{"id":800802,"date":"2019-10-29T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/skiing-on-a-budget-try-these-affordable-passes\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T10:24:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:24:01","slug":"skiing-on-a-budget-try-these-affordable-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/skiing-on-a-budget-try-these-affordable-passes\/","title":{"rendered":"Skiing on a budget? Try these affordable passes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Snowmaking seen Saturday at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.<\/strong>
Courtesy Ian Zinner \/ Arapahoe Basin Ski Area<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

VAIL \u2014 The biggest barrier for many interested in skiing and snowboarding is the financial commitment they have to make before even getting in a lift line.<\/p>\n

While season passes make sense for those who will surely use them, they\u2019re a risky commitment for someone whose season outlook is unknown. Beginners, impromptu travelers and status-seeking explorers are among the types you\u2019ll find in line for a full-price, single-day window ticket.<\/p>\n

Lucky for them, Colorado\u2019s smaller mountains are calling.<\/p>\n

Colorado Gems card offers BOGO tickets at multiple smaller resorts<\/p>\n

For $30, skiers can purchase a Colorado Gems card, which is good for buy-one-get-one tickets at 11 different resorts, or 30% off window prices for solo skiers.<\/p>\n

The Gems card offers access to \u201cColorado\u2019s best hidden treasures,\u201d which, according to Colorado Ski Country USA, are: Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Loveland, Ski Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus Ski Area, Kendall Mountain, Monarch, Powderhorn and Sunlight.<\/p>\n

Blackout dates are December 21-January 1. Gems cards are currently on sale at coloradoski.com\/store\/gems-card-2019-2020. The sales will close when the cards sell out or at the end of February, whichever comes first.<\/p>\n

Silverton\u2019s Spring Unguided Season Pass gets you on a heli, for cheap<\/p>\n

At $199, Silverton\u2019s Unguided Season Pass offers access to three of Colorado\u2019s smaller resorts in the western half of the state.<\/p>\n

The Spring Unguided Pass gets you unlimited access to Silverton throughout its unguided season, which runs from late March to late April. It also includes three days each at Powderhorn and Sunlight that can be used throughout the regular season, with limited blackout dates.<\/p>\n

What sweetens the deal is for an extra $39, you can book a helicopter ride to Silverton\u2019s Grassy and Butter Bowls.<\/p>\n

Also, the value of this pass stretches beyond Colorado\u2019s borders. On top of all you get within state lines, you also get three days each at Eaglecrest, Alaska; Mission Ridge, Washington; Sundance, Utah; Red Lodge Mountain, Montana; Snow King, Wyoming; Brundage Mountain, Idaho and Mt. Baldy, California.<\/p>\n

The regular price of the Spring Unguided Pass is $499; the $199 early-bird deal ends November 1st.<\/p>\n

This story is from vaildaily.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Snowmaking seen Saturday at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.Courtesy Ian Zinner \/ Arapahoe Basin Ski Area VAIL \u2014 The biggest barrier for many interested in skiing and snowboarding is the financial commitment they have to make before even getting in a lift line. While season passes make sense for those who will surely use them, they\u2019re […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-800802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-27 17:20:10","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}