Posted for Nancy Yearout
RE/MAX Properties of the Summit, Breckenridge, Colorado
nyearout@colorado.net
http://www.realestate-breckenridge.net
Vail Resorts announced the launch of a new season pass this winter, providing
skiers and snowboarders to Summit County's two east-side resorts, Keystone
Resort and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area.
The new “Keystone A-Basin” pass,
introduced at $279 for adults with escalating pricing as the year goes on, is
restricted during the peak Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King and
Presidents Day holiday timeframes.
“It's an incredible value especially
for families and folks on the Front Range,” Vail Resorts spokeswoman Kathleen
Lessman said.
The new pass follows the introduction of a new program at
Keystone allowing children under the age of 12 to ski for free at the resort
when families book two or more nights with resort-owned lodging.
Both
Keystone and A-Basin are situated along Highway 6 on the eastern side of Summit
County.
The Keystone A-Basin pass is the second Summit-centered offering
in the Vail Resorts arsenal, alongside the Summit Value pass, which provides
restricted access to Breckenridge Ski Resort as well as A-Basin and Keystone.
The Broomfield-based company also recently announced the addition of
Eldora Mountain Resort, near Boulder, to its premium Epic Pass in the coming
winter season.
The pass now includes unlimited access to nine resorts in
Colorado, Nevada and California.
“We are thrilled to offer Eldora
Mountain Resort as part of next season's Epic Pass for Colorado skiers and
snowboarders,” stated Kristen Lynch, chief marketing officer for Vail Resorts,
in a recent release. “Now our guests have several options to ski close to home,
at six iconic resorts in Colorado as well as enjoy a trip further west into our
three additional world-class resorts in Lake Tahoe.”
Eldora, like
A-Basin, will not be listed on EpicMix, Vail Resort's web-based skier data
program, which allows pass holders to track where, when and how many feet and
days they've skied at certain resorts owned by the company.
Keystone
A-Basin pass holders will be able to track their activities at Keystone only
through EpicMix.
Vail Resorts is also providing a discounted rate to
college students on the Epic Local pass this year.
Pricing on all Vail
Resorts passes is tiered, with the cost increasing as the next ski season
approaches. Current prices on the Epic, Epic Local, Summit Value and Keystone
A-Basin passes will increase after April 14.
Courtesy of the Summit Daily News
