Was just reading about the "Epic Season Pass" offered by Vail Resorts which, for $579, will provide unlimited skiing next season at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, and Arapahoe Basin. It's unrestricted with no blackout dates.

http://snow.com/epicpass/home.asp

This seems like a pretty good deal (and makes me wish I lived in Colorado). If one made two trips to Colorado in a season, it might pay off.

I heard folks talking about this on the lifts when I was at Vail last year. They are pumped for it and it should drive folks to the hill.

Then again driving to the hill will be the issue this year!

Thanks for posting this Scott, that's an awesome deal!

This year is out for me, what with a wedding in El Salvador in November, but I'm watching the seasons passes closely. Next winter I'll probably get the Loveland or Keystone/A-Basin/Breck seasons pass (and get one for Sandra, too), because it takes about six ski days to pay that pass off! And even though it's a nine hour drive, it's a very, very easy drive from KC to Denver. It's not hard to drive, or take a Kincaid bus tour (http://www.kincaidcoach.com/ski.php), or join the local ski club, and make a few trips out to Colorado each year at a pretty reasonable price.

In other words, it's passes like this that cause so many Texans to show up in Colorado!