2007 Skiing and Riding Best Deals in the Northeast

There’s an axiom in recreational skiing that those who are active in the sport can always find a way to avoid paying the listed daily rate for a lift ticket. Aware of this consumer practice, ski resorts and lodging facilities compete for those kinds of shoppers with a myriad of bargains. Here are some of those best deals available in the Northeast this ski season:

MAINE

Saddleback:
Mid-Week Ticket Book – 10 transferable tickets for mid- week non-holiday periods cost $250. Ski & stay packages with lift tickets at $35.

Shawnee Peak:
The new Hampton Inn & Suites has ski & stay packages starting at $67.25 per person per night. Includes breakfast and a lift ticket for the night you check and a lift ticket for the entire next day. Call (603) 356-7736.

Sugarloaf:
Classic Ski Weeks available at various times, starting at $299 per person for five midweek days of skiing, lodging, access to sports & fitness club & adult instruction.

Sunday River:
Ski & stay packages include lodging, lift tickets and free adult Perfect Turn clinics. Call 800-543-2754 or visit
http://www.sundayriver.com/packages.html.

MASSACHUSETTS

Berkshire East:
Family nights are Saturdays, Jan. 7 through early March: three ski for $39, four for $49, five for $59 etc.
Discounted lift tickets of $5 off if you stay at participating local lodging facilities. Visit http://www.berkshireeast.com./local.php.

Jiminy Peak:
Midweek Escape includes two days of skiing and two nights of lodging in a one-bedroom suite for two people, valid Monday-Thursday nights, non-holiday, $179 per person, double occupancy. (Not valid Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, 2007; Jan. 15, Feb. 18 to 23.)

Ski Butternut:
Lift tickets cost $15 every Monday-Thursday for everyone all season long (excluding holidays). Midweek Ski & Stay Package, Sunday-Thursday at 18 participating lodging establishments, $45 a day per person double occupancy, two night stay. Weekend packages save up to $10 per lift ticket.

Wachusett:
Ski any night for $39; three-day "3-Peat" Card $99.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Black Mountain, NH:
Black Mountain Family Passport allows two adults and two juniors (ages 6-17) to ski for $89 weekends & holidays, $70 weekdays. For ski & stay packages at local inns and motels, call central reservations at (800) 698-4490. 37 words

Bretton Woods:
With the Family Ticket, parents sharing baby sitting duties can buy two tickets with the same bar code so that either adult can share in the skiing, without the added cost of buying two adult lift tickets.
Midweek Ski & Stay Package: Stay Sunday through Thursday nights and receive a Mount Washington valley multi-mountain lift ticket each day. Packages start at $189, including breakfast and dinner at The Mount Washington Hotel; at $109 for The Bretton Arms Country Inn, including full breakfast; and from $79 for The Lodge at Bretton Woods, including continental breakfast. Participating alpine areas include Bretton Woods, Attitash, Black, Cranmore, King Pine, Shawnee Peak and Wildcat. Nordic areas include Bretton Woods, Bear Notch, Great Glen Trails, Jackson Ski Touring, MWV Ski Touring and King Pine. (Restrictions to midweek packages apply, and include: not available Dec. 22-31, and Feb. 16-24; day of arrival tickets available for Bretton Woods only; free skiing for kids available only at Bretton Woods.)
Weekend packages with the same amenities as midweek start at $215 at The Mount Washington Hotel, $119 at The Bretton Arms Country Inn, $95 at The Lodge at Bretton Woods.

Cannon Mountain:
Two can ski for $54 on Tuesdays & Thursdays & Super Bowl Sunday. Contact the Lincoln-Woodstock Chamber of Commerce for ski and stay packages at local inns and motels: http://www.lincolnwoodstock.com; phone 603-745-6621.  

Cranmore:
The Threedom Pass, at $319 per adult, provides a one-day lift ticket to each of three resorts --- Cranmore, Loon and Waterville Valley, plus a variety of discounts at either mountain, including $10 off a buddy’s lift ticket.
Visit www.threedompass.com.
With the Add-a-Day option, customers who buy a single day lift ticket can save up to 30 percent off the next day’s lift ticket. This option joins the After 2 Tomorrow Too, where skiers and riders may purchase a lift ticket or rental package after 2 p.m. and get all that day and the following day for a single day’s rate.

Gunstock:
Magic 2fer Monday: Buy two adult tickets for $48, teen $38, child and senior $28. Sunday Family 4-Pack is $144 for two adults & two teenaged children; each additional teen is $45 and each additional child ages 6-12, $35. Several inns and motels offer ski & stay packages; (866) 754-7829.

Loon Mountain:
The Threedom Pass for adult, college, teen and youth categories provides a one-day lift ticket to ski or ride Loon Mountain, Waterville Valley and Cranmore Mountain Resort. Purchase online at www.threedompass.com; prices start at $299 for adults. Threedom Pass holders also receive $10 off lift tickets during blackout periods, lodging discounts and deals at area retailers. Gift Cards are accepted at any Booth Creek resort and can be used any day of the season to purchase tickets, lessons, rentals and season passes. Also available are Food and Beverage discount cards.
Several inns and motels offer ski & stay packages: Beacon Resort in Lincoln, www.beaconresort.com; Alpine Village Resort in North Woodstock, www.alpinevillageresort.com; the Nordic Inn in Lincoln, www.nordic-inn.com; Woodward’s Resort in Lincoln, www.woodwardsresort.com; Comfort Inn in Lincoln, www.comfortinnloon.com; Inn Season Resorts in Lincoln, www.innseasonresorts.com.

Tenney:
On Two for One Tuesdays, two ski for the price of one. Local inns and motels with ski & stay packages include the Days Inn, Campton; Comfort Inn, Ashland; Deep River Motor Inn, Plymouth, and the Pilgrim Inn & Cottages, Plymouth.

The Balsams:
From Sunday to Thursday during January, guests can ski free when purchasing the lodging package at $79 a night. Includes lodging, breakfast in the dining room, lift tickets to the alpine ski area, and trail passes for cross-country skiing.

Waterville Valley:
Save $10 on daily lift tickets purchased in advance online at www.waterville.com. No black-out dates. Two-for-one tickets on Mondays and Fridays all season beginning Jan. 5, excluding holidays. Waterville Valley 40th Ultimate Birthday Season Specials: Two ski on Tuesdays for $40 (available online).

Wildcat:
Several inns and motels have ski & stay packages: http://www.newhampshirereservations.com.
Sunday Afternoon ticket cost $20 from noon to closing.
AristoCat Tuesdays (non-holiday), for ages 50+, save $10 on your lift ticket, and get a 10 a.m. ski lesson and lunch for $49; 
Two-fer Wednesdays (non-holiday), two ski or ride all day for $59; Ladies’ Thursdays (non-holiday), save $10 on lift ticket and get a 10 a.m. ski lesson and lunch, plus 10 percent off kids’ programs, $49.

NEW YORK

Gore Mountain:
Several resorts, hotels and country inns have ski & stay packages: www.visitlakegeorge.com. Wonderful Winter Weekend packages start at $190 for a Friday and Saturday night lodging, and skiing Saturday and Sunday.

Discounted ski and stay packages are detailed online at http://goremountain.com/packages.  Get the third night of lodging and the third day of skiing free midweek, non-holiday, or select from 40 percent off vacations during early January.

With the 2006/2007 Student Card, costing $59, teens ages 13-19 and college students with 12 or more credits can ski free on the first visit, with all additional visits $35 any day after at both Gore and Whiteface.

Hunter Mountain:
Ladies Day Wednesday, $50 package consists of lift ticket, equipment rental, group lesson and lunch, for females over age 7. Through March, except Dec 27.
With the Big Lift Card, costing $49, discounts of $20 off every midweek ticket, $14 off every weekend/holiday ticket. Tickets on Tuesdays, except Dec. 26, cost $25.
The Beginner Try-Pak costs $99 and includes three separate visits to be used any time during the season with a lower mountain lift ticket, equipment rental and group lesson.
Bring a Beginner: With a friend or relative purchasing a $99 Try-Pak or $69 Single-Pak, you can receive a free lift ticket for the same day (Mon.-Fri., non-holiday).

Ski Plattekill:
Several inns and motels have ski & stay packages. Call (607) 326-3500. Lift tickets are $10 to the first 100 skiers on Jan. 6, Feb. 10 & March 3. All skiers pay $10 on Jan. 23 & 27. Carload Day is Feb. 17; Car with 2-3 persons, each pays $20; 4-5 each $15, and six or more $12.50.

Titus Mountain:
These inns and motels have ski & stay packages:
White Pine Camp at Paul Smiths, N.Y.; Kilburn Manor, Malone; Gateway Motel of Malone, Four Seasons Motel, Malone.

West Mountain:
Several area motels and inns have ski & stay packages; www.visitlakegeorge.com or call Warren County Tourism Dept. (800 958-4748.

Whiteface:
Snow Sampler provides four lift tickets for $199 valid any day of season, including holidays, interchangeable between Whiteface & Gore. Purchase at www.whiteface.com or www.goremountain.com.

Windham:
Ski and ride package at the Winwood Inn, $50 per person, double occupancy; includes lift ticket, accommodations, continental breakfast and shuttle to the mountain. Not available holidays. (518) 734-3000.

VERMONT

Ascutney:
The following special days with lift ticket bargains are valid during non-holiday weeks:
Ladies Mondays: Allows full day of skiing and a day pass to the Fitness Center for $39 for women, plus half-price day care.
Two for Tuesdays: Two lift tickets for the price of one.
Boardroom Wednesdays: Riders’ all-day lift tickets are $29.
Tele Thursdays: Telemark skiers ski all day on Thursdays for $29. College Fridays: $25 lift tickets for college students with a valid college identification. The Ascutney web site at www.ascutney.com offers internet-only deals as well as special “deal” e-mails.
Midweek Getaway Packages are available any midweek period (non-holiday) all season, Sunday – Friday. Getaways include slopeside lodging in a condominium suite, lift tickets, resort amenities, and group lessons. Available for one or more nights from $89/person/night.

Bolton Valley Resort:
Ski or Ride Dec. 18-22 for $9 a day. Women's Programs Mondays-Tuesdays, with special rates, group lessons and day care. Night Skiing & Riding: 12 trails and 4 lifts Wednesday-Saturday all season and every night during holiday periods.

Bromley:
Midweek lift tickets are $25 for adults, teens, juniors, seniors & super seniors. Family Fridays: Up to three kids ski for $10 each with one paying adult, on Dec. 1, 8, 15 & 22, Jan. 5, 19 & 26, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, April 6 & 13. Lift & Lodging Package Deals start at $59 at local participating inns & hotels, excluding holidays. (800) 865-4786.

Burke Mountain Ski Area:
Ski and stay packages for $68 per person, per night.

Jay Peak:
From Jan. 1-Feb. 15, Feb. 25-March 8, March 18-April 1, starting at $409 per adult Hotel Jay ($569 Village Condominium) package includes two nights slopeside lodging in the Hotel Jay, two-day lift ticket, two breakfasts, one dinner, free lodging & lift tickets for kids 14 & under, free meals for kids 6 & under, and free daycare for kids 2-7.

Killington Resort:
With mEticketscq, lift ticket prices are reduced, starting at $49 per day, eTickets save up to 20 percent. More deals available at http://dev.killington.com/tickets.html.

New for this year, the New England Value Card allows you to save by purchasing from four to five days of skiing/riding in advance. Days do not have to be consecutive and can be used at six American Ski Co. resorts including Killington, Mount Snow, Sunday River, Sugarloaf/USA, Pico and Attitash, providing prices with an average of $61 a day for an adult for four or five days.

Ski & Stay packages at Killington Resort Village allow up to 30 percent savings. Various deals cover lodging and lift tickets, and also clinics and equipment rentals. For more information visit http://www.killington.com/packages.html or call 1-800-621-6867.

Mad River Glen:
The Mad Card at $119 is transferable, allowing three days of skiing for under $39 per day. Lift tickets are $29 midweek/non-holiday (limit of one per Mad Card/Day) $5 off additional weekend/holiday regularly priced ticket (limit of one per Mad Card/Day). Ten percent off ski school clinics, rentals and demos. Sold only until December 15. Ski for $29 midweek when you present any valid season pass from any other ski area. College students ski every midweek day for $29. January White Sale allows you to ski for $29 Monday – Friday in January. AARP members ski for $29 Monday through Friday. Seniors 70 and older ski free.
Ski the Valley: Several inns in the Mad River Valley sell ski & stay packages, starting at $69, with lift tickets interchangeable among Mad River Glen, Sugarbush and Ole’s Cross Country Center. Contact 800-451-4574; http://www.vtvacation.com/lodging.html.

Magic Mountain:
Two nights lodging for a family of four (two adults, two children), continental breakfast, and one day skiing for the whole family (four persons) cost $199, midweek/non holiday periods only. Friday and Saturday nights, $299.

Middlebury College Snow Bowl:
For ski & stay packages contact the Mid-Vermont Lodging & Travel Information Center at (802) 388-7951, (800) 733-8376  fax: (802) 388-8066 or www.midvermont.com.

Mt. Snow Resort:
Nickelodeon™ & Mount Snow Kids’ Snow Fest: Valid Dec. 22-25, three nights, Dec. 22 arrival. Buy two nights of lodging, third is free at participating properties. Buy two-day lift tickets for Dec. 23 & 24, get a free ticket on Dec. 25. Includes family fun, character events with Sponge Bob and Dora the Explorer and a family concert by Hot Peas ‘N Butter. Packages from $604 for a family of four (two adults and two children 6-12 years old) for two or three nights including lift tickets for two or three days. Call 800-245-7669, or visit www.mountsnow.com.

Okemo Mountain Resort:
Special deals are available online at okemo.com. The First hour of lift operation is free so skiers and riders can test snow conditions before buying a lift ticket. Valid midweek, non-holiday from 9 until 10 a.m., and on weekends and holiday periods from 8 to 9 a.m.
Active duty U.S. military personnel receive 50 percent off full-day lift tickets, Monday through Friday, non-holiday; and $10 off full-day lift tickets, weekends and holidays. U.S. military, fire, police and ambulance personnel ski for half price every Tuesday and Thursday during January.
On Tuesdays Ladies Days, ski for $39, group lesson $25: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, March 6, 13, 20 & 27.
The Okemo Flex Card offers a variety of discounts, including 25 percent off weekend and holiday single day lift tickets, 50 percent on weekday, non-holidays. Also save $10 on a Group Lesson or Adventure Clinic, $10 on a Ski Demo at the Okemo Snow Sports Shop, and $10 on High-Performance Ski Rental Package (skis, boots, poles) at the Okemo Express Rental Shop.
The Okemo 8-Pack, which allows eight days of skiing for the price of seven is valid every day and is transferable. The cost for adults is $504; young adults/seniors $427; juniors/super seniors $329. The Okemo 8-Pack is a pre-purchase of eight unrestricted, single, full-day lift tickets for the price of seven. The 8-Pack is valid every day of the season, with no restrictions and it is transferable between family and friends. It may be used toward the purchase of one or two tickets per day. Same rules apply to the Okemo 12-Pack, which offers 12 days for the price of ten.

Pico Mountain at Killington:
At $49 per day midweek, skiers receive lift ticket, equipment rental, Perfect Turn lesson, and lunch voucher.
With the $20 purchase of the Pico Card, adults ski or ride for $29 every day excluding holidays; juniors, young adults and seniors pay $19 per day. The card includes a 50 percent discount on a one-day visit to the Pico Sports Center or 25 percent off a monthly membership.
Receive a free afternoon adult group lesson when you purchase a three-day (or longer) adult lift ticket.
Kids ages 12 and younger ski and ride free the same number of days as their parents when parents pre-purchase prior to arrival a five-day or more lift ticket through eTICKETScq or by booking a package, holidays excluded. One free child per paid parent.
Ski & stay packages, with savings up to 30 percent, are available at Pico Resort Hotel & Condominiums and also local inns and hotels. Book online or call (877) 988-7426. 190 words

Smugglers’ Notch:
The Club Smugglers' Advantage Package during the SuperSaver Value Weeks cost $99/adult/day and $85/youth/day (17 and younger) on Dec 8-16, Jan 7-11 & 15-27 & March 16-April 8. The package includes resort lodging in a mountainside condo, daily alpine lift tickets for everyone on all three interconnected mountains, daily all-day Discovery Dynamos Ski Camp (ages 3-5) or Snowboard Camp (ages 4-5) with lunch, daily half-hour youth ski or snowboard group lesson for ages 6-17, all levels; daily 1.5 hours adult Learn-to-Ski or Snowboard beginner group lessons, unlimited use of 58 km of cross-country and snowshoe trails, use of the family entertainment center called the Fun Zone, the indoor pool and hot tubs, apres ski bonfires with hot cocoa, tube sliding, outdoor ice skating, family evening entertainment, and adult entertainment. Also Guided Winter Walking Program two hours daily, free season lift pass with stays of five nights or longer, 50 percent off 1.5 hour adult group ski or snowboard lessons for levels 3-9, 20 percent off use of high performance demo skis or snowboard equipment, welcome party on Mondays celebrating Smugglers 50th Birthday.

Stowe Mountain Resort:
Save 15 percent on all multi-day tickets when purchased seven days in advance.

Stratton Mountain:
Two to five-day lifts and lodging packages are available from $59 per person, per night (based on double occupancy). Available Sunday through Thursday (non-holiday) and select weekends. Midwinter weekends are $99. Call (800) 757-2886.

Sugarbush Resort:
Sugarcard costs $75 and reduces rates to $51 Sunday-Friday, $59 Saturday and $62 holiday. Off-site ticket sellers ( ski shops, groceries, hotels, inns and colleges in New England) sell lift tickets at 20 percent off.
A Ski the Valley non-holiday lodging package includes an interchangeable lift ticket for Mad River Glen, Sugarbush and Ole’s Cross Country Center. Three night minimum.

Page updated January 13, 2007