![]() ![]() We ski Mt Rose a lot its pass costs almost as much as the Ikon Base Pass, and that is just for one area. So maybe these passes aren't ideal for your exact situation, which is the case for us. I would get into Colorado, but there are so many different options there that I don’t have the bandwidth (and quite frankly, I want to avoid the "yeah, buts …."). Do you really need to hit the swaps in the fall or stop three times at the Patagucci outlet. We haven't even started with Utah, Colorado, and more. Again, for as low as $1,088* (if you don’t ski holidays), you can have access to Squaw/Alpine, Northstar, Heavenly, and Kirkwood - plus, if you are amenable to the three-hour drive, Mammoth and June Mountain. If you ski Tahoe, your deal is even better. So, forget that pair of skis most likely they will just sit in the corner until you unload them at the end of the season, anyway. That is 30 days of skiing before you even add the unlimited access to Stowe, and it doesn't include other perks such as access to Breckenridge, A-Basin, Northstar, Heavenly, Park City, and many other western resorts. For the East, if you buy the Epic Local and Ikon Base passes, for $1,268* you would have unlimited skiing at Stowe and five to seven days at Okemo, Sunapee, Killington, Sugarbush, Stratton, and Loon/Sugarloaf/Sunday River (split between them). How much is it worth to basically double your pleasure, double your fun and not have to choose? Well, do you really need that fourth - or fifth - pair of skis? Will you really use one more 20k/20k Arc'teryx kit? But what about access to sooo many more ski areas? I gave you the high-water mark of almost $2,000, but in reality it could be a lot less. I will not start with, "You can buy both for as little as …." No, I am saying you can have pretty much unlimited skiing at 90 world-class resorts for $1,898, which is less than a pass to just one resort used to cost. I am going to take a different approach here and ask, "Why ask which one? Buy BOTH!" Sure, it's easy for me to spend your money: you have been letting me do it for years and rarely have I failed you, so we will continue with what works. ![]() It's confusing to try to pick even one of these, and now there is a shiny new alternative in the very competitive Ikon Pass, which gives you two simpler options and 26 resorts primarily in the United States and Canada. Options include the full Epic, Epic Local, Tahoe Local, Tahoe Value, Summit Value, Keystone A-Basin - according to the website, 17 options in all, with access to 64 resorts all over the world. The Epic Pass and its variations have been around for while.
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