Abbi
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
If Killington is included, wouldn't that also mean Pico?
Oops...just checked it out. No.
That's just weird!
If Killington is included, wouldn't that also mean Pico?
Oops...just checked it out. No.
Here are the resorts the IKON pass will cover:
California: Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Big Bear Mountain Resort
Colorado: Aspen Snowmass,Steamboat, Winter Park Resort, Copper Mountain, Eldora Mountain Resort
Maine: Sugarloaf, Sunday River
Montana: Big Sky Resort
New Hampshire: Loon Mountain Resort
Utah: Deer Valley Resort, Alta Ski Area, Snowbird
Vermont: Stratton, Killington Resort
West Virginia: Snowshoe
Wyoming: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Ontario, Canada: Blue Mountain
Quebec, Canada: Tremblant
British Columbia: CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures - Access to special benefits to be announced soon
Not including Pico matches up with the fact that the owners of Deer Valley didn't include Solitude in the sale to Alterra.That's just weird!
Yeah, on the surface of it, from a New England/Northeast perspective I think the Max Pass had more offerings. This leaves quite a few ski areas "homeless" as far as being part of a multi-pass: Pico, Okemo, Sunapee, Wachusett, Whiteface, the other NY mountains etc. Not to mention Solitude and Brighton and Bachelor.
On the surface I don't like it as well, but I'll have to reserve judgment until the pricing and other details come out--like how many days will you get at the partner resorts etc.
Based on reading the last article, I see why Eldora is included. Copper, Eldora, and Killington are Powdr properties. The MAX Pass started with Intrawest, Boyne, and Powdr, then added assorted other places later on. Big Sky, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, and Loon are associated with Boyne.There are 11 partner resorts. The only one that isn't really a destination resort for people who fly for ski vacations is Eldora. Was Eldora on the Rocky Mountain Pass? Are there expansion plans for Eldora?
Montana: Big Sky
Wyoming: Jackson Hole
Utah: Alta, Snowbird
Colorado: Aspen/Snowmass/Highlands/Buttermilk, Copper, Eldora
Vermont: Killington
Maine: Sugarloaf, Sunday River
New Hampshire: Loon Mountain
Well and, if it's on the internet, it must be true! There is certainly lots of speculation!That's what I'm thinking....more like the MAX pass with # days at each...But there is lots of ideas out there on the internet!!
The loss of okemo, sunapee, wachusett, Pico and the NY resorts is what is bumming me out.
I suspect that any "epic" type pass that includes DV will cost right around $2000. I suspect there will be a menu of choices for season pass combos and that the IKON pass will be more similar to the MCP in structure.