SO the first successful joint venture offering season pass holders more bang for their buck goes to Hidden Valley and Wisp. Yes, we were hoping to see this type of offering with resorts in PA first but hey it's a start! Hidden Valley and Wisp are offering pass discounts that end October 31, 2008. To give you an idea of cost (posted on their sites) HV is offering an adult pass at $419 and Wisp is at $569.
Here's how it works. If you have a an "unlimited Season pass" at either resort you will receive "ONE complimentary full day NON-holiday lift ticket with a 50% discount off regularly priced lift tickets for additional visits to the other resort. Available Sunday through Friday (NO SATURDAYS)."
Let see how they stack up. Hidden Valley (according to their web site) has 700 vertical feet with 28 runs covering 140 skiable acres. That's all serviced by one quad, two triples, three doubles, two surface lifts, and four handled tows. Snowboarders are welcome on all runs and in the terrain park.
There are 80 new TechnoAlpin fan guns and 5 miles of water lines, a new Dopplemayer CTEC quad in place of the Blizzard and Lightning doubles, and two loading conveyors. The resort has two new Pisten Bully groomers and a Zaugg half pipe cutter, and also replaced the entire ski and snowboard rental inventory.
Wisp mountain resort offers 32 slopes and trails with a total of 132 skiable acres, including the Pro Terrain Park, Rail Park and Super Pipe, Whip Saw Terrain Trail, and new Terrain Gardens mini parks.
Wisp has 700 feet of vertical off a 3,115-foot summit, with terrain weighted slightly toward beginner (41 percent), with 28 percent intermediate and 31 percent advanced. You'll find two quad chairs, five triple chairs, three carpets, and four surface tows serve the trails. Their Ski Patrol has an awesome page on the site check it out!
Wisp is proud of its automatic snowmaking system that covers 90 percent of trails and relies on computer controls and weather stations around the mountain. Night skiing is offered on 90 percent of the terrain. Even though it's in Maryland it's just 45 miles from Hidden Valley. They also offer many more eateries and shops. Try it out and report back!
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