The holidays are over and we're now in the midst of a great ski season! How do you come to The Mad River Valley and get the best value for your skiing dollar? This question comes up virtually every time we take a reservation or get a lodging inguiry. The intent of this blog is to summarize what we know to be your best options for the various local resorts. While there are way too many options available to provide a comprehensive review, we hope the following information will be helpful to your vacatiuon planning:
If you're looking to sample all the skiing The Valley has to offer, the Ski The Valley ticket is the way to go. You can use the ticket interchangeably at Mad River Glen, Sugarbush and Ole's XC. While these tickets have a 2-day minimum (3 day on weekends), prices range from $49/day for midweek tickets to $56-67/day for tickets including weekends, depending upon how many days you ski. You can only purchase these tickets from us as part of a discounted lodging package as specified on our website!
New this year, a number of local businesses offer some freebies and discounts if you show them your Ski The Valley ticket. Details may be found on our Chamber of Commerce website.
For those of you who, like us, love Mad River Glen, there are a number of discount options. The very best offerings must be purchased in advance and are no longer available for the 2010/2011 ski season. KEEP THIS IN MIND FOR NEXT YEAR!!! They are The Mad Card and The Family Mad Card, costing $139 and $189, respectively. For these prices you get 3 unrestricted lift tickets and other discounts. The Family Card even gives a FREE season pass for ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN under age 12! Hopefully you purchased yours! Details may be found on the Mad River Glen website.
If you didn't purchase your Mad Card, all is not lost! You can also purchase vouchers for discounted tickets from us at $35/day for midweek and $60/day for weekends. That's ~$5/day off their already reasonable ticket booth pricing, and we offer lodging discounts to boot! Mad River also has a 3-day weekend lift ticket for $130, which you can purchase from us or them.
To ski and ride Sugarbush, your very best tickets are purchased directly from the resort via their eTicket Online program. These tickets range from $61-74/day, depending upon the number of skiing days. These tickets require 48 hour advance purchase and are non-refundable.
While not as highly discounted as eTickets, you can also purchase tickets from us, ranging from $63-78/day, depending upon the number of skiing days. Tickets from us can normally be purchased with 24 hour notice, and are refundable up to 9 AM of your skiing start day. With either type of ticket purchase, a lodging discount is offered as summarized on our website.
Want to try some skiing just outside The Valley? Bolton Valley would be a nice alternative, just 25-30 minutes north on the road to Burlington. Bolton is uniquely located, and can sometimes be fully functional when our local resorts are on wind hold. They also have night skiing, if you still have the energy...
We offer our guests vouchers for Bolton Valley that are good for $20 off the ticket office price any day of the week with no restrictions!
If you are interested in going a little further afield, we can also offer you vouchers for skiing at Stowe that are good for a 25% discount off the ticket office price, valid Sunday-Friday, excluding holidays. From our inn, you can be at Stowe Mountain Resort in about 45 minutes.
We hope you find this information useful in your skiing holiday planning. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call us.
Happy Skiing!!!
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