![]() ![]() So what's a skier to do if they are looking for a little more room to spread out - and a lot less waiting around in lift lines? The two biggest passes are the Epic Pass (2.1 million sold last winter) and Ikon Pass (number sold unknown the company doesn’t release sales numbers), joined by smaller players including Mountain Collective and Indy Pass. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The passes became a double-edged sword: Choice and value are a boon to consumers, but many ski town locals blame them for a tsunami of long lines and increased strain on infrastructure. But, a new breed of pass has emerged that quickly proved much more economical and versatile for snow sports enthusiasts - one that covered dozens of big-name resorts. Lift attendants were scarce, mountain restaurants were closed or operated at reduced capacity, parking lot shuttles services were limited and just renting ski equipment could take hours.īut pandemic-related issues were just fuel on a fire lit years earlier when the entire lift ticket paradigm changed.įor most of history, each ski resort sold daily, multi-day or season passes, good only at that one location. The side effects were clear to disgruntled skiers. Ski resorts were acutely affected, given their dependence on seasonal foreign workers using H2-B and J-1 visas, which became hard or impossible to get. Labor problems skyrocketed across the service industry. Not surprisingly, ski towns were a wildly popular choice for digital nomads. So did the realization that you could work from any place with an internet connection. Participation in just about every kind of outdoor recreation, including skiing, spiked during the pandemic. Chairlift lines at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.
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