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Thanks, Leigh. Good to know. Is Castle on Epic? We've got a cat day booked, but inbound cat rides sounds interesting. Benjamin D. Bloom 802-578-2679 www.benjamindbloom.com [log in to unmask] On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 9:29 AM Leigh Daboll <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I’m not sure if you have ever been to Fernie, but it’s a pretty cool > mountain, especially with the newish Polar Peak chair opening up a bunch of > the ridgeline terrain up top. The only knock on Fernie is it’s low > elevation (topping out at <7000’ means it can be susceptible to rainouts, > and about the least efficient lift layout of any resort I’ve skied. > > > > If the snow is good, by all means try to fit in a daytrip to Castle > Mountain across the provincial border in Alberta. You won’t regret it. > Castle has some of the longest continuous vertical pitches in Canada, > inbound catskiing rides, and no crowds at all on weekdays. > > > > *J. LEIGH DABOLL* > *Barrister & Solicitor* > *1991 Hansler Street RR1* > *Ridgeville ON L0S 1M0* > *T:905-892-0569 F:905-892-2986* > *email: **[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> > *web: **www.jldabolllaw.com* <http://www.jldabolllaw.com/> > > This message (including attachments, if any) is confidential, may be > privileged and is intended for the above-named recipient(s) only. If you > have received this message in error, please notify us by return e-mail and > delete this message from your system. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of > this message is strictly prohibited > > > > *From:* Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports <[log in to unmask]> *On > Behalf Of *Benjamin Bloom > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 6, 2018 8:21 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [SKIVT-L] Boston Ski and snowboard expo and the Toronto > Ski Show > > > > Interesting. Wish we had seen this a couple of days ago! We're headed to > Fernie this February. We've got passes covered, but still looks like a deal > on lodging. > > > > > > Benjamin D. Bloom > > 802-578-2679 > > www.benjamindbloom.com > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 1:05 AM Alex Friend <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Thanks for the tip on Fernie, Leigh—that’s just the kind of thing I’ve > been thinking about. Not sure if I’ll actually go (planning other trips as > well), but at about US$800 for airfare+hotel+lift tickets, it’s a really > attractive idea. > > —Alex > > > On Nov 5, 2018, at 6:12 PM, Leigh Daboll <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > This year’s Toronto Ski Show on November 25-28 was the worst show I can > remember. > > > > No Epic Pass members at all (seriously, no Stowe, no Okemo, no Vail > Resorts). Just one lame booth called “Epic Pass” with nothing happening > there at all. > > > > Whistler, and the new RCR resorts were of course there promoting the Epic > Pass. > > > > Ikon was better represented, but only the partner resorts like Jackson > Hole (offering Canadian at par packages- sweet) and of course, Aspen. Just > sad all around. > > > > One thing that I was actually shocked at seeking was how much the trip > packages prices had increased by EVERY tour operator. We are talking > major, huge increases of from ~CAN$1,500.00 to ~$2,300.00 for the same > package as last year, and even more in the US despite a fairly stable year > over year exchange rate. Not sure what’s up with that. > > > > As always, the best deals by far were the Merit Travel guys with their > various two-for one deals . Again this year, the big winner was Fernie. 5 > nights lodging and 4 days tickets (slopeside) for CAN$679.00. That’s for > two, not per person. In Canadian dollars. That’s US$255.00 per person, > and that’s including your tickets (assuming you don’t have an Epic Pass). > > > > https://merittravel.com/product/fernie-ski-package-2-for-1/ > > > > There were no -actually, none – deals on gear. I will NOT pay CAN$320.00 > for a pair of tint-adjustable goggles. > > > > Briar just bought a pair of Salomon s-lab touring bindings and retired the > Fritschis. We’ll see how she makes out this year. Pretty cool binding > with the shift-able pins/toe piece. > > > > > http://www.skiessentials.com/Chairlift-Chat/2019-Salomon-S-Lab-Shift-AT-Ski-Binding-Review/ > > > > *LEIGH * > > > > *From:* Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports <[log in to unmask]> *On > Behalf Of *Skip King > *Sent:* Monday, November 5, 2018 3:46 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [SKIVT-L] Boston Ski and snowboard expo? > > > > On 11/5/2018 2:56 PM, Alfred Eisenberg wrote: > > > > Anyone ever been to the Boston ski and snowboard expo happening this > weekend? Is it a good place to score either free or discount lift > tickets? Any pointers on how/where to score them? Vermont tickets of > course 😉 > > > Free? Fahgeddaboudit. Discounted? You'll probably stumble across some > "show specials" on existing products, possibly as last-minute pass deals > (less expensive than current price, but nowhere near as cheap as buying > last spring) or six-pack type ticket products. You MIGHT find some > discounts on prepurchases for specific dates. Mostly, you'll be offered > packages involving lift and lodging or lift and lessons, that kind of thing. > > I used to have to go to that show in my Sunday River/ASC days. 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