Poster: A snowHead
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A daily liftpass at Aspen next winter will be $78, up from $74 last winter and $1 more expensive than Vail's price of $77 last winter.
That said, Vail hasn't announced its price for 2005-6 yet, so Aspen's prestigious claim (!) may not last long.
This report from The Aspen Times.
Without checking, I imagine that these two Colorado resorts actually charge the highest prices in the world for a day's skiing. It used to be said that the prices reflected the high public liability insurance premiums the lift operators had to pay, but my understanding is that recent state legislation indemnifies Colorado's resorts from most skier lawsuits.
So why are these prices so high? Simply demand being more powerful than supply?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Probably exactly that, market forces; why would they charge less if they can get away with it? Aspen does (or did, 11 years ago) provide an excellent bus service between the hills, with nice, smiley people to put your skis in the racks and get them out again, and free (non-alcoholic) cider to drink while waiting the 5 mins or so for the next bus. I don't remember the lift systems themselves being anything special, although all the hills are pretty well laid out.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Did you feel it was good enough value to return to Aspen?
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David Goldsmith, well, I haven't done so for 11 years, and since then we've been a family of four, so Aspen is not the obvious choice. I'd like to return to Aspen, but not because the lift ticket is good VFM. It's a good resort, not in general as pricey (11 years ago) as you might expect.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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David Goldsmith, that's the window price, but no one pays the window price!
So, if you look, their 5 day peak season price is $365, i.e. $61 per day, mid season is $59 per day, and low season in $57 per day. So, if you go in January, up to 8th Feb, it works out at about £200 for a 5 day pass.
It's still expensive, but not as bad as some make out, and if the pound gets stronger again, the price drops considerably.
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David Goldsmith wrote: |
Without checking, I imagine that these two Colorado resorts actually charge the highest prices in the world for a day's skiing. |
Wouldn't a day at Milton keynes be more expensive than that?
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Wear The Fox Hat, actually 20%-24% of punters pay the window price - according to that article in Aspen Times.
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Does the prices that David quoted include Sales Tax?
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And yes a day at any of the snowdomes would be far more expensive
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But who on earth would spend a full day in a snowdome? Is this really a worthwhile comparison?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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David Goldsmith wrote: |
Is this really a worthwhile comparison? |
No, just a feeble joke from me
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