how was it? I hope to finish my cabin near there and spend some time up there next winter.
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how was it? I hope to finish my cabin near there and spend some time up there next winter.
Really cool area. The free Nordic trails are super cool and untracked all the time. The ski area has not much pitch. Super mellow.
The aquatic center/gym will blow your mind. Brand new multi million dollar facility.
I like the area, the winds area amazing. Super quiet living.
Checking out pine creek Sunday. Another mom and pop in the middle of nowhere. 1400 vert, 350" per year. Should be legit.
The not much pitch has me wanting to goto jhmr. I’ll def check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
Pinedale was a boomtown from like 2012-2018 riding all that oil money in that basin. I’m guessing that’s what built that aquatic center. Their summer concert series is a blast. Cheers and thanks for sharing.
Pine creek seems interesting. No one here (Utah ) seems to know it exists. Would love to check that one out too. Hope you get to lost trail on your Indy. Maybe you have I haven’t been following this thread.
Pine creek is as real as it gets. Bought a season pass.
Skied untracked cream cheese at tamarack today, using Indy and 2 free iKon days here. About 10 ppl on the hill today. The most beautiful hot springs outside of town. Fkna.
Take any pictures there? A buddy grew up skiing there, for a little while we had one of the old chairs in our yard. I still haven't made it there to ski.
No pics, storm day, plus I'm retrogrouching into the hills.
The Indy Pass now includes a handful of nordic ski centers. $69 for XC only but the full Indy Pass now includes nordic skiing. The current XC centers include:
Sovereign Lake Nordic Club, BC
High Point Cross Country Ski Center, NJ
JacksonXC, NH
Mapelag Resort, MN
White Grass Touring Center, WV
Waterville Valley Resorts, NH
Woodstock Nordic Center, VT
I think I'm doing a month in Indy pass loop next year. There is a cluster in id/Mt/wy/ut that would take 3-4 weeks.
Pretty much age'd out of being rad, so content to be in the middle nowhere skiing throwback jams.
Indypass upping their nordic game….
https://www.crosscountryskier.com/th...s-for-2022-23/
Bluewood wa now on Indy pass. Quite a cluster in that area. Mission, 49, silver, bluewood, blacktail..
I'm stoked to Indy pass next year. No iKon. Beaver/pine creek. Taos. Indy. Woot!!
Kelly canyon now also on there. Huh.
NEW ALPINE PARTNER RESORTS
Black Mountain of Maine, ME • Meadowlark Ski Lodge, WY • Aormori Spring, Japan
Mount Hood Meadows joins the pass...
https://www.indyskipass.com/resort/mt-hood-meadows/
That meadowlark place is going to be fun. Indy pass getting more tits by the day!
That's a big get for them!Quote:
Originally Posted by m2711c
season pass at copper is $530, but the list of reciprocals resorts is amazing
https://www.skicooper.com/season-passes/
22/23 Pass Partners:
Your Cooper Season Pass allows you to ski 3 free days at each of these partner resorts (4 days at Diamond Peak)
Monarch, CO
Loveland, CO
Sunlight, CO
Powderhorn, CO
Granby Ranch, CO NEW!
Eaglecrest, AK
Mt Spokane, WA NEW!
Mt Ashland, OR
Mt Shasta Ski Park, CA NEW!
Snow Valley, CA
Mt Baldy, CA
Diamond Peak, NV* (4 Days)
Lee Canyon, NV
Brundage, ID*
Bogus Basin, ID*
Pebble Creek, ID
Soldier Mountain, ID
Great Divide, MT
Cherry Peak, UT
Eagle Point, UT
Sundance, UT NEW!
Pine Creek, WY NEW!
Hogadon Basin, WY* NEW!
Snow King, WY*
Snowy Range, WY
Sleeping Giant, WY
White Pine, WY NEW!
Angel Fire, NM
Red River, NM
Ski Apache, NM
Terry Peak, SD NEW!
Seven Oaks, IA
Mt Crescent, IA NEW!
Snowstar, IL NEW!
Buck Hill, MN
Giants Ridge, MN NEW!
Spirit Mountain, MN
Mont du Lac, WI
Whitecap Mountains, WI NEW!
Nordic Mountain, WI
Little Switzerland, WI
The Rock Snow Park, WI
Big Powderhorn, MI
Pine Mountain, MI
Marquette Mtn, MI NEW!
Mont Ripley, MI
Caberfae Peaks, MI NEW!
Crystal Mountain, MI
Lost Valley, ME
McIntyre Ski Area, NH
Black Mountain, NH
Whaleback Mountain, NH
Dartmouth Skiway, NH
Greek Peak, NY*
Plattekill, NY*
Yawgoo Valley, RI
Tussey Mountain, PA
Blue Knob, PA NEW!
Bear Creek, PA NEW!
Shawnee Mountain, PA
Mount Pleasant, PA NEW!
Beech Mountain, NC NEW!
Masella, Spain
^ that's insane. Wow. That plus an Indy and you have an entire winter at the small places.
Then why did they offer the deal in the first place? I think you’re misgivings are missed placed.
If they list partner resorts and days then you get to ski there.
Can't imagine they wouldn't honor what the deal is.
^ sweet blog bro.
Thats a hell of a good deal. I have the Loveland season pass and it comes with some great independent resorts to ski for a couple of days but the New England resorts on your pass kick ass. I travel for work and having all of the days at independent partner resorts works for me as I never know where Im going to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
hundred dollars cheaper in August
Heads up Indy pass appear to be going OFF sale on Monday 4/10
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/indy-...f-overselling/
side note, a large lift line might not be the best marketing shot lol
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Glad I didn't sleep on getting mine. I usually aim to have all passes paid for by now.
Next season I'm splitting time west and east. Looking forward to skiing Indy places in the east like bmom, cannon, saddleback, magic etc.
Looks like they are announcing 50 additions come Tuesday
Woah. Just checked out antelope Butte in the big horns wy, looking forward to q month long Indy loop this March
Not the same pass with the new owners. Been strong arming some small areas
yep… their war on cooper is just odd.
Yeah weird
Just kicked Dartmouth ski way and Whaleback off no boundaries pass. Don’t like this turn
deets?Quote:
Originally Posted by cat in january
https://www.stormskiing.com/p/11-ski...ki-cooper-passQuote:
Originally Posted by NBABUCKS1
I tried to find a reference about the recent move, but just redit and another ski forum, but know it happened. Two little ski areas in New England, Dartmouth Skiway
and Whaleback, were on a pass with four other little areas in New England called No Boundaries giving 3 days to each area for $99. Indy told them to choose.
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^ I'm generally pro-Indy but agree, it was a douche move to go after the No Boundaries areas. This could get ugly for Indy if the other pass coalitions take note and start doing the same.
Not all change is good...
Someone on Reddit posted the e-mail they got from No Boundaries below:
Source - https://www.reddit.com/r/icecoast/co...e_been_forced/Quote:
Here's the short version:
We've lowered the price of the No Boundaries Pass to $99. It now provides up to 3 days of skiing at each of our three partner mountains: Tenney, Mt. Abram, and Granite Gorge. Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway were unexpectedly given an ultimatum by the Indy Pass and forced to leave the No Boundaries Pass. We're actively looking for new partner mountains to add before the season starts. Everyone who already purchased a pass was offered the lower price or a full refund.
Here's what happened:
We put the 23/24 No Boundaries Pass on sale just a few weeks ago. It provided between 1 and 3 days of skiing at each of our five partner mountains (Tenney, Mt. Abram, Granite Gorge, Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway) for just $119. Apparently our product was viewed as a threat by the Indy Pass.
Both Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway were on our pass last year, and we've worked with both of them in prior years as well. Last season, Indy Pass created their "Allied" resort program. Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway joined that program. They were not part of the formal Indy Pass, but Indy Passholders were entitled to discounts on day tickets. This program and the No Boundaries Pass existed simultaneously last year without issues, and Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway (which operate as non-profits) benefited by being aligned to both products.
Immediately after we put the No Boundaries Pass on sale this year, the folks at Indy Pass gave Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway an ultimatum: Get off the No Boundaries Pass or we'll terminate your relationship with Indy Pass. We weren't directly involved in those conversations, but the management teams at Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway told us they were shocked and frustrated that Indy Pass would put them in this position and they didn't believe it was right. There may have been other promises or threats made by the Indy Pass that we're not aware of.
Regardless, both mountains needed to do what's best for their businesses and we respect their decisions. It's tough to believe that the Indy Pass, an organization that claims to support independent mountains, would put two small non-profit ski areas in a position where they needed to give up a revenue stream. We'll always support and do what's best for our partner mountains, and we would welcome Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway back with open arms at any time. We hope our members will still support them this season and in the future.
Ironically, the Indy Pass has been sold out since April. Even if you wanted to buy one right now to support Whaleback and Dartmouth Skiway, or any of their other independent resorts, you simply can't.
The No Boundaries Pass is on sale now at a special introductory price of $99. With your pass, you can still ski up to 9 days at three fantastic, independent ski areas: Tenney, Mt. Abram, and Granite Gorge. We're still hoping to add a new partner(s) for this season. The No Boundaries Pass has no black out dates, meaning you can ski any day of the season, but if you avoid peak days the pass rewards you with more skiing.
No Boundaries Passholders are entitled to either:
1 Saturday/holiday lift ticket, OR 1 Sunday and 1 weekday lift ticket, OR 3 weekday lift tickets at EACH of our three partner mountains: Check out all the details on how the No Boundaries Pass works here.
We've been operating No Boundaries for a decade now. There have been many ups and downs and changes along the way. Our passion has always been to make skiing more accessible to our members, and to introduce you to some great ski areas along the way. We're sorry that the Indy Pass has gotten in the way of that.
Curious how the Indy guys would spin this one. That doesn't sound good, and is a pretty different story from the Cooper deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garfield3d
I don't think there's a spin that anybody would buy. It's a douche-move. Nobody is buying the Indy Pass on the east coast to ski Dartmouth or Whaleback...those are just nice little add-ons; and they're only associate partners so the deal is 1/2 off a walk-up ticket. I'm guessing they will be part of the announcement due out today(?) on the additional 50 full partners. I'm guessing Indy told them that they could only become full partners if they were exclusive to Indy. The No boundaries Pass is not going to hurt Indy sales in the east. So it's a douche-move.
per lift blog these were added:
The new Indy Pass resorts for 23/24 are:
- Baldy, BC
- Big White, BC
- Fairmont, BC
- Phoenix Mountain, BC
- Shames Mountain, BC
- Pass Powderkeg, AB
- Mt. Baldy, ON
- Loup Loup, WA
- Cooper Spur, OR
- Montana Snowbowl, MT
- Howelsen Hill, CO
- Bottineau, ND
- Huff Hills, ND
- Great Bear, SD
- Andes Tower Hills, MN
- Snowstar, IL
- Maple Ski Ridge, NY
- Big Bear, PA
- Dartmouth Skiway, NH
- Whaleback, NH
Outside of North America, SkiWelt, Austria and 7 more Japan mountains were also added.
maple ridge? that otta drive some pass sales right there…
Uninspiring adds out west, but at the same time not sure there’s many left unclaimed in the mega pass landscape