You’re probably just like me. You love snowboarding, you think America’s Funniest Videos is the best show on television and you hate paying full price to hit Vermont’s top resorts. Am I right? Oh, everything except the America’s Funniest Videos part. Well, you’ll come around.
But the hating full price part – we’re seeing eye to eye on that.
So I’ve done some sleuthing around on the ‘ol interwebs and discovered some killer deals.
First up: Jay Peak. Their “Steal the Snow” deal runs through January 9, so make haste. From $99 per person/per night you get lodging in Hotel Jay, lift tickets, breakfast and dinner. Call 800-451-4449 to book — all you have to do is show up with your board and beanie. And as always, if you bring your season pass from another mountain, Jay gives honkin’ discounts on lift tickets, every day of the season. Follow @jaypeakdeals on Twitter to stay on top of it all.
If you have the luxury of skiing midweek, type “Bolton Valley” into your GPS and point it north. Running January 3 – 14, midweek rooms at the Inn at Bolton are $69 per night. You’re probably thinking, “yeah, it’s at some condo 3 miles from the slopes.” Nope. The Inn is slopeside — out the door and on the hill. Considering that a room at the Econo Lodge in Hoboken, NJ is $70 midweek, I’d say you’re getting a good deal on that one. Call 877-9BOLTON to book. What up, Hoboken?!
William Shatner would be proud of this one: Stratton has a bidding-style “name your price” feature on its website, with minimum bids starting at $35 per room per night. YOU tell Stratton how much THEY’RE getting? Totally brill. Well done, Stratton marketing team.
Mad River Glen has a stellar deal if you’re coming up… oh, wait. That’s right.
Sugarbush is keeping the 2.0 crowd happy with its new e-ticket system. As long as you’re riding for 2 days or more, buy your tickets online and save a healthy chunk of scrill.
Apparently Okemo’s got a thing for Thursdays. And they’re serving the internet-savvy with their very attractive, online-only $39 lift tickets, good on these select Thursdays: January 14 & 21; March 18 & 25; and on April 1 & 8 tickets are only $29.
Man, the internets are so awesome.
Looks like you won’t be eating Ramen out of a tupperware container this week, Chief. Follow @RideVermont on Twitter for even more deals as the season progresses.
And hey, just so we’re all on the same page here, watch this video. Tell me that’s not the funniest thing you’re going to see on television all week. See the monkey is upset ’cause the kid gave him an empty bag of chips… nevermind.
-Luke
