http://vertexpress.com Skiing, snowboarding and mountain lifestyle Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:39:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/dont-be-a-fool-get-killington-2-for-1-coupon-for-free http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/dont-be-a-fool-get-killington-2-for-1-coupon-for-free#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:50:12 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3513 In general, I respect entrepreneurs who go an extra mile to make money. Last year some folks went to local Sport Authority stores, picked up free lift ticket coupons, and sold them on eBay for a few bucks. Yes, it was a pretty shady business strategy, and I wrote about it last year. But, I have to give them [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/dont-be-a-fool-get-killington-2-for-1-coupon-for-free/feed 2 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/christmas-week-to-ski-or-not-to-ski http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/christmas-week-to-ski-or-not-to-ski#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:44:19 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3499 Do you ski during Christmas week? One of my most memorable trips to VT was during that week. Luckily for us, we managed to book a three bedroom house in Chester, Vermont for just $250 per night. Split it between 8 people, add good food, drinks and you get one hell of a deal for [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/christmas-week-to-ski-or-not-to-ski/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/lift-ticket-deals-at-bolton-valley-and-burke-mountain http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/lift-ticket-deals-at-bolton-valley-and-burke-mountain#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:34:52 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3483 Heading to northern Vermont? Checkout Bolton valley and Burke Mountain ski resorts. Both ski areas offer good deals and  ski terrain. So if you plan on visiting Bolton Valley ski resort more than once, buy the Powder Pass for $199, and get 5 lift tickets (if you buy the pass before December 23rd, 2011.) Up [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/lift-ticket-deals-at-bolton-valley-and-burke-mountain/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/smugglers-notch-lift-ticket-deals http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/smugglers-notch-lift-ticket-deals#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:50:31 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3455 Compared to some ski resorts in Vermont, Smugglers’ Notch offers reasonably priced lift tickets: for example, you can a get a peak/holiday lift ticket for about $70 when some other ski areas charge $90+.  And yet, you can save more by taking advantage of the various lift ticket specials. Buy lift tickets from participating retailers. [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/smugglers-notch-lift-ticket-deals/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/jay-peak-lift-ticket-deals http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/jay-peak-lift-ticket-deals#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:19:58 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3453 There is no question that skiing is an expensive hobby even if you book a midweek trip to your favorite resort. That said, ski resorts do offer lift ticket discounts, and so here is a quick overview for Jay Peak resort. 581 Card – $99. Named after the biggest seasonal snowfall, the card includes a [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/jay-peak-lift-ticket-deals/feed 1 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/mid-week-lift-tickets-in-vermont http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/mid-week-lift-tickets-in-vermont#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:17:07 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=3445 I am a big fan of “all-things-midweek” – I just think that you can get more value for your buck when you “sacrifice” your precious day offs and book a midweek ski trip. That said,  the midweek adult lift ticket prices in Vermont are still expensive: they start at around $30 and skyrocket to $84 per lift [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/mid-week-lift-tickets-in-vermont/feed 1 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-ticket-rates-in-new-york http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-ticket-rates-in-new-york#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:22:42 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2354 New Yorkers don’t need to drive four+ hours to ski: they have many ski resorts and lift ticket price options within the two hour drive. Many ski resorts in New York state are small but compensate their size with interesting lift ticket pricing options. For example, Holiday Valley and Peak n’ Peak ski resorts offer [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-ticket-rates-in-new-york/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-tickets-in-new-hampshire http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-tickets-in-new-hampshire#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:34:24 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2340 New Hampshire has plenty of ski areas and holiday lift ticket options for you. Sure, there are plenty of small resorts, but there are also some big names to satisfy most pretentious skiers and snowboarders. Best of all, a multitude of options gives you a choice. You can go for Bretton Woods and enjoy 102 [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-tickets-in-new-hampshire/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-ticket-rates-in-vermont http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-ticket-rates-in-vermont#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:07:13 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2331 Getting ready to spend holidays skiing in Vermont? Then, you should also spend some time looking at the holiday lift ticket rates (unless you just got a nice bonus.) This is a special time of the year when lift ticket discounts are very low, kids don’t have school and ski cravings are simply irresistible. With [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/holiday-lift-ticket-rates-in-vermont/feed 0 http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/stratton-resort-2010-ski-season-pass-rates http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/stratton-resort-2010-ski-season-pass-rates#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:57:59 +0000 Sergey Ulitenok http://vertexpress.com/?p=2187 Stratton resort slightly increased ski pass rates for the 2011 ski season. If last season a standard adult pass cost $1047.53 including taxes, in the 2011 season you will pay $1159 plus taxes. In other words, it will cost about $120-$140 (not sure about the tax rate for this season.) It also seems that other [...]]]> http://vertexpress.com/lift-ticket-deals/stratton-resort-2010-ski-season-pass-rates/feed 0