Come on. ‘Fess up. It’s good for the soul.
Do you or have you ever “shared” a daily lift ticket?
I know people who have done this — parents, actually, who want to ski but also need to share child care duty. They’ll take turns using a jacket with a lift pass, passing it between them throughout the day. One of them skis, while the other stays in the lodge and watches the kid.
It’s a dirty little secret. Because it’s actually theft of service, if you think about it. Which is something I don’t approve of, particularly when so many ski areas are struggling to stay afloat.
However, it also isn’t right for ski areas not to have some kind of interchangeable pass for Moms and Dads to share. It fails to recognize the difficulties many families face in getting out to ski, and the harsh realities of child care.
I know this pass is possible, because Bretton Woods, Tahoe Donner, Alpine Meadows, and Northstar have it, to name a few. Mom and Dad buy identical passes, only one of which can be used at any given time.
Seems like a good business decision to me. A win/win situation all around.
What do you think?
