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Originally Posted by Brupal
So for the past 2 seasons I have bought the Ski Big 3 pass. The first year I went about 20 times and feel I got my money's worth. Last year I probably only went 8 times, so it was not economical. This year I did not renew. So question for those of you who have perhaps already crunched the numbers ... what would be the most cost effective way to ski Sunshine and Lake Louise about 7 times each this year? Get a discount card for about $99 or so each, where the first, fourth and 7th day is free? Buy discounted tickets at Costco? Or through AMA? Are there any deadlines I should be aware of? I'm sure it will probably come out to something close regardless of the choice. To help clarify, age 55 + but not yet 60, mostly mid-week, just me no other family who skis. Thanks in advance for anyone who chimes in with the math having already been done.
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Costco prices aren't out yet, but Louise Card almost certainly wins out if you do 3 days or more. 7 days on each comes to about $1200 before GST (but a few possible variables in there)
The other option to consider is Mountain Collective. Right now it's about $900 CAD, but they often have a sale in Oct/Nov where you'd knock $2-300 off that.
The catch is that the 50% days are based on the Ski Big 3 Window Rate, which is $189 - so you're paying $95 after your 2 free days. The other catch is that your daily lift ticket cost can get quite low, but you end up spending money you otherwise wouldn't on accoms.
Say you did 5 days at each LL/SSV, and 2 days each at Revy and Marmot, it would be $1470 on todays pricing (but if you could get the MC Pass for say $650 that becomes $1220). Replace 2 SSV days with Panorama and you're down to $1280 ($1030?).