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Lake Tahoe Ski Area Season Passes

Almost all the area's resorts offer season passes of one sort or another. For some reason, the south shore resorts typically offer better deals on passes than their north shore brethren. At Kirkwood, for instance, you can pay for your 6Wood pass in under 4 days of skiing! Other resorts simply choose different pricing strategies. Below is a list of area resorts and their 2008-09 season pass offerings. This as of 8/12/08. Prices will go up for most resorts as of Labor Day with another rise as the season starts. While season pass prices are up on most web site, the ticket prices won't be announced for a little bit in most cases, so we used estimates based on previous year's prices plus the average of recent increases to determine how many days until a pass is paid off.

1. Kirkwood - North America's Best Season Pass Value. A Midweek Pass is paid for in under 3 and 1/2 days. This year, Kirkwood is sporting two new surface lifts to help you get to some of those hard to reach places. Another change is that the midweek pass has been replaced by the 6Wood pass, which gives you Sundays as well, and only $10 more than last year's midweek pass.

6Wood Pass - $239 Everyday but Saturday with blackout dates.
7Wood Pass: Adults $389; Junior (13-18) $269; Child (6-12) $209, Seniors (65-69) $319, Seniors plus (70+) $129, College (must show proof of 9 credits) $249. Valid seven days with blackout dates.
Full Pass: Adults $529; Seniors (65-69) $319; Seniors Plus (70+) $159; Junior (13-18) $369; Child (6-12) $209, College (must show proof of 9 credits) $329.
Kirkwood's blackout dates for Value and Midweek Passes are Christmas (12/27/08 - 12/31/08), MLK Day (1/18/09 - 1/19/09), President's Day (2/14/09 - 2/15/09)
Pay your pass off in 3.41 days. We used $70 for ticket price.
If you need another reason to get a Kirkwood Pass, here's 50.

2. Heavenly Lake Tahoe - Heavenly has two versions of it's season pass, the Heavenly Pass and the Epic Pass. The Epic Pass is valid seven days a week at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly. There is no midweek option.
Epic Pass: Adults $579; Child (5-12) $279
Heavenly Pass: Adults $369; Seniors (65+) $289; Teen (13-18) $299; Child (5-12) $189.
Blackout Dates for Heavenly Passes are Thanksgiving (11/28/08 -11/29/08), Christmas (12/27/08 - 12/31/08), and President's Day (2/14/09 - 2/15/09). Heavenly has also offered a college pass in the past, and they mention it briefly on their web site, but give no information.
Pay your pass off in approx. 4.61 days. Heavenly no longer publishes their daily ticket prices on their web site. We're guessing $80.

3. Alpine Meadows - All Full Passes also include skiing and riding at Homewood.
Midweek Pass: Adult (19-61) $374 (requires online purchase); Seniors (62-69) $299..
Unlimited Pass: Adult (19-61) $874 (requires online purchase); Teen (13-18) $299; Youth (5-12) $199; Child (0-4) Free; Seniors (62-69) $499; 70+ $99
Pay your pass off in 6.23 days. Ticket prices ($60) are not up on the site yet.

4. Squaw Valley USA - Squaw Valley season passes are every bit as expensive as their daily counterparts. Every bit as worth it, too.
Full Pass: Adult $1,549; Youth (13-18) $1,139; Senior (65-75) $1,069; Child (0-12) $289
Midweek Pass: Adult $949; Youth (13-18) $699; Senior (65-75) $619
Pay your pass off in 12.65 days. We used $75 as a ticket price.

5. Homewood Mountain - Homewood is now under the same management as Alpine Meadows. The prices below are for Homewood Passes only.
Full Season Pass: Adult (19-61) $399; Teen (13-18) $149; Youth (5-12) $99; Child (0-4) Free; Seniors (62+) $149;
Midweek Pass: Adult $249.
Pay your pass off in ? days. No ticket prices yet. Hard to guess what prices will be.

6. Northstar at Tahoe/Sierra at Tahoe - Northstar and Sierra at Tahoe offer the Double Whammy Pass, which is valid at both resorts.
Double Whammy Value Pass $379. At Northstar it is valid Sun-Friday while at Sierra it is valid everyday. Both resorts have the following blackout dates; Thanksgiving (11/28/08 -11/29/08), Christmas (12/26/08 - 12/31/08), Martin Luther King Day (1/17/09 - 1/18/09), and President's Day (2/14/09 - 2/15/09).
Limited Double Whammy: Adult $499; Young Adult (13-22) $299; Child (5-12) $99. Valid seven days a week at both resorts with blackout dates for Northstar only.
Unlimited Double Whammy: Adult $749; Young Adult (13-22) $439; Child (5-12) $119; SuperSenior (70+) $119. Seven days, no blackouts at either resort.
Northstar also has a college pass for $299 (You must prove you are taking 6 credits if Fall 08). There is also a northstar only midweek pass for $299
Pay your pass off in 5.05 days. We used $75 as ticket price. Sierra is lower.

7. Mammoth - Mammoth's best pass deal happens every spring when a very limited number of half price Gold Passes are sold. They will sell out within days or hours of becoming available. That day has come and gone. Here is what is available now.
Gold Pass: Adult $1,675; Youth (13-18) $1,256; Senior (65-79) $838; Child (7-12) $838
Pay your pass off in 20.67 days. We used $81 as ticket price.

8. Mt. Rose Ski Resort - Their only offering is a an Unlimted Pass which comes in the following flavors, Adult (16 and older) $399 (its $333 with ANY ski resort's 07-08 season pass in your name), Child (6-12) $111, Teen (13-17) $222, Senior (65-74) $222, and Super Senior (75 +) $111. These prices are available only in September.
Pay your pass off in 6.13 days (or 5.12 with previous pass). We used $65 as ticket price.

9. Boreal Mountain - Boreal has several offerings including a College Student Pass for $129, but it's midweek so you'll have to skip class.
Anytime Pass Adult $329; Child (5-12) $99; Senior (60-69) $139; Super Senior (70+) $39
SuperSaver- $199 Sunday-Friday, with blackouts
Night Pass $129
Holiday black-outs: Nov. 27-30, 2008, Dec. 25-31, 2008, Jan. 17-19, 2009, & Feb. 14-16, 2009
Pay your pass off in 4.63 days. We used $43 for our ticket price.

10. Donner Ski Ranch - Season Pass: Adult $249; Young Adult (13-17) $199; Child (6-12) $99; Senior (60-69) $149
Pay your pass off in 6.56 days (This is 07-08 info).

11. Sugar Bowl - Prices until October 31, 2007.
Unrestricted: Adult $799; Youth (13-22) $399; Senior (60-69) $499; Child (6-12) $129; Super Senior (70+) $49
Slightly Restricted: Adult $529; Youth (13-22) $329; Senior (60-69) $389; Child (6-12) $109. Valid every day with the following blackout dates: Christmas (12/26/07-1/1/08); MLK Day (1/19/08-1/20/08); & Presidents Day (2/16/08-2/18/08).
Midweek: Adult $279; Youth (13-22) $279; Senior (60-69) $279. Valid M-F with the same blackout dates:
Pay your pass off in 5 days. (This is 07-08 info)

12. Diamond Peak - Prices until September 30, 2008. Full: Adult $454; Youth (13-17) $188; Child (7-12) $156; Senior (60-69) $188; Super Senior (70+) $52. Midweek: Adult $363; Youth (13-17) $150; Child (7-12) $125; Senior (60-69) $152; Super Senior (70+) $42. Prices are significantly lower for Incline Village/Crystal Bay locals with IVGID cards.
Pay your pass off in 7.56 days.