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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 11/15/2005 : 11:14 AM
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FREE SKIING & BOARDING FOR ALL - THURS NOV 17
In celebration of opening for public skiing and snowboarding, we would like to offer access to our premium slopes to everyone - FOR FREE! Pick up your complimentary lift tickets from the Skyride ticket window between 9am - 10pm.
http://www.grousemountain.com/report.cfm
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Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 7:15 PM
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 Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 7:35 PM
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vancouver, bc
Canada
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 7:43 PM
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Originally posted by Jeffster
To get you to like what they have to offer.
which isnt too much
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.
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Terminator shade wearing, summit questing, double Grinding, Gordo voting self annointed 'dumb ass' and Aconcagua Bagga who dreams of Robson, Teton, The Judge, and.....and....
Port Moody, B.C
Canada
2210 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2005 : 7:45 PM
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Originally posted by baminem
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Originally posted by Jeffster
To get you to like what they have to offer.
which isnt too much
LOL!! That's funny! |
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Trail running, bike hucking, fast packing, beer drinking collector of pine cones on a day pass
AKA
Dances with Trees
Forest Gnome Cabin
Canada
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 8:02 PM
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Originally posted by tedoliver
What's their angle?
Geez, Ted, you're such a skeptic
Knowing Grouse as I do I thought maybe they'd tell you skiing was free, but you have to pay a reduced fare of 20 bucks for the ride up on the tram  |
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the road
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 8:23 PM
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skiing on grouse and whistler is always free if you dont mind a hike
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Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 11/22/2005 : 12:55 AM
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Originally posted by tedoliver
What's their angle?
A few years ago Grouse was seriously considering doing away with lift-serviced skiing entirely. The thinking was that the overhead for liftees, snow making, grooming and lift and run maintenance didn't justify the incremental revenue it generated. They were doing very well with just the tourists coming up for the view, dinners in the restaurant, sleigh rides, ice skaters etc.
But then they tried something outside the envelope: they introduced the absurdly low priced Y2Play pass in 2000. It was an unrestricted season pass for $250 for an adult $50 for a kid and free for a "tot" (6 and under). They made a killing: not on the pass revenue but on the revenue generated in the lodge selling food and drinks to the passholders and all of the friends and family members that they brought along.
The program of almost free skiing has been so successful that they have made Y2Play passes a standard, annual offering and have invested substantially in upgrading the ski facilities including the new high-speed quad "Olymipic" chair. More upgrades are planned.
So think of the one day of free skiing as a lost leader: they're using it to draw people into the "store" with the fully justified expectation that they will spend more on other purchases once they arrive.
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vancouver, bc
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Posted - 11/22/2005 : 9:09 PM
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i used to do the y2play thing and i didnt buy food once i just brought a sandwich, im pretty cheap. But this year they wanted me to pay 700 dollars for a season pass!!!!!!!!!i can get a blackcomb pass for 350 bought i dont get up there much so i bought one for seymour instead for 180, and i dont know if i will ever go up to grouse again. Maybe ill hike up with my board to meet my friends sometime
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.
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Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
3055 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2005 : 12:14 AM
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Originally posted by baminem
i used to do the y2play thing and i didnt buy food once i just brought a sandwich, im pretty cheap. But this year they wanted me to pay 700 dollars for a season pass!!!!!!!!!i can get a blackcomb pass for 350 bought i dont get up there much so i bought one for seymour instead for 180, and i dont know if i will ever go up to grouse again. Maybe ill hike up with my board to meet my friends sometime
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baminem:
$700 is not a Y2Play pass: that is the full price season pass. In other words, you waited way too long. Y2Play passes are sold at the end of the preceding season and cost less than half a regular pass (my full season, 2005-2006 unrestricted pass was $250; my teenage daughter's was $150 and my 11 year old son's was $50).
As for Blackcomb, where, when and how do you get a season pass for $350? I want one! The website quotes $1329 for an unrestricted pass and $859 for a mid-week pass.
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Edited by - ChuckLW on 11/23/2005 12:21 AM |
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vancouver, bc
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Posted - 11/23/2005 : 07:47 AM
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i know i missed the y2play so i went to grouse and asked for a student discount and they wouldnt give me anything I've even had passes there for the last 6 years, still no deal. College and University student can get blackcomb passes for 350 when bought with 3 other people.
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.
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Night owl posting,Subie driving, backpacking Dad who is perpetually trying to catch up to his kids on the trail.
Vancouver, BC
Canada
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Posted - 11/23/2005 : 11:43 PM
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Originally posted by baminem
i know i missed the y2play so i went to grouse and asked for a student discount and they wouldnt give me anything I've even had passes there for the last 6 years, still no deal. College and University student can get blackcomb passes for 350 when bought with 3 other people.
Time for me to go back to school!
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 5:32 PM
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Are there any CT backcountry skiers who have Y2Play passes (or other Grouse passes) this season?
I'm headed back to Grouse this season, and I'm always on the lookout for other tele skiers.
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Edited by - yarnellboat on 11/29/2005 7:20 PM |
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 7:11 PM
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Originally posted by baminem
i know i missed the y2play so i went to grouse and asked for a student discount and they wouldnt give me anything I've even had passes there for the last 6 years, still no deal. College and University student can get blackcomb passes for 350 when bought with 3 other people.
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Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think there's an age cut-off... something like having to be 25 and under in addition to being a current university student.
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Edited by - threeprime on 11/29/2005 8:08 PM |
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Posted - 11/29/2005 : 7:22 PM
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Thanks threeprime. I guess I wasn't clear - I do have a Y2Play pass and I'm wondering if I should be on the lookout for other CT telemarkers who ski at Grouse.
Cheers, P.
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FREE SKIING FOR ALL - THURS NOV 17 Grouse Mtn.
