Poster: A snowHead
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We are travelling to Zell am See this year as a family of 5 adults and 2 children. The children are aged 3 and 1 so the youngest will not be skiing and we want to try the 3 year for the first time on ski's.
As either one or two of the adults will be having to look after the children at some part of the day, I wondered if we could purchase 4 adult ski passes and then share them between the 4 of the 5 adults that could ski at any one time.
The difficulty we see is whether the a photo is taken on certain lifts which match the individual with the ski pass.
Regards
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Most ski passes are not transferable, so I very much doubt you will be able to do this legitimately.
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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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Some resorts do special shareable passes for parents, but otherwise you cannot share normal passes- they are sold to one individual only.
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We just all got a lift pass and would meet up on the mountain for lunch and swap child care duties there.
If you're looking at starting you 3 year old on skis the best slope is just above the Areitexpress alongside the magic carpet lift 27 it's a very small beginner slope just for kids that the ski schools don't use so it's very quiet. We then progressed to blue run 7 which is a very gentle slope more like a walkers track.
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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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Ski Amade offer a parent pass for sharing between 2 adults with young children. Passports are needed when buying the tickets. You will need to ask at Zell am See if they offer the same. You can't share normal passes, it's forbidden and listed in the T&C. It is very likely you will get caught if you do share. Many of the lift turnstiles have a camara in them, and there are monitors in the stations with staff watching. Lift companies are very hot on this. Don't do it. Alternatively, maybe buy passes by the day or part day. HTH. Ange.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
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I've been to zell am see for the last 4 to 5 years and me or the wife have picked up the lift passes from the booth and have not had photos taken, plus we have got a hotel package which includes lift passes so there's no way there has been a photo included with the lift pass. You should be fine sharing a lift pass, it's not like you're sneaking two of you through the gate at one time.
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@Joff1, the camaras are in the turnstile structure at the valley lifts. Ange.
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flangesax wrote: |
@Joff1, the camaras are in the turnstile structure at the valley lifts. Ange. |
Was just about to say this as well..
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Yes, some friends accidently swapped passes one day and 1 got pulled. They pulled up 2 photos of a person going through the turnstiles. 1 was Mr and the other was Mrs. He had to ring her, she had to ski and meet him and prove their genuine mistake.
They were stunned by the technology being used
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Mr Flangesax was in Ski school today - teaching, he was stopped with his group after the turnstile, a child had the wrong pass. It was a mix up with a sibling. There is the technology and staff to implement. Ange.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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flangesax wrote: |
Ski Amade offer a parent pass for sharing between 2 adults with young children. Passports are needed when buying the tickets. You will need to ask at Zell am See if they offer the same. You can't share normal passes, it's forbidden and listed in the T&C. It is very likely you will get caught if you do share. Many of the lift turnstiles have a camara in them, and there are monitors in the stations with staff watching. Lift companies are very hot on this. Don't do it. Alternatively, maybe buy passes by the day or part day. HTH. Ange. |
Maybe this is why I see so many people skiing on lovely sunny days with their faces fully covered looking a bit like Darth Vader.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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In many resorts the lifties get a bonus for each pass they catch being improperly used.
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