U.S. Skiing’s Biggest Champion Endorses LiftTickets.com

Posted on February 22, 2012 by ltc

Daron Rahlves is the most decorated American male Downhill and Super G skier in history. Also, a recent U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee, he has established himself as a skiing legend for his feats on the mountain. Rahlves’ accomplishments include 28 World Cup podiums, seven U.S. National titles, and a Winter X Games gold medal.

Daron Rahlves shares his trick for getting on the mountain for less.

While living on the mountain is Rahlves’ lifestyle, for most ski and snowboard fans just getting on the slopes can be challenging without breaking the bank. For those fans Rahlves has a great tip…

“Skiing is my biggest passion, but it can be an expensive pastime,” Rahlves explains. “Cost can be a big factor for people, especially when you want to hit the slopes with your family. That’s why I tell my friends to click over to LiftTickets.com.”

With the lowest lift ticket prices available online, Rahlves reminds skiers and snowboarders they can enjoy a day of skiing with the entire family at places like his home mountain, Sugar Bowl Resort in the Lake Tahoe region, for less using LiftTickets.com.

“I know skiing,” he says. “LiftTickets.com knows great deals, it’s that simple.”

LiftTickets.com is the fastest growing online-retailer of exclusive lift ticket and ski resort packages, with more than 35,000 Facebook fans and over 50 resort partners across the U.S. Their number one goal is to give skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to get on the slopes for less.

“Daron is an extremely talented skier, but he’s also a very smart guy with a great business sense,” says LiftTickets.com President and CEO Jim McAlpine. “Our goal is to share the mountain experience with as many people as possible. We are very proud to have someone like Daron Rahlves on the team not only as a brand ambassador, but also as a business partner.”

LiftTickets.com is powered by SnowBomb, the world’s longest running online-retailer of lift tickets with offices in Lake Tahoe and San Francisco, Calif. SnowBomb has been in business since 1997 and was the first company in the world to offer the purchase of online lift tickets.

For more information click over to www.LiftTickets.com

More Snow | Time to Hit the Slopes

Posted on February 15, 2012 by ltc

New snow is falling and hitting some of your favorite ski resorts. From Taos Ski Valley to the ski resorts of beautiful Lake Tahoe, resorts are reporting anywhere from 6 inches up to 2 feet. The long awaited snow has blanketed the slopes and conditions are looking and skiing great! If you’ve been waiting for snow to fall, now is the time to load the car, book a flight and strap on the ski’s or board.

President’s Day plans and vacations are plenty, but visiting your favorite ski resort, or finding that new favorite hidden gem, is what makes a vacation memorable. The stories we share after carving a long groomed run or hitting a chute off-piste filled with powder, welcomes smiles and thrills that keeps us young and coming back for more. Not to mention the epic conditions you can brag about to your friends who just stayed home.

Life is an adventure and doesn’t wait for anyone. We must remove ourselves form the cubicle and venture forward; and at the same time, save a buck or two. When choosing a ski destination for you and your family, make sure to do a little research. Don’t settle for window rate pricing. Discount lift tickets are available and can help make your ski vacation not only memorable, but affordable too.

Powder Day Shot - Grand Targhee over 17" of snow

LiftTickets.com has discount lift tickets available to ski resorts from the West Coast, Northern Rockies, East Coast and in between. To stay up to date on specials, discounts and more, be sure to LIKE us on Facebook, and FOLLOW us on Twitter.

The LiftTickets.com Team

Alpine Meadows & Squaw Valley | Share the Love

Posted on February 9, 2012 by ltc

Two mountains, Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, come together offering over 4,000 acres of top to bottom skiing, 29 lifts to endless bowls and glades, six terrain parks… and one heck of a lift ticket deal! Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, through LiftTickets.com, are now offering an amazing two day lift ticket deal starting at just $115. Get 35% OFF two days of skiing and riding with one lift ticket valid at both mountains.

Forget the roses and grab the skis & board! Share the Love with your sweetheart this Valentines Day and ski or ride for just $14! Nothing says, I love You, like a cheap lift ticket from Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows! Hurry, with lift tickets this cheap, they won’t last long!

Don’t like to drive? Enjoy a FREE shuttle ride transporting you between both mountains within minutes in luxury. Watch a ski flick on the way and never take off those ski or snowboard boots again!

To stay up-to-date on all the latest ski resort lift ticket deals and specials, be sure to LIKE us on Facebook and FOLLOW us on Twitter.

The LiftTickets.com Team

More Snow & More Terrain | Bringing NEW Daily Lift Ticket Deals!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by ltc

Mother Nature visited ski resorts from California to Vermont giving all of us the much needed snow to get on the slopes. Resorts like Taos, Mammoth Mountain and Sun Valley are now boasting 100% open with powder, packed powder and machine groomed runs. Now that it’s looking and feeling like winter at your favorite ski and snowboard resorts, LiftTickets.com wants to get you on the mountain with a discount in your pocket and a lift ticket on a wicket.

NEW! Diamond Peak VIP Vouchers – Ski & Ride for just $39. Just print, bring to the resort lift ticket window and pay! The NO commitment lift ticket. See More.

For all California and Lake Tahoe Lift Ticket Discounts… See More.

Magic Mountain – Ski & Ride for as low as $29.99. See More.

For all Vermont Lift Ticket Discounts… See More.

Taos – Ski & Ride 2 of 3 Days for just $126. See More.

For all New Mexico Lift Ticket Discounts… See More.

SolVista Basin -Ski & Ride for as low as $45. See More.

For all Colorado Lift Ticket Discounts… See More.

Snowbird – Ski & Ride for as low as $65. See More.

For all Utah Lift Ticket Discounts… See More.

For a complete list of all LiftTickets.com discount lift ticket deals, go to our website www.LiftTickets.com. Keep us bookmarked and check back daily…new lift tickets discounts are added daily! Think snow and dream of deep pow face shots.

The LiftTickets Team

LiftTickets.com | Badger Pass Opens Jan. 26

Posted on January 26, 2012 by ltc

BADGER PASS SKI AREA TO OPEN THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
Plan a Yosemite snowboarding getaway with fresh snow, great deals and
the Guaranteed-to-Snowboard/Ski package

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., January 24, 2012 – The 77th winter season at Badger Pass Ski Area begins Thursday, January 26 after recent snow storms dropped more than 24 inches of snow; making now the perfect time for riders and skiers of every level to plan a Northern California snowboarding or ski trip to Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite’s Badger Pass Ski Area has been operating as California’s original ski area for family fun since 1935. With 10 slope runs and five convenient lifts, families can enjoy stress-free skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, all at a fraction of the cost found at other ski resorts. To help celebrate the season, DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite is offering several packages and season pass offers designed to help guests hit the slopes for less.

Deals for Lift Tickets and Season Passes:

Skiers and riders can purchase passes for the 2011-12 season at $129 for adults and $79 for children through the end of the season.
To thank current season pass holders for awaiting the opening of the season, Badger is offering 35 percent off any 2012-13 season pass purchases.
“Two for Tuesday” – Skiers and snowboarders can also enjoy midweek Yosemite skiing with Badger’s new “Two for Tuesdays” deal, which offers two adult lift tickets for the price of one at $42.

“Stay N’ Play” Add-on Package: Guests traveling to Yosemite National Park this winter can take full advantage of the season’s best activities with the Stay N’ Play package. For just $50 per adult and $30 per child, in addition to the room rate, guests can enjoy:

An all-day Badger Pass lift ticket and equipment rental
Group ski or snowboarding lesson
A snow tubing session
A two-hour Valley Floor Tour
An ice skating session

Note: This package is valued at $174 for adults and is valid for mid-week, non-holiday stays at all DNC in-park lodging. Blackout dates may apply.

Guaranteed-to-Snowboard/Ski Package: For those who may be new to winter sports, the Guaranteed-to-Snowboard/Ski package promises to have skiers and boarders riding Badger Pass’ Bruin chairlift and cruising down the mountain on the first day – if not, Badger will offer a voucher to come back and try again. This Yosemite, California snowboarding and ski package includes:

Equipment rental
A beginner lift ticket
A morning and afternoon group lesson

Note: Packages are offered daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Guests must be aged 7 or older. Group lessons are scheduled on a first-come first-served basis each morning, so please arrive early.

In addition to these exciting packages, Delaware North operates two shuttle services to and from Badger Pass Ski Area. The first operates within Yosemite National Park and shuttles guests from the park’s lodges to Badger Pass. The second provides snowboarders and skiers staying in Oakhurst with transportation services on select dates to the ski area. For a complete schedule, please visit www.YosemitePark.com. Please note that snow tubing will not be available until Badger receives more snow.

To book a Northern California snowboarding package or weekend getaway, or to learn about additional offers available, please visit www.YosemitePark.com or call 801-559-4949. For 24-hour ski conditions, call 209-372-1000. To obtain Yosemite road and weather information, call 209-372-0200.

Join the Badger Pass conversation at Facebook.com/BadgerPass and Twitter.com/SkiBadgerPass.

About Badger Pass Ski Area
Founded in 1935, Yosemite’s Badger Pass Ski Area enjoys the distinction of being California’s first ski resort. Badger Pass is the gateway to some of the most beautiful vistas in the High Sierra, offering five convenient lifts and spacious groomed runs for downhill skiers and snowboarders, in addition to snowshoeing, snow tubing and cross-country ski trails. The Yosemite Ski School was established in 1928 and has trained generations of first-time skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers. Msnbc.com listed Badger Pass Ski Area as a “Top Ten Ski Resort Perfect for the Entire Family”. Badger Pass Ski Area is operated by DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite (DNC), an affiliate of Delaware North Companies and the authorized National Park Service concessionaire responsible for lodging, dining, guest recreation and transportation in Yosemite. For online lodging reservations and details regarding Badger Pass Ski Area, visit YosemitePark.com or call 559-253-5676.

Opening January 26!

About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader providing Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places SM, with hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite lodges; Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite & the Cottages at Tenaya Lodge; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia; Niagara Falls State Park; The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga; Holiday Inn West Yellowstone, Gray Wolf Inn & Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel. The company also owns and operates five luxury resorts in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise, visit www.experiencednc.com.

Discount Lift Tickets | Destination Utah

Posted on January 25, 2012 by ltc

Hello skiers, riders and snow worshipers! Snow has fallen on your favorite mountain, conditions are epic, and LiftTickets.com has many discount lift ticket deals to choose from. When looking to purchase a deal on your next lift ticket, look no further than LiftTickets.com. We have the lowest price lift tickets for you and your family. Now, let’s talk about cheap lift ticket deals!

Utah Ski Resorts

Snowbird – Open with over 157 inches of snow to date, 7 chair lifts and LiftTickets.com has $65 1 Day lift tickets. Save 16%.

Park City – Open with over 73 inches of snow to date, 15 chair lifts, 103 runs and 2 parks.

Canyons – Open with over 105 inches of snow to date, 16 chair lifts and LiftTickets.com has $15 Off VIP Vouchers. Just print, take to the resort ticket window & pay at the resort. No commitment!

(All pricing and resort stats are based on time of article and reporting)

For all discount lift ticket deals, go to www.LiftTickets.com. LiftTickets.com partners with new ski and ride resorts daily, with specials running weekly. To stay up-to-date make sure to Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter.

The LiftTickets.com Team

Snow in the Forecast | Lift Tickets to your Favorite Ski Resorts

Posted on January 16, 2012 by ltc

The long awaited arrival of snow is about to fall upon us and help make winter look more, well like winter! We know some of you have been riding bikes, maybe even golfing, but LiftTickets.com wants to help change that mindset and get you and your loved ones in the mood for some good ol’ fashioned snow skiing.

Through out the West Coast, East Coast, Canada, and every where in between, LiftTickets.com has many discount lift ticket options. From one, two, three and five day lift ticket specials, to beginner ski and snowboard packages to help you bring along a friend. So, when planning a trip to visit a new ski resort or that mountain you grew up skiing & snowboarding on, make sure to go to LiftTickets.com first! If you don’t see a deal to the resort you are looking for, contact us; we are adding new discount lift ticket deals daily.

West Coast
Kirkwood Mountain Resort: 1 Day Lift Ticket $23.98

East Coast
Killington: 1 Day Lift Ticket $55.59

Northern Rockies
Sun Valley: 1Day Lift Ticket $69.99

Southwest
Taos Ski Valley: 2 of 3 Day Lift Ticket $126.00

For all ski resort lift ticket discounts, make sure to visit us at LiftTickets.com. And like us on Facebook & follow us on Twitter for daily deals.

LiftTickets.com Team

Big Sky Resort | FREE Skiing for Epic Pass Holders

Posted on January 5, 2012 by ltc

BIG SKY, MT — Colorado ski conditions have been far less than epic this season. In Montana, that’s not the case – with several large snowstorms and 3,050 acres open so far this season, Big Sky Resort has the best ski conditions and most open acres in the Rocky Mountains. With such good Montana conditions contrasting with Colorado’s distinct lack of snow, Big Sky Resort is spreading the love by inviting Epic Pass holders to ski for free throughout the month of January.

“Big Sky has about twice the open acreage that Vail and Breckenridge do right now, plus we’ve had some great powder,” said Chad Jones, Big Sky Resort Public Relations Manager. “And with other Epic Pass resorts like Heavenly at under 200 acres, we decided to share the wealth. We’re a skier’s and rider’s mountain, and no one should miss out on good snow just because they live in Colorado or California.”

The home of the Biggest Skiing in America, Big Sky Resort is currently open with 3,050 skiable acres, 4,350 vertical feet, and 100% of lifts running. From rolling groomers to chutes off of the Lone Peak Tram and Big Sky’s five new gladed runs, 131 out of Big Sky’s 155 named runs are currently open.

This expansive open terrain combined with great conditions and holiday festivities drew skiers to hit the slopes in record numbers over the holidays this year. With an increase of nearly 15% in skier visits over same week in 2010, and an increase over the previous record season in 2007 as well, the 2011 holiday week proved to be a banner week for the Resort.

Epic Pass holders are now able to take advantage of these great conditions and join in the fun throughout January: Big Sky Resort will honor Epic Passes by allowing holders to ski free for the duration of their stay when they book lodging with Big Sky Central Reservations and ask for the Epic Package. Big Sky Resort will extend the Bring a Buddy Coupon to holders as well, allowing friends in their reservation without Epic Passes to ski for $74/day.

Big Sky Resort encourages all Rocky Mountain skiers to stop praying for snow, and just come find it. Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport offers 35 direct flights to and from Denver and 14 to and from San Francisco each week, as well as direct flights to and from eight other cities and hubs. Visitbigskyresort.com/epic or call Big Sky Central Reservations at 1-800-548-4486 for more information.
See you soon, Coloradans!

Check out how Big Sky is skiing in the latest videos from the Big Sky Powder Network:

Big Sky Powder Network

NEW VIP Vouchers | Getting you to the Snow with No Commitment

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ltc

LiftTickets.com now offers a no commitment discount lift ticket option to get you, your friends and loved ones on the ski hill for more snow and less dough. Everyone likes a no commitment option, but how does it work you ask? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…

1) Select the ski resort you would like to visit.
2) Look in the resort calendar for VIP Voucher option.
3) Select VIP Voucher and the date you would like to ski and print voucher.

Take your printed VIP Voucher to the resort.

After you have printed the VIP Voucher, now all you have to do is take the VIP Voucher, along with a photo ID and payment method, to the ski resort ticket window to receive your discount lift ticket. We told you it was easy! No payment upfront and no commitment. Now let’s ski and ride the VIP Voucher way…no commitment with a discount lift ticket in your pocket. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook & Twitter for the latest discount lift tickets deals.

Diamond Peak Ski Resort | Record Snowmaking!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by ltc

The West Coast ski resorts have been delayed a proper ski and board season by Mother Nature and La Niña, but that doesn’t stop the ski resorts from putting their best food forward. Read what our friends at Diamond Peak are doing. We know this will get you in the mood for skiing & riding, so don’t forget your discount lift ticket!

Incline Village, NV- 2011 has become the year of snowmaking and Diamond Peak continues to make record amounts of snow and provide some of the best conditions in the region. Here are some interesting facts about Diamond Peak:

Diamond Peak was the first resort in Lake Tahoe to install snowmaking and we continue to improve the process.
- Using good foresight (and a little luck!), Diamond Peak increased their snowmaking capacity this year by 35% allowing the resort to provide excellent snow coverage and 1,840 feet of top-to-bottom skiing and riding.
- Diamond Peak has already made as much snow this year as we normally do in a full season
- Snowmaking has run for 18 straight days
- Currently Diamond Peak is providing more vertical feet of skiing and riding than:
  - Squaw Valley / Alpine
  - Sugarbowl
  - Mt. Rose
  - Sierra-at-Tahoe
  - Kirkwood
  - 100% of Diamond Peak’s beginner terrain is open.
    - Child’s Ski Center and Adult Ski /Snowboard School is in full operation
    - Beginner Learn-to-Ski or Snowboard Packages are just $75
    - Crystal Ridge Run, at elevation 8,540, offers the best views of Lake Tahoe and is accessed by the Crystal Express Quad
    - Snowflake Lodge overlooking Lake Tahoe is open daily with stunning views of the lake on its expansive deck
    - Diamond Peak offers the best value in the region:
      - Adult All Day lift tickets are $54 everyday including holidays
      - Children 7-14 are $20
      - Kids 6 and under are free