings... Love 'em. Very fast... and able to make sharp turns. (Straight skies - none of those 'shaped' skies that were/are all the rage. I'm old-school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vquestfilms.com Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Snowmass overall best mtn to snowboard! Buttermilk came in 3rd! Now does this justify the ski company to charge over $100 a day for a lift ticket? Wow, I thought Buttermilk would have took it. they have a cool terrain park and that is where Winter X games are held. that's one reason i haven't gone in a couple years. the prices are ridiculous. to go up with my wife and kids is a $500 day easy. now i just send my daughter up whenever she gets invited with friends. and i'll probably start doing the same with my son soon if he wants. it's just too fuggin' expensive. Yeah, it's ridiculous. Lift tickets at larger resorts are $85/day. Don't eat... you'll go broke. Mt Rose not the biggest resort over here but $100. pass for kids and $379. full season for adults. 4-5 times up and you break even. that's the other shiatty part....the gear. my kids seem to get bigger every year for some reason. which means new gear every year. my daughter is about 5'7" tall and she's been riding a 164 K2 for 2 years now just because that's what i had for her to ride. she should have been on something a bit shorter when she started riding it but she took to it like nothing. now she wants to try out my Diablo 186. Buy used for kids. Ski swaps, craig's list are good places to look. Anyone been up one Mt Hood here in Oregon? Yep, Mt hood Meadows and Timberline. Summited and skied down 4 times over the years, love that place. I'm on Blizzard 192s..with ESS bindings... Love 'em. Very fast... and able to make sharp turns. (Straight skies - none of those 'shaped' skies that were/are all the rage. I'm old-school. ESS? Haven't heard that brand mentioned forever... That is "Ol skool" Used to ski Blizzard way back. Nice boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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