With single-day tickets at some American resorts priced at $200 or more, what would you think of a 'pay-per-lift' ride option?
Throughout the day, you'd ride the lifts you want to ride as your pass keeps track of your activity. At the end of the day, you get charged per lift ride – not the static price of a lift ticket. Perhaps the price per each specific lift varies. Maybe riding a gondola costs 'two rides' while a trip up the bunny hill costs one. Either way, the system would have resort guests paying a price that directly correlates with mountain resources they actually use compared to a system where the casual user subsidizes the cost for the heavy user.
Yes, there'd still be season passes. But for people who don't have a season pass at a specific resort, this might be a viable option.
Throughout the day, you'd ride the lifts you want to ride as your pass keeps track of your activity. At the end of the day, you get charged per lift ride – not the static price of a lift ticket. Perhaps the price per each specific lift varies. Maybe riding a gondola costs 'two rides' while a trip up the bunny hill costs one. Either way, the system would have resort guests paying a price that directly correlates with mountain resources they actually use compared to a system where the casual user subsidizes the cost for the heavy user.
Yes, there'd still be season passes. But for people who don't have a season pass at a specific resort, this might be a viable option.