Heavenly announces their season pass pricing

next week.  Hopefully it's a decent deal, and it'd be even better if they include Northstar and Sierra with it.  I also hope they allow you to ride the rest of this season on it too!

not a fan...and i highly doubt sierra will be included with the merger. vail doesn't play with small timers since they love money and hyping up prices. i'll prob just get a squaw pass for next year. had the triple whammy and squaw this year, but only b/c squaw was blacked out on saturdays

How can an Epic pass be 700 if the normal pass this season was 799.  I really do not expect Sierra to be included.  I'm pretty sure they had the option to buy the resort and they didn't.

Sierra is a Booth Creek resort and will not be aligned with Vail Resorts next year.  From what I'm told, they are looking for a partner but nothing's gaining traction. 

I had the Double Whammy then the 'Scourge of the Yellow Lanyard' as my buddies like to call them arrived, so now I'm not sure what I'm doing never year.

Originally posted by SLUSHIE Yeah IDK what I'll be doing next year because this doesn't look promising. Sugar Bowl might me my choice next year.  Not as good but saves me good 25mins or so on the drive.

Yeah, I'm looking at the same thing, plus access to the side country.  Northstar on a M-F pow day is hard to beat, tho...

So I guess we can all quit speculating now. Go here for details... http://www.snow.com/epicpass/home.aspx

I'm wondering what the prices will be after May 30th.

$379 is a good deal for both resorts, but I do sort of miss the $339 early Season Heavenly only pricing from prior years.

Originally posted by CO_champagne Yeah, the Epic pass keeps on a rising in price.  My buddy wishes the pass was over $1k to keep all the gapers off the mountain.  Breck is always way too packed

Idiot...there are more noobs with money than great riders who have to work two jobs as it is to buy a season pass.
Do you think increasing the price of a pass is going to keep away the people who have 2500 bucks invested in their awesome new gear and matching outerwear?

If you look at this from a Heavenly perspective, it's not bad. Decent really.

If you look at this from a Double Whammy Pass perspective, this is pathetic.

I miss the days of $229 college pass or young adult pass. It's ok. I'm done with Northstar. I've been there like 25 times in the past 4 seasons I'll be moving on. I'll miss the park that's for sure but NOT the 30 minute waits.

Originally posted by SLUSHIE Never go on a weekend.  Thats the rule. I went on a few weekends this year and it was the most crowded I have ever seen the place.  One thing I hope they do is get rid of those damn buses.  I miss the old tractors with the trailers but I think since the parking lot is now so narrow that would be impossible. The way they cram people into those buses is ridiculous though.  They never should have built those condos there.  They should have been the ones taking the damn bus.

anyone know if there is a student discount available for any of these passes?

I was at Northstar today and got sent to the office and the peeps in there thought the Tahoe pass was a joke at first. 

It flat out sucks unless you're doing a roadie to Colorado for 2 weeks and then it's worth it for the EPic unlimited.

Oh, and Northstar's fast pass is now $200 and there is NO vertical plus program.  Anyone who had a Double Whammy pass of any flavor just got the high hard one to the arse.

Originally posted by SLUSHIE I've always wondered, does a season pass include summer mountain biking?  I've never done that before at Northstar and wondered how that works.

Originally posted by robnezz23 Actually to me it looks like the fine print does NOT allow you to mountain bike for free.   When do I get my summer benefits? Summer benefits for 2011/12 season passes will be valid for summer 2011 if purchased in the Spring 2011. Pass not valid for Summer 2012. Summer 2012 access will be applied to passes purchased in spring/summer of 2012. * Summer lift access does not include bike haul.

I've had N* winter passes in the past and I've had summer mtn biking passes the past few years. They've never included any overlapping benefits other than accumulating vertical plus feet/points. I figured it would only get worse. For now, I'm just glad they're keeping the mtn bike park.

if you guys read the Northstar Facebook page where their COO leaves a message about the pricing, everyone flamed him to death.

the prices suck. they're only marginal compared to this season's prices and that's when he compared them to late pricing. if oyu compared to 10-11' early bird pricing, it's no comparison.

plus the omission of a $250 college pass means screweddddddddd

I almost didn't believe it when I received the email showing the early bird "discount" rate.

Time to login to Twitter and FB and let my feelings be known!

Somebody call the Whaaaaaaaaaambulance.

Student prices announced!

Now, through May 30th, you can lock in your College season pass for next season for as little at $49 down. For only $299, the College Tahoe Value Pass provides skiing/riding access at Northstar Sunday - Friday and Heavenly 7 days a week, excluding 11 blackout dates. , in addition to special Colorado benefits. $50 pass holder tickets are available for purchase during blackout dates at both Heavenly & Northstar-at-Tahoe.
All College Tahoe Value pass holders will be required to visit a Heavenly Mountain Resort or Northstar-at-Tahoe season pass office this fall after September 6, 2011 with a college photo ID and copy of a current transcript with 12 or more credits.
Some spring pass benefits, such as Summer 2011 access, do not apply to the College Tahoe Value Pass. The Collelge Tahoe Value Pass is only available for purchase online. Price is guaranteed through May 30, 2011.

Hopefully I will be able to get a season pass this year. I live in Michigan though, so it's not as cool. 

Originally posted by azngolfur I bought before the price drop, but got an e-mail saying I will get a refund soon. No reason to wait really, if the price drops they'll refund you the difference!