[Horseshoe Resort] Ski Lift tickets 20% off

isgaard wrote: ↑ Wow that is one tiny ski "resort".

isgaard wrote: ↑ Wow that is one tiny ski "resort".

isgaard wrote: ↑ Wow that is one tiny ski "resort".

jucadrp wrote: ↑ That as close as you can get to one close tom GTA. I like it there, it's kind of nice, but definetely overpriced compared to my backyeard rockies resorts.

simplypop wrote: ↑ Compared to what? Lake Louise? Or Earl Bales?

isgaard wrote: ↑ For the value factor, you can ski pretty much almost all resorts in BC and it costs similar or less than your Ontario resorts and give you much greater terrain and verticals and bigger and longer lifts. Even Whistler, without a season pass you can still ski using their backcountry ski pass to access the lifts for $45 and spend the day on the high alpine mountains (best to have avalanche equipment and training in such environment though).

I get it though, when you live in Ontario and if you want to ski, you take what you can get. But when you don't have that much terrain to groom or that much lifts to maintain compared to BC/Alberta, your prices shouldn't be the same as BC or Alberta. To be fair though for Ontario ski resorts, there's a minimal cost to operating a ski resort so the price is what it is.

isgaard wrote: ↑ For the value factor, you can ski pretty much almost all resorts in BC and it costs similar or less than your Ontario resorts and give you much greater terrain and verticals and bigger and longer lifts. Even Whistler, without a season pass you can still ski using their backcountry ski pass to access the lifts for $45 and spend the day on the high alpine mountains (best to have avalanche equipment and training in such environment though).

I get it though, when you live in Ontario and if you want to ski, you take what you can get. But when you don't have that much terrain to groom or that much lifts to maintain compared to BC/Alberta, your prices shouldn't be the same as BC or Alberta. To be fair though for Ontario ski resorts, there's a minimal cost to operating a ski resort so the price is what it is.

wing0 wrote: ↑ Does Costco still sell horseshoe lift passes?
I forgot how much discount those were providing.

zanewn wrote: ↑ I am curious too. Does Costco still sell them? Can't find it online

GangStarr wrote: ↑ Lol you seriously telling a bunch of blue mountain skiier folk to go back country skiing in BC. Oh you might need some avalanche gear?!? Yeahhhh stay on trails.

Porter has surprisingly reasonable priced flights to mont Tremblant.

Have some respect for BC search and rescue. Don’t encourage ontario people to go back country. The burnt stew trail might be a good option.

Earl bales assuming it has snow is fairly steep. It’s cheap. And a great place to learn. Lake ridge is another good spot to learn.

That said if you’re into freestyle and stunts. You don’t need a big mountain. Blue has a good park

A lot of people say Ontario is good for beginner which is true. Fly your kids family newbies out west and there is easy runs on even the big mountains. You spend more time skiing or snowboarding other than Ontario where you spend more time in the line.

Also good lessons help. Be it new or sorta new. Learn bad habits and it’s hard to correct.

As someone who learned to board in Ontario and living out west. One thing you’ll learn is how to handle ice.

Always fun to see hot shot super expert skiers wipe out on ice when trails merge at end of day. Ontario will teach you how to board in granular snow on n top of raked ice