{"id":2458326,"date":"2020-05-11T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=325585"},"modified":"2020-05-11T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T04:15:00","slug":"aspen-skiing-co-unveils-range-of-pass-credits-for-shortened-2019-20-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspen-skiing-co-unveils-range-of-pass-credits-for-shortened-2019-20-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen Skiing Co. unveils range of pass credits for shortened 2019-20 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/passprices-atd-051120-2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/passprices-atd-051120-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/passprices-atd-051120-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/passprices-atd-051120-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/passprices-atd-051120-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/passprices-atd-051120-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>People enjoy opening day on Aspen Mountain on Saturday, November 23, 2019. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/><em>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Aspen Skiing Co. on Monday unveiled the full range of credits that will be issued to customers who purchased season passes last winter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skico <a id=\"N0xd83ba0N0xd524a0:N0xd83ba0N0xf44ee0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-skiing-co-uses-credits-potential-refund-to-sweeten-pot-for-pass-purchasers\/\">announced over the weekend<\/a> that people who aren\u2019t eligible for a chamber of commerce discount for a Premier Pass would receive a $250 credit that can apply toward the 2020-21 season pass or other products or services offered by the company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skico announced Monday in emails to last season\u2019s pass purchasers that Premier Pass buyers who had the chamber discount last year will get a $150 credit. The price of that pass won\u2019t be announced until mid-August, the company said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe price of that pass is less than the non-chamber Premier Pass, so the credit is less,\u201d Jeff Hanle, Skico vice president of communications, said Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Passes with the chamber discount aren\u2019t sold until mid-August because Aspen Chamber Resort Association makes a big membership push that continues into August, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Credits on other passes include $125 for the Double Flex (two-days-per-week) and $90 for the Flex (one-day-per-week). Credits for passes purchased at a chamber discount will be given to the businesses they were issued through rather than the individuals that received them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Customers who purchased a seven-day Classic Pass will receive a $45 credit while a four-day Classic Pass from last season will yield a $30 credit. Student and Aspen Valley Skiing and Snowboard Club passes from last season will qualify for a $40 credit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hanle noted that people who didn\u2019t use any days on their Classic Passes from last season can get a full refund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Comments on Skico\u2019s Facebook Page on a post regarding the credits was mixed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThanks Aspen! We are all excited for next season and the credit is appreciated,\u201d one reader wrote. \u201cNot like we were gonna skip the season either way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Several people who said they purchased a Classic Pass last season were upset with the small credits offered by Skico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI used 2 days of my 4 day Classic Pass which costs $284. I lost $142 and you offer me a $30 credit?!\u201d another reader wrote. \u201cPlease explain how this is equitable. Unused days should be rolled over to the next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">A person who suggested he purchased a non-chamber Premier Pass last season was blunt about his feelings over the $250 credit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cTerribly disappointed in the measly credit. 30 years of skiing there and only a $250 credit?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hanle said a team within Skico debated how to handle the shortened season and options for 2020-21. The ski season was cut short when Gov. Jared Polis <a id=\"N0xd83ba0N0xd52500:N0xd83ba0N0xf456c0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-skiing-co-shuts-down-all-four-mountains-after-colorado-governor-orders-closure\/\">ordered all ski areas to close March 15<\/a> to try to avoid the spread of the coronavirus. Hanle said it was a situation beyond Skico\u2019s control \u2014 much like what would have happened if warm temperatures and lack of snow had shortened the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThere were 10,000 iterations of different combinations on what we could do,\u201d he said. \u201cWe understand what people are going through. We had to come up with what is fair and equitable for everyone \u2014 including us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The non-chamber Premier Pass went on sale Monday for $1,999. That\u2019s $100 more than last season, so that creates a $150 net credit. Like last year, chamber and non-chamber Premier Passes come with a free Ikon Base Pass, good at 41 resorts around the globe. The Ikon Pass is sold by Alterra Mountain Co., Skico\u2019s sister resort company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skico is offering non-chamber Premier Pass buyers the chance to lock in the lowest rate with a deposit of $99. The commitment must be made by July 15. The pass must be paid in full by Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sales of the seven- and four-day Classic Passes were opened yesterday for people who purchased them last season. They can be locked in at the lowest price with a $49 deposit and payment in full by Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Other pass prices haven\u2019t been revealed yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">To ease concerns about how the coronavirus could affect next ski season, all passes are fully refundable through Nov. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:scondon@aspentimes.com\">scondon@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/local\/aspen-skiing-co-unveils-range-of-pass-credits-for-shortened-2019-20-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People enjoy opening day on Aspen Mountain on Saturday, November 23, 2019. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times Aspen Skiing Co. on Monday unveiled the full range of credits that will be issued to customers who purchased season passes last winter. 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