Lift tickets outside Japan

[Error404 0]

In your experience, how much is a 1 day lift ticket in other countries (outside of Japan)?

 

I'd be interested to know what people have paid elsewhere.

[gamera 0]

I hear approx. 7,000 yen for some resort in the states and same for some in Oz.

[marnix 0]

Chamonix (les grand montets) 5000

Val Thorens 5000

Zermatt 6500

St. Anton 5500

[RockyV 0]

Australia is expensive $84 for a day ticket, probably about 7500yen, to me Japan is cheap,

[sakebomb 0]

I agree, Japan is cheap!!

I used to try and scam tickets of people going home early in the car park at Perisher to try and save cash!! $10 for a good 5 hours sometimes

[advantyper 0]

For 1 Day pass, not including Night.

 

Whistler BC $72 CAN

Mt.Baker $37 US

Mt.Hood Meadows $47 US

 

In U.S. it range from $37-55. In Utah there are some resort that cost $60 for a day pass.

 

But I think season pass are pretty cheap here, I got my Mt.Hood Meadows Season pass for $425.

 

Japan lift tickets from what I have seen is usually cheaper then in the states, but the hotels in Japan is way over price.

[nzlegend 1]

These were Mt Hutts prices these year

Adult

$74

Youth/Senior

$39

Student

$55

Super Senior 75+

Free

Children

Free 6 yrs & under

 

And that was to ski on 30cm of snow packed with people. Screw that, I would have gone for hike somewhere else.

Mt Hutt had such a shithouse season thta the snow has almost completely gone and its only early Nov, in good seasons some locals have gone for aski on Xmas day as there was still some snow left.

This season was poo.

 

 

Broken River - a private club ski area with only rope tows wanted $50Nz for a ticket this year -major rip off.

 

Whakapapa (Nth Is) $72

 

Japan is pretty good value when you look at it!

[rach 1]

I never realised Japan was such good value compared to other places.

[js 0]

Difficult to compare Oz & NZ with, say, Japan/Canada/USA.

 

The former just don't have the snowfall, low temperatures, elevation/vertical , sheer number of resorts, etc.

 

Just about anywhere in Japan/Canada/USA gives ya more bang for ya buck when all is said and done.

 

Therefore, riding in Oz/NZ is very expensive in comparison.

(We're held ransom by Mr. Packer, etc!)

[SnowConnection 0]

Probaly, Vail is the highest in the world. They do not sell one or two days tickets in high season. It is US$237 for 3 days out of 5 days. Even for senir (65+), it is US$71 for 1 day!

In Japan, Kagura&Mistumata, my favorite one, costs 4,000 yen for 1 day, 3,000 yen for 1 day senir (55+).

[mattlucas 0]

 Quote:

Originally posted by SnowConnection:
Probaly, Vail is the highest in the world. They do not sell one or two days tickets in high season.

Really?
I didn't know that
You sure?

[js 0]

 Quote:

Originally posted by SnowConnection:
Probaly, Vail is the highest in the world. They do not sell one or two days tickets in high season. It is US$237 for 3 days out of 5 days. Even for senir (65+), it is US$71 for 1 day!
In Japan, Kagura&Mistumata, my favorite one, costs 4,000 yen for 1 day, 3,000 yen for 1 day senir (55+).

... but that’s still only $79 per day and almost guaranteed of decent snow conditions – still way cheaper than here at approx. $86 per day. (Exchange rate not really an issue.)

[SnowConnection 0]

The official Vail web site shows NA for 1-2days high season.

http://vail.snow.com/#a=vp|b=lifttickets

But, I found US$80 a day from Dec.12 thru April 1 in another local web site.

SubZero may be right.

[2pints-mate 0]

We didnt think it was bad at all. Transport is the killer.

[69 5]

Do costs vary in other countries depending on the size of the resort? Always seems a bit strange that resorts with one lift charge almost the same places that are so much bigger.

[advantyper 0]

Yes it does, for Whistler BC the resort is HUGE, one of the biggest one in Pacific Northwest.

 

But then again my state's mountain Mt.Hood Meadows is not too big, not too small. But still cost $47 for a day pass.

 

Resorts in Colorado usually cost more because its so famous for winter sport there, so make sense for them to mark up the lift ticket prices.

[Fattwins 0]

at an average of 35 bucks US Japan is pretty cheap

[RockyV 0]

when I was in canada I bought a RCR superpass, I think it cost arount $720 for a weekday pass (mon-fri). Now the pass has gone up to over $900 and they removed a day now only mon-thurs, when I went RCR superpass could be used at 9 different resorts now it's only 4. For a full season pass it is $1200.

 

In my experience from Australia and Japan resorts normally charge about 12 times the day season rate for a seaon pass, in Canada it's 20, sure their season is maybe upto a month longer than many parts of Japan, but wow $1200 is expensive

[enderzero 0]

 Quote:

Originally posted by SubZero:
... but that’s still only $79 per day and almost guaranteed of decent snow conditions – still way cheaper than here at approx. $86 per day. (Exchange rate not really an issue.)

Huh? Guaranteed? No that isn't covered in the price. There is just as much chance of a shitty day at Vail as anywhere else. But if you are on a vacation and fly there - what are you gonna do, not ride? I am sure it varies from year to year, but Japan strikes me as "more consistent."

I am doing my regular riding at Mammoth these days. Their peak pass is a whopping $73. Don't go on peak days - too crowded anyway. There are still resorts around busy areas like Tahoe that have $25 passes. Baker is still just $37 peak.

[mattlucas 0]

 Quote:

Originally posted by advantyper:
Yes it does, for Whistler BC the resort is HUGE, one of the biggest one in Pacific Northwest.

Whistler isn't in the Pacific Northwest
That ends at 49

[advantyper 0]

Close enough in my book

[mattlucas 0]

Not really dude

And kind of insulting as a Canadian

You can keep the Manifest Destiny to yourself

 

W/B is also in an entirely different mountain range as well

 

You seem like a nice guy and I hope you get some snow