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Crystal have just announced their "Buy one Lift pass and get one free" offer. With ever rising prices, this can give a decent saving. This is just a heads up, as the offer may not be there for that long.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
| Crystal have just announced their "Buy one Lift pass and get one free" offer. With ever rising prices, this can give a decent saving. This is just a heads up, as the offer may not be there for that long. |
I made use of it on my March trip to Jahorina, Bosnia
Not a huge saving but relative to the cost of things in resort it was significant
£134 for a 6-day pass, so a saving of £67
On-mountain restaurant
Coffee under £2
1 litre bottle of sparkling water for £3
Wine by the glass and beer for £2.50
Pizza £8
Cevapi (pita bread with salad and beef kofta) £8
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Old Fartbag, the link I got in the email didn’t work, assume it’s limited resorts and dates? Is there a list of resorts?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| kitenski wrote: |
| @Old Fartbag, the link I got in the email didn’t work, assume it’s limited resorts and dates? Is there a list of resorts? |
T&C's from Crystal website
"..Buy two lift passes and you’ll get the cheapest one free.
Valid on European ski holidays for Winter 2023/24.
Valid on selected local and area lift passes.
Two passengers are required per free lift pass.
Only valid on Crystal Ski Holidays packages, which include your flights, transfers and accommodation.
You must add this offer when you book your holiday – you can’t add it on later.
You can add this offer to your booking in the ski extras section – just pick two lift passes and the discount will be applied automatically if you’re eligible for it.
This offer can’t be combined with any other ones
This offer is not valid on Slope Starters packages.
This offer is available from 1 July 2023.
New bookings only.
Subject to availability.
We reserve the right to amend or withdraw this offer at any time, without notice. .."
Doesn't state which resorts -- probably have to look at individual webpage
But a quick look indicates that it is available on all holidays!?
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Too late for me, I've already booked my trip and the offer isn't valid for add-ons.
However when I checked out their prices I don't really feel like I missed out on much:
Crystal price: £269
Online price from resort: £213
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| HilbertSpace wrote: |
Too late for me, I've already booked my trip and the offer isn't valid for add-ons.
However when I checked out their prices I don't really feel like I missed out on much:
Crystal price: £269
Online price from resort: £213 |
Their overall holiday price went up at the same time the offer came on. On the one I checked anyway.
If you're still to book it's better than nothing though.
The DIY mob will be along shortly to say how they only ever pay half the TO price 
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Corvara and Latania already sold out  , need to rethink where to go
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| Garfield wrote: |
| HilbertSpace wrote: |
Too late for me, I've already booked my trip and the offer isn't valid for add-ons.
However when I checked out their prices I don't really feel like I missed out on much:
Crystal price: £269
Online price from resort: £213 |
Their overall holiday price went up at the same time the offer came on. On the one I checked anyway.
If you're still to book it's better than nothing though.
The DIY mob will be along shortly to say how they only ever pay half the TO price |
Crystal ski use 'Dynamic' pricing :: I was looking at a Hotel in the Dolomites last week - £852 ; following @Garfield's post I looked at it again last evening - £992!! ; today is down - £873!!
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Made the most of the offer and booked my holiday to Ortisei. Now for the count down until we go…. Crystal are very naughty, between last Saturday and today the prices for Ortisei went up by £38 pp, for the drei zinnen just over 100 per person and that is just too much, I don’t get these dynamic pricing
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| albob wrote: |
Crystal ski use 'Dynamic' pricing :: I was looking at a Hotel in the Dolomites last week - £852 ; following @Garfield's post I looked at it again last evening - £992!! ; today is down - £873!! |
never book on a weekend 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Not strictly ski related, but Amazon have Prime Day on 11-12 July.
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| HilbertSpace wrote: |
| Not strictly ski related, but Amazon have Prime Day on 11-12 July. |
Can you buy lift passes on Amazon 
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You know it makes sense.
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| Harrow lady wrote: |
| Made the most of the offer and booked my holiday to Ortisei. Now for the count down until we go…. Crystal are very naughty, between last Saturday and today the prices for Ortisei went up by £38 pp, for the drei zinnen just over 100 per person and that is just too much, I don’t get these dynamic pricing |
Just a example of how Crystal's prices can vary :: Hotel in Canazei for Jan 24
Started off at £992 - £853 - £992 - £873 ( this is over a period of several weeks)
Then they brought the 'two for one' lift pass offer : Same Hotel was £1031 yesterday morning, by yesterday evening is was showing at £1049 !!!
total price ends up roughly the same -- it is just severely annoy to see the price constantly changing !!
Last edited by You know it makes sense. on Fri 28-07-23 16:18; edited 1 time in total
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Always clear your cookies as well. The more you look at something the higher the price goes.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| joffy69 wrote: |
| Always clear your cookies as well. The more you look at something the higher the price goes. |
That’s an interesting “dynamic”. 
Say if I’m price comparing similar packages on multiple providers, the one that kept on increasing their price when I go back and forth to check the detail would end up dropping off the list due to being too expensive in comparison to the others.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@albob, I did hotel Dolomiti in canazei with Crystal and would not recommend, not sure if it is the one that you are monitoring but the food was not the best. Happy bargain hunting
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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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| Harrow lady wrote: |
| @albob, I did hotel Dolomiti in canazei with Crystal and would not recommend, not sure if it is the one that you are monitoring but the food was not the best. Happy bargain hunting |
Agreed, I've actually been disappointed with the food on offer from 2 hotels I've stayed at in Canazei. Almost like the package hols offering is very much second rate to the local/a la carte menu.
The hotel dolomiti also gave me the worst single occupancy room it's ever been my misfortune to occupy. It was like a janitorial staff room from a poo-poo Hogwarts.
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| Harrow lady wrote: |
| @albob, I did hotel Dolomiti in canazei with Crystal and would not recommend, not sure if it is the one that you are monitoring but the food was not the best. Happy bargain hunting |
It is -- I went to book this AM, but they didn't have enough rooms for my group (despite the website indicating that they did) - Looks like a dodged a bullet there then.!!!
I'm back the doing some more research...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Sainte-Foy are offering 20% off season passes OR a free child season pass with full price adult:
https://saintefoy-ski.com/en/home
Their newsletter suggests the offer is only valid until July 31
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Regarding Crystal Ski and lift pass pricing
Their price for the Dolomitisuperski lift pass seems to be based on last year's prices (£284 when I booked but now £291) : When next season prices are published I suspect they will have increased a good amount -- So, currently a bargain at two for one....
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| Old Fartbag wrote: |
| Crystal have just announced their "Buy one Lift pass and get one free" offer. With ever rising prices, this can give a decent saving. This is just a heads up, as the offer may not be there for that long. |
Just got 2 for a trip to Andorra. Normal price is about 330 Euros, but us old guys get almost 50% discount in Andorra plus the 2f1 deal, so two 6 day full area Grandvalira passes at £93 each. Bargain!
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| MikeM wrote: |
| Old Fartbag wrote: |
| Crystal have just announced their "Buy one Lift pass and get one free" offer. With ever rising prices, this can give a decent saving. This is just a heads up, as the offer may not be there for that long. |
Just got 2 for a trip to Andorra. Normal price is about 330 Euros, but us old guys get almost 50% discount in Andorra plus the 2f1 deal, so two 6 day full area Grandvalira passes at £93 each. Bargain! |
That it is.
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Crystal Lift Pass offer ends Monday.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Sat here on a miserable July Sunday morning looking out at the rain I bet visits to TO websites are going through the roof - owt else to do....
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@boredsurfin it will not be skiers booking trips, but those families who are enjoying the Great British Staycation who are wiping away the rain from their ipads in their freezing, wet tents and booking a fortnight in Spain next year.
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Crystal Lift Pass offer replaced with - Buy one, get one half price.
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You know it makes sense.
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| albob wrote: |
Regarding Crystal Ski and lift pass pricing
Their price for the Dolomitisuperski lift pass seems to be based on last year's prices (£284 when I booked but now £291) : When next season prices are published I suspect they will have increased a good amount -- So, currently a bargain at two for one.... |
That is why we took the offer. Hotel in Selva was a little more expensive, but the saving against the lift pass for far outweighs the cost.
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