It’s that time of year again to start thinking of the upcoming Ski season.
For families getting equipment, ticket and lessons can be really expensive.
There are many great deals out there if you act early which cuts the costs down for those wanting to ski or those that want to get their children out skiing (or boarding).
There is already a post here about the great trade-in deal for kids equipment available at Colorado Ski & Golf locations.
Most everyone knows about the Ski ares passes that are available.
Some people don’t know that children in the 5th grade can get a free seasons pass to many areas, including the Colorado Pass which is good at 5 ski areas.
For lessons each ski area has their special programs, like Keystone Kroozers, Breckenridge Bommers, the Winter Park Program, and many more. If you book early you can usually save a lot of money over the cost of just doing a one day lesson purchased from a ticket window. Most of these programs are for all day lessons in small groups of liked skilled skiers/boarders and range in price from $70 to $100 per day depending on the area.
We did find one deal that does need a special note on CheapHilda.
Keystone has a lesson program called the Freedom Pack which is 4 lessons for anyone in the family it includes lunch and free at the base parking for only $225. That ends up being $56 a day for a lesson. If you count that the base parking is $20, without including the price of lunch, the lessons end up being $36 a day. You can’t beat that at all. You do have to get the passes before the season starts, and you have to be a seasons pass holder to participate. See the link above for more details.
