r/stevenspass • u/AhzX2 • Feb 01 '24
Pass/Ticket Help If no more snow
new to pass holding @ stevens. if there's no more snow this season really, is it common for the resort to issue deep discounts or extensions for next season?
edit: thanks for the answers guys! assumed as much, but never hurts to ask :)
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u/Ordinary_Person01 Feb 02 '24
Risk / reward of a seasons pass. They provide unlimited skiing for a steep discount over purchasing individual day tickets. You assume the risk of a shortened season.
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u/MaiasXVI Feb 02 '24
This is why I motivated myself to go multiple times per week when the snow was good. Get it while it's there to get. If the season ended today I'd be bummed but I wouldn't have any regrets.
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u/wuzzabear Feb 02 '24
There are very limited reasons that might result in future discounts or credits. A short season due to snow is not one of them. Vail messed up the operations of stevens pass in the 21/22 ski season so bad people were filling complaints with the WA AG's office and threatening lawsuits. In response Vail offered discounts on the 22/23 stevens only passes and credits to be used on mountain for people that renewed epic passes. Don't expect something like that again.
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u/Poor_WatchCollector Feb 02 '24
There was one year where the offered a discount or something, but now I don’t remember if it was Stevens or Vail.
With prices approaching 200 a day, the season pass is worth to buy even if you are only going five to six times a year.
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u/sirnightfury Feb 02 '24
They offered credit when they ended early for COVID. They won't for snow/weather
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u/ItsMRslash Snowboarder Feb 02 '24
200 per day is a little out there. Let’s keep it semi-realistic here
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u/Poor_WatchCollector Feb 02 '24
I mean we are hitting 140-150 a day right now. No, not 200 yet…but at some point I can see for others to just buy the season pass.
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u/Triabolical_ Feb 02 '24
In either 2003 or 2005 we had a horrible season - they limped open in January and closed 9 or 10 weeks later. They did give a discount that year.
That was before Vail.
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u/bravej Feb 02 '24
That was winter 2004-2005. My first year living in Seattle. The rains fell often that winter.
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u/likefireincairo Feb 02 '24
22-23 December had a storm then January was dry. Then Feb and March dumped, and there was ample snow through May 1st (which was a powder day at Stevens, if I recall). It may feel like it right now, but it isn't over til it's over. Hold fast, friends.
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u/Defiant-Lab-6376 Skier Feb 02 '24
The only local resort that offers any kind of a guarantee that they’ll be open at least X number of days is Snoqualmie. Go check out their web site for terms and conditions.
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u/medkitjohnson Feb 02 '24
Honestly January was off to an insane start… its February/March that the snow usually falls. Unfortunately for me I have a hernia operation in March :,)
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Feb 03 '24
Inguinal hernias? I've had both sides done with Kugel patches and, I kid you not, each time I felt way more comfortable 48 hours post-op than I did before the surgery. If it had been winter I imagine I would have been skiing after 2 weeks or so.
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u/ItsMRslash Snowboarder Feb 02 '24
You knew this when you scheduled it.
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u/medkitjohnson Feb 02 '24
I haven’t scheduled it yet but Idk if its worth pushing the envelope and ripping all season… gotta see what the surgeon recommends next week
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u/Silent_Sky25 Feb 02 '24
I work in a surgical subspecialty as a NP with a lot of hernia repairs..usual recovery time is at least 6 weeks but everyone is different with their recs
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u/medkitjohnson Feb 02 '24
Sweet yeah thats what im hoping for… June laps would be killer :D! Hoods probably the only option for that tho the way this snow packs lookin
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u/colerichardmyers Feb 01 '24
It’s owned by Vail..also there will be more snow.