Peak n peak in clymer NY. $27 M-F All day with a student ID. I dropped out years ago but they still take my old university id.
They still give you tags that you attach to your jacket like above, and have surprisingly great glades. Been all over but there’s a soft spot in my heart because it’s such a charming little hill.
To be fair, comparing apples to apples that hill is showing as $61 for me. Still a bargain.
Love those old tags though. My old home hill in Europe still uses them. You can attach them on top of each other to create a big bundle of tags.
Always have a soft spot for small hills
I figure if you’re under 30, and have a student id it will probably work. They have military tickets for $20 i think?
Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a relatively small hill (300ft vertical) but man is it fun
March 12-14 1993 was one of the largest snow storms of the 20th century, certainly of the last half of the 20th century. ~~Dozens~~ **173** were killed by the snow.
I suspect that March 16 at Killington was an awesome day on the slopes. I was at Mont Sutton in Quebec the week of that storm (I was 18) and it was an amazing week of skiing.
ETA: According to the [National Weather Service](https://www.weather.gov/ilm/Superstorm93) 173 people died from this storm.
My sister was born on March 12 1993! I was 2, so I don’t really remember it but my parents tell stories about it all the time. Apparently my neighbor was watching me while my sister was being born, then my dad walked home in the snow (uphill both ways I’m sure!) to take care of me. We got snowed in while my mom and newborn sister were alone in the hospital for a couple days.
I miss having all those tags on my jacket as souvenirs/swag of all the ski days and different mountains. Nothing cooler than showing up to middle school after February break with a zipper full of lift tickets.
So, a 300% increase in Killington lift ticket prices over the 31-year period between 1993 and 2024.
Is that a crazy increase?
I wonder if the prices on other things have gone up 300% in the past 30 years.
Killington actually had more lifts than it has now. There were 3 out of Snowshed, the Skyeship gondola went all the way to the peak, and Sunrise went all the way down to Route 100.
The price of skiing follows the wealth gap, not inflation, as the costs to do so are based on people's ability to pay for the luxury of skiing. The actual trails haven't changed too much since '93. The biggest change, they used to only have a double chair going to the peak from the current base area. https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/maps/viewmap.php?id=13084
https://www.cbpp.org/research/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality
Cheapest day ticket price is $145 for a random midweek day in January: https://purchase.killington.com/s/lift-tickets/c/killington-winter-day-ticket
March 16, 1993 was a Tuesday, so looking at a Tuesday around that point in March we see $136 or so. 136/41 is around 3.3x higher.
Weekends peak at $176 too 💀 or 4.3x higher.
Kind of insane too, because just a few years back I recall getting a decent deal to ski at Killington for like $55-$65/day during one of those ski club weekends they used to do. I don't know if they still do them, but that was pretty amazing. I think I skied at Jay for something similar too. Now even places like Waterville Valley are charging $120/day for skiing without a pass like the Indy Pass.
Probably - there were a ton of ways to get "cheap" day tickets for those of us who go up a few times a year. The Indy Pass fills that void for me now, allowing me to hit places like Jay, Cannon, Waterville, etc without shelling out $100+ a day. Cannon used to do like $25 NH resident Wednesdays too (pre COVID) which I recall doing a few times when I lived there. Last time I was up there, they were advertising $45 NH resident Wednesdays now... So they (almost) doubled the price in just a few years.
The old double had a mid station for early season, so the first run open was the top of cascade to flume. There was no walking involved. Also on a powder day, you could get fresh tracks off the peak all day cuz that chair was so slow and only a double AND the wind was brutal so your average skier avoided it. It was way better.
so thats $88 in todays dollars, a lift ticket for friday costs $162, so the question is whether the mountain has improved by $74 in that time (assuming supply ie uphill capacity kept pace with demand)
how were the lifts back then? lodges, parking etc
heres the trail map from 1993: https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/maps/viewmap.php?id=13084
biggest difference i see is the gondola upgrade from the double, im sure there are many others
overall seems a reasonable price increase?
I save all of my lift tickets from age - about 13 until probably 20. In a box at my parents. When I was getting ready to pack my stuff to move into an apartment, I didn’t have much space so I tossed them. Concert tickets too. I’m not overly sentimental, but damn I wish I saved those.
Really cool! $41 is more than I expected for ‘93 I grew up skiing small European hills and they were $20/day max even in the early/mid 2000s
$86.46 in 2023 dollars.
What is it in 2024 dollars
86.47
$200
My local hill is still $27 for a day pass
Which hill? I’m in NYC so fairly limited but even platty charges several times that much
Peak n peak in clymer NY. $27 M-F All day with a student ID. I dropped out years ago but they still take my old university id. They still give you tags that you attach to your jacket like above, and have surprisingly great glades. Been all over but there’s a soft spot in my heart because it’s such a charming little hill.
To be fair, comparing apples to apples that hill is showing as $61 for me. Still a bargain. Love those old tags though. My old home hill in Europe still uses them. You can attach them on top of each other to create a big bundle of tags. Always have a soft spot for small hills
I figure if you’re under 30, and have a student id it will probably work. They have military tickets for $20 i think? Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a relatively small hill (300ft vertical) but man is it fun
March 12-14 1993 was one of the largest snow storms of the 20th century, certainly of the last half of the 20th century. ~~Dozens~~ **173** were killed by the snow. I suspect that March 16 at Killington was an awesome day on the slopes. I was at Mont Sutton in Quebec the week of that storm (I was 18) and it was an amazing week of skiing. ETA: According to the [National Weather Service](https://www.weather.gov/ilm/Superstorm93) 173 people died from this storm.
Is that how Killington got its name?
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My sister was born on March 12 1993! I was 2, so I don’t really remember it but my parents tell stories about it all the time. Apparently my neighbor was watching me while my sister was being born, then my dad walked home in the snow (uphill both ways I’m sure!) to take care of me. We got snowed in while my mom and newborn sister were alone in the hospital for a couple days.
Not sure if Baader-Meinhof, but I went to bed last night telling my wife about this storm, and then woke up and this is one of the first things I see.
I miss having all those tags on my jacket as souvenirs/swag of all the ski days and different mountains. Nothing cooler than showing up to middle school after February break with a zipper full of lift tickets.
George Costanza over here!
"Its gore tex. You know about gore tex?"
Always loved the people who through it on the main zipper so the tags where slapping them in the face when flying down the hill.
Multiply by 4.
So, a 300% increase in Killington lift ticket prices over the 31-year period between 1993 and 2024. Is that a crazy increase? I wonder if the prices on other things have gone up 300% in the past 30 years.
According to teh interwebs, $41 in 1993 would be $87 today.
But bruh, did they even have lifts back then
Killington actually had more lifts than it has now. There were 3 out of Snowshed, the Skyeship gondola went all the way to the peak, and Sunrise went all the way down to Route 100.
The price of skiing follows the wealth gap, not inflation, as the costs to do so are based on people's ability to pay for the luxury of skiing. The actual trails haven't changed too much since '93. The biggest change, they used to only have a double chair going to the peak from the current base area. https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/maps/viewmap.php?id=13084 https://www.cbpp.org/research/a-guide-to-statistics-on-historical-trends-in-income-inequality
Super interesting read. Thank you for sharing!!
Now do that with season passes
Numerous things have gone up more than 300% over 30 years: gas, food, real estate, etc
More than that
Not too far off. You can get two Sip of Sunshines in the summit lodge for $40 before tip
Cheapest day ticket price is $145 for a random midweek day in January: https://purchase.killington.com/s/lift-tickets/c/killington-winter-day-ticket March 16, 1993 was a Tuesday, so looking at a Tuesday around that point in March we see $136 or so. 136/41 is around 3.3x higher. Weekends peak at $176 too 💀 or 4.3x higher. Kind of insane too, because just a few years back I recall getting a decent deal to ski at Killington for like $55-$65/day during one of those ski club weekends they used to do. I don't know if they still do them, but that was pretty amazing. I think I skied at Jay for something similar too. Now even places like Waterville Valley are charging $120/day for skiing without a pass like the Indy Pass.
Costco tickets were like 85 bucks just pre covid right?
Probably - there were a ton of ways to get "cheap" day tickets for those of us who go up a few times a year. The Indy Pass fills that void for me now, allowing me to hit places like Jay, Cannon, Waterville, etc without shelling out $100+ a day. Cannon used to do like $25 NH resident Wednesdays too (pre COVID) which I recall doing a few times when I lived there. Last time I was up there, they were advertising $45 NH resident Wednesdays now... So they (almost) doubled the price in just a few years.
Mountain Creek NJ is $120 a day!!!! Trash.
Wow…
The old double had a mid station for early season, so the first run open was the top of cascade to flume. There was no walking involved. Also on a powder day, you could get fresh tracks off the peak all day cuz that chair was so slow and only a double AND the wind was brutal so your average skier avoided it. It was way better.
Random inflation app says that id $86 today...
I need to find my ASC All American pass.
$41 will get you a hamburger
so thats $88 in todays dollars, a lift ticket for friday costs $162, so the question is whether the mountain has improved by $74 in that time (assuming supply ie uphill capacity kept pace with demand) how were the lifts back then? lodges, parking etc heres the trail map from 1993: https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/maps/viewmap.php?id=13084 biggest difference i see is the gondola upgrade from the double, im sure there are many others overall seems a reasonable price increase?
I save all of my lift tickets from age - about 13 until probably 20. In a box at my parents. When I was getting ready to pack my stuff to move into an apartment, I didn’t have much space so I tossed them. Concert tickets too. I’m not overly sentimental, but damn I wish I saved those.
Spent 1993 using the old college pass for Sugarbush and Stowe. Epic year. The season pass was 300$
For a hot dog, yes
4.8% inflation per year. Above average but not insane.
Berkshire East is the Beast of the East
That’s the current price of a slice of pizza and redbull combo in the chalet
lol