Lift Tickets in Vermont Fall as Vail Acquires Stowe
Skiers and snowboarders from the East Coast have a major reason to celebrate Vail’s purchase of Stowe Mountain. The deal is already lowering lift ticket prices in Vermont!
Vail Resorts has added Stowe to the Epic Pass once the acquisition is complete, making it the first East Coast resort on the popular pass. The deal is putting pressure on other local resorts, which have started to lower their lift tickets and season pass prices in order to stay competitive with Stowe.
Sugarbush Resort was one of the first ski areas to adjust costs and pass the savings along to visitors.
“We thought we really needed to respond,” Sugarbush president Win Smith told CBS affiliate WCAX. “We decided to unbundle our family pass and have an adult pass at $799 and a child pass at $349. Same for families, cheaper if you don’t have children.”
In addition to these pricing changes, Sugarbush has joined the Mountain Collective, a pass that offers two days at each of the 16 participating resorts, plus discounting on additional days. And, it’s offering lower-priced pass options to skiers in their twenties and thirties. It will be interesting to see how other resorts in Vermont and New Hampshire respond with their 2017-2018 season pass prices and lift tickets.
The Epic Pass is $859 for an adult, and it provides unlimited skiing or snowboarding at 14 resorts across the United States and Canada, including:
Colorado: Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and A-Basin
California’s Lake Tahoe area: Heavenly, Northstar, and Kirkwood
Utah: Park City
Wisconsin: Wilmot
Minnesota: Afton Alps
Michigan: Mt. Brighton
Vancouver, British Columbia: Whistler and Blackcomb
Australia: Perisher
Stowe will become the fifteenth resort available on the Epic Pass, opening up the East Coast to pass holders. Skiers and snowboarders who purchase this pass for unlimited riding in the West will now have the perfect excuse to check out one of New England’s top resorts. Stowe spans two mountains in Vermont: Mt. Mansfield, the state’s tallest peak, and Spruce Peak. It has 116 trails, an average snowfall of 333 inches, and some of the steepest vertical drops in the region. Considered the Aspen of the East, Stowe has a glam apres-ski scene and is one of the most legendary places to hit the slopes in New England.
Are you looking for great deals on the upcoming ski season? Our site is all about discounts available in Vermont and other ski resort states in the United States. And, stay tuned for more news about Stowe’s development under Vail Resorts ownership and how it impacts season pass prices in Vermont.