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Ever "share" a pass?
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persee
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Hehe... what a thought. I was thinking you meant "share" a season pass... now that's something I've thought of, but never quite sure I could get away with, plus the person(s) withwhom I might share I'd wanna be skiing *with* so no use.
So no never "shared" a pass... however with some of these places charging $80+ for a weekend lift ticket it might get tempting!
So no never "shared" a pass... however with some of these places charging $80+ for a weekend lift ticket it might get tempting!
num
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Like persee, I also thought you meant season passes. I've thought about how handy it'd be if you could split a season pass between a midweek only skier and a weekend only skier, or a day only skier and a night only skier. I think it'd be great if ski areas offered to sell half passes if two people buy together, for a little over half each.
To the question of sharing lift tickets, never did.
To the question of sharing lift tickets, never did.
Little Lightning
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Not a good idea! 2 brothers got caught doing that at Copper about a month ago. The pass holder got banned from the ski area for the rest of the season.
Kathi
Kathi
SnowGlider
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Honestly no, but . . .
When I was a very poor student in Montreal a friend and I used to share a Métro pass. I'd better not say how because I'm ashamed and it was unabashedly flagrant.
I believe in creative opposition to unreasonable laws. But theft of services doesn't fall under that category, so I don't do it. I find legal ways to obtain things practically for free. My long-distance plan, for example, costs a half a cent a minute (see RNK Telecom if you live in NH, MASS, or RI).
If you're poor and desperate to ski, you can volunteer to teach in an adaptive program, which is very rewarding for students and instructors. I both learned and taught in an adaptive program and it was a wonderful experience.
When I was a very poor student in Montreal a friend and I used to share a Métro pass. I'd better not say how because I'm ashamed and it was unabashedly flagrant.
I believe in creative opposition to unreasonable laws. But theft of services doesn't fall under that category, so I don't do it. I find legal ways to obtain things practically for free. My long-distance plan, for example, costs a half a cent a minute (see RNK Telecom if you live in NH, MASS, or RI).
If you're poor and desperate to ski, you can volunteer to teach in an adaptive program, which is very rewarding for students and instructors. I both learned and taught in an adaptive program and it was a wonderful experience.
Gloria
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
just say no
As a veteran of the ski industry, I can tell you, don't do this. You would be very surprised how much we can see and do notice from the ticket window or how many pass numbers we memorize with faces. It is very embarassing to get caught, even if you are innocent, which happened to me once. I was sent to a ski clinic at a
resort and given a ticket that said 3 days or 5 days or something proceeded to wear it. I got hassled the first couple of times through the line and by the third our coach notified the director of the ski school and a couple of ski patrol whom hung around near me while I attempted the third time. When my ticket gave off the wrong signal I was escorted by the patrol and director to the ticket office where to my surprise found out I was not wearing an adult lift
ticket but a childs one hour lesson and day care pass. I had no explanation as it had been given to me. It ended up working out in the end, but I felt like a dumb*!#t when I rejoined my group.
As a veteran of the ski industry, I can tell you, don't do this. You would be very surprised how much we can see and do notice from the ticket window or how many pass numbers we memorize with faces. It is very embarassing to get caught, even if you are innocent, which happened to me once. I was sent to a ski clinic at a
resort and given a ticket that said 3 days or 5 days or something proceeded to wear it. I got hassled the first couple of times through the line and by the third our coach notified the director of the ski school and a couple of ski patrol whom hung around near me while I attempted the third time. When my ticket gave off the wrong signal I was escorted by the patrol and director to the ticket office where to my surprise found out I was not wearing an adult lift
ticket but a childs one hour lesson and day care pass. I had no explanation as it had been given to me. It ended up working out in the end, but I felt like a dumb*!#t when I rejoined my group.
My former boss and his wife were supposed to go skiing out west this winter. Ex-boss told me they were reluctant to put their 10 mo. old in daycare, so he and his wife were planning on getting one lift ticket and swapping the jacket back and forth so one could ski and the other stay with the child. I always got a male chauvanist vibe from the ex-boss; I suspect that the wife was the primary caretaker on that vacation and only got in 1 or 2 runs/day.
My season pass is part of a couple. With the picture on it its hard to share it. As for day passes, I haven't shared one, but I have sold my when conditions were bad. I do know of alot of couples with babies that share a ticket. There is a season pass for that at Tremblant. With the scanners they know if both parents are on the mountain at the same time and someone will be turned away. They can't both be on the mountain at the same time.
Gloria
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
That's a good deal
I think that is a good deal for parents with babies. We definately don't
have the option to share one ticket, which in alot of ways is fair if one of you is watching a baby and one is skiing, especially at places without childcare. Are couple passes and sharing tickets acceptable at other places under these circumstances?
I think that is a good deal for parents with babies. We definately don't
have the option to share one ticket, which in alot of ways is fair if one of you is watching a baby and one is skiing, especially at places without childcare. Are couple passes and sharing tickets acceptable at other places under these circumstances?
persee
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Interestingly enough I was just browsing around ot see who was still open (to take advantage of the impending snowstorm) and what season pass prices had been announced. I just saw that Bretton Woods offers the "mom and dad share a lift ticket" day lift ticket for the same cost as a single lift ticket.
DH and I pretty much only go to the slopes now where they have the parent interchangeable tickets. Tahoe Donner, Alpine Meadows, Northstar. It's one of the main reasons we haven't gone to Squaw this year. We switch off skiing with our 4 (almost 5) yro, who can now ski comfortably on the blue runs, while the other hangs out with our toddler. We try to each get a few runs in on our own when our daughter is in lessons. I think they should all offer the parent interchangeable, although I'm not sure how they make you prove you have a child. Shoot, why not just let any couple buy an interchangable, it's still only one body on the mountain at a time. Next year I want to hire a babysitter for at least one day so we can do some more serious skiing.
Gloria
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have never heard until now of the option to share tickets, what a great way to keep the family skiing and get the kids out on snow during these first few years without going broke. Be patient Valli, by the time your children reach 8 or nine, you will be doing some serious skiing again, to keep up with them.
Ringrat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Yep. Once my bf and I met this year I spent a lot of time at Kimberley, and I used one of his friend's season's passes one day, got snowmobiled into the back when the front lift wasn't running one day (and therefore didn't pay) and there were a couple of days where I had my direct-to-lift pass on me but managed to avoid getting it scanned by getting through the singles line fast enough to avoid the guy scanning passes on the front lift. Conveniently, they don't scan passes there on the 2 back lifts and there's no reason to go back to the front once over there.
Not exactly the most honorable thing I've ever done...
Not exactly the most honorable thing I've ever done...
snow addict
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Not a season pass, but I did use my friend's weekend pass once. Not a big deal and no-one cares, unlike in the case of season passes. It's all digital so without pulling it out it's impossible to tell, but I actually once saw patrollers checking passes at the lift. If you get caught with a season pass that has a picture of somebody else, this person can say good bye to his pass. So even that it happens once in blue moon, the odds are just too silly to do this - it's like betting thousand bucks to win fifty. Not for me.
However when I was a student I was a big ticket dodger. Had to use bus to go to and from Uni every day and never bought a ticket. Only got caught once in two years, but I saved 40 times as much
But it's not worth doing for occasional rider. If someone was skiing 300 days a year and had to buy ticket twice a day, the the odds would be similar, but still the amount to pay at once if caught is much bigger with skiing, so there is another factor. 1000 bucks is hardly 'pocket' money for most people, but many people would have a 100, which makes it easier to gamble.
However when I was a student I was a big ticket dodger. Had to use bus to go to and from Uni every day and never bought a ticket. Only got caught once in two years, but I saved 40 times as much
But it's not worth doing for occasional rider. If someone was skiing 300 days a year and had to buy ticket twice a day, the the odds would be similar, but still the amount to pay at once if caught is much bigger with skiing, so there is another factor. 1000 bucks is hardly 'pocket' money for most people, but many people would have a 100, which makes it easier to gamble.
We have various passes that are designed to be sharable, so I've definitely done that. (Meaning, you can't ski with your friends, but you can pass it to them if you're not using it).
But other than that, no. For any season pass that's non-sharable, people might think it's just an electronic thing, but your photo pops up on the scanner that an employee is watching, so you'd better match it! And it's serious consequences if you don't - can't remember what exactly, but it's more than just losing the season pass. They can definitely press charges for theft of services.
And I so rarely have had a day pass, that I don't even think about handing that off to someone. Plus usually most of my friends all have season passes anyway.
But other than that, no. For any season pass that's non-sharable, people might think it's just an electronic thing, but your photo pops up on the scanner that an employee is watching, so you'd better match it! And it's serious consequences if you don't - can't remember what exactly, but it's more than just losing the season pass. They can definitely press charges for theft of services.
And I so rarely have had a day pass, that I don't even think about handing that off to someone. Plus usually most of my friends all have season passes anyway.
C
CMCM
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No sharing at Squaw! When you click thru the gates with your pass, they have TV screens which flash your photo. It better be you! I suppose people might be able to share a day pass, though.
snow addict
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
People usually go through the gates in ski gear, helmets and even goggles or glasses, so it wouldn't be that easy to tell from a screen, particulraly on a super-busy day. But still the risk is totally not worth it. Potentailly gaining fifty bucks won't make difference to most people, but losing a thousand in one go will be noticed.
