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Imagine folks not going to the 3 resorts mentioned are kicking themselves for purchasing MCP
Imagine folks not going to the 3 resorts mentioned are kicking themselves for purchasing MCP
Oh good! Glad it worked for you!I did (initially) but then I did not. MCP has no black out dates whereas Ikon base pass does.
I could benefit Ikon student rate for base pass at $479 when it first came out (part time student qualifies and no age cap). I went ahead to go w/ MCP because of Taos.
I paid this season's MCP for $359 (using Liftopia gift card). I plan to be in Taos Jan 20th - 25th.
For Ikon base pass, Jan. 19th and 20th are black out dates at Taos, one can only use for 5 days, not 6 days.
With the restrictions, I think MCP works out better for me, convenience in exchange for $$.
And I have no plans to visit the 3 resorts only on MCP the coming season.
Agree that it seems likely that Ikon will completely replace the MCP after this season.I am trying to recall when the MCP got started. Does anyone remember if Aspen was a driving force behind it? If so, it may go away next year. It seems that both the Icon and MCP will not continue to coexist in future seasons unless the MCP recruits new partner resorts that are not on either of the two gobbling entities.
2014-15 is probably the season when the MCP started being of more interest. By then the list included 5 destinations (7 resorts) since Whistler, Mammoth, Snowbird (Alta/Bird combo pass), and Banff (Lake Louise/Sunshine). The Child price was $99 and the third bonus day at one pre-selected location as added. The price ranged from $359 in March to $419 when sales ended mid-January. That's about the time I started tracking the history of the MCP. Something changed every season since it was created.Agree that it seems likely that Ikon will completely replace the MCP after this season.
The first season for the MCP was 2012-13 with 4 destinations for $349 Adult and $249 Child. Sales ended mid-Nov. A marketing manager at Aspen/Snowmass started the idea and talked Squaw/Alpine, Alta, and Jackson Hole into working together.