Crap! Crystal raises prices on kids!

[chucK]

Damn! This is gonna hurt.

 

7-10 year olds went up $23/day (from $5 to $28). Ouch!

 

Not to mention the price went up the usual increment for adults.

 

Maybe Alpental this year?

[ericb]

Damn! This is gonna hurt.

 

7-10 year olds went up $23/day (from $5 to $28). Ouch!

 

Not to mention the price went up the usual increment for adults.

 

Maybe Alpental this year?

 

Oh...and Boyne is taking over the Summit as well....nowhere to run

[dan_forester]

does that mean they'll have 460% more fun this year than last year?

[JayB]

$58 a day still seems like a bargain for Crystal.

 

Could be much worse. You could be paying $45/day for this:

 

http://www.crystalmountain.com/images/File/Winter2006_07/downhilltrailmap200607.pdf

[chucK]

Yes, Crystal does at least deliver the goods.. I'm mostly just crying over what I've lost.

 

Crystal's former policy of $5 for 10 and under was the best deal around. They'd make it back by over-pricing (relative to the competition) on the 11-12 yr olds.

 

Unfortunately, now the 7-10's are standard pricing, but they still gouge for the 11-12's ($53 ).

 

:cry:

 

 

[AlpineK]

I don't know what to say; back in the day Crystal used to be $13 for adults and Ski Acres was $7 bucks. Hyak had $2 night skiing. Of course there's been some inflation since then.

 

I don't get too worked up about prices...that's the way things are trending. What steams me is naming of ski areas.

 

It ain't Summit West, Summit Central, and Summit East

 

It's the Summit, Ski Acres, and Hyak.... with the Snoqualmie Mountaineers lodge in the mix.

 

The mounties lodge was the best ever; it was cheap and they had a real high speed rope tow

 

They need more high speed rope tows everywhere. It teaches you respect for being taken to the top of the mountain.

[cj001f]

 

 

Ropetows and Nutcrackers! Bring it on!

[AlpineK]

I believe I still have a rope tow gripper and thick leather mitts. You need those to things if ya wanna ride the real lift

[ScottP]

The Ski Hill in Leavenworth is rope tow serviced. My kids have been learning there the last few years. In the beginning, they rode up between my legs, at least until my right forearm was so pumped I couldn't get a grip (wish I'd had those grippers then). Now they're independant skiers and run mad amounts of laps.

[Macson]

$58 a day still seems like a bargain for Crystal.

 

Could be much worse. You could be paying $45/day for this:

 

http://www.crystalmountain.com/images/File/Winter2006_07/downhilltrailmap200607.pdf

 

Ya ya, laugh it up. I spent the first 17 years (13 of them skiing) of my life skiing there. I grew up about 10 miles from that place. We didn't know any better.

 

Now when I want cheap skiing I go to The Loup.

[AlpineK]

The Ski Hill in Leavenworth is rope tow serviced. My kids have been learning there the last few years. In the beginning, they rode up between my legs, at least until my right forearm was so pumped I couldn't get a grip (wish I'd had those grippers then). Now they're independant skiers and run mad amounts of laps.

 

My first time up the high speed lift at the Snoqualmie Mounties I think I was either 4 or 5 and my dad put me inbetween his legs and got me to the top.

 

I've never checked out the Leavenworth lift.

[mccallboater]

Move to McCall.

 

http://www.littleskihill.org/membership

 

The tyke can ski all year for less than a day pass at Crystal.

[AlpineK]

I've skied at Brundage on a great powder day.

 

Too bad there aren't any pictures of the area you're talking about.

 

I guess I should add my picture of the Meaney ski hill here. 25 mph on a gas engine.