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Lake Tahoe Area Lift Ticket Deals and Discounts 2003-2004

Multiple Resort Deals

Bay Area Ski Bus | BeyondWork pre-purchase | Community Ski and Ride Pass | Raley's Coupon | REI prepurchase | Tahoe Card | Value Season

Deals by Resort

Deal Resort (Reg. Price) Price
Bay Area Ski Bus
$95 base price ($85/weekdays) buys you a ride up to and back from the resort on a luxury bus (no dealing with driving, or worse still, chains), a lift ticket for Heavenly, Kirkwood, Sierra, Squaw, Northstar, or Sugar Bowl, and a continental breakfast. (Different resorts on different days - see link). $95 from East Bay, $99 from SF, Belmont, or Milpitas. Add $5 for Squaw or Heavenly trips. $55 for the bus ride only. Includes continental breakfast, and movies on the trip back. They've also got some weekend trips to Reno/Tahoe, Steamboat, CO, Utah, and Whistler. Great crew - check out the site for more details! We also have the dates in our calendar.
Alpine Meadows ($39/59)$95
Heavenly ($45-55/55-65)$105
Kirkwood ($58/61)$95
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$95
Sierra-At-Tahoe ($49/55)$95
Squaw Valley USA ($59)$105
BeyondWork pre-purchase
Pre-purchase actual tickets, or in some cases, printable e-tickets at discounted prices. The catch? Your company must be registered with BeyondWork -- you'll need to check with your HR department. Non-e-tickets (Alpine, Sugar Bowl) are subject to a $1.99/order handling charge, also a shipping charge, although you can avoid this by picking up at their San Jose offices.
Alpine Meadows ($39/59)$34
Bear Valley ($44)$39
Diamond Peak ($44)$38
Homewood ($25/44)$42
Kirkwood ($58/61)$53
Mt. Rose ($48)$40
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$54
Sierra-At-Tahoe ($49/55)$54
Squaw Valley USA ($59)$53
Sugar Bowl ($39/59)$47
Community Ski and Ride Pass
Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation offers this benefit pass every year. $349 for 2 non-holiday mid-week tickets to 8 bigger ski areas, 2 smaller ski areas (great to learn at), and 4 cross-country areas. It's a great deal if you're spending a week or two and wanted to try out all the resorts that Tahoe has to offer. The pass is fully transferrable, and two people can use the pass per day! So if you and a friend only used it for the bigger downhill resorts, it'd come out to around $22/day per person.
Alpine Meadows ($39/59)$22
Boreal ($36)$22
Donner Ski Ranch ($10/20)$22
Homewood ($25/44)$22
Mt. Rose ($48)$22
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$22
Squaw Valley USA ($59)$22
Sugar Bowl ($39/59)$22
Raley's Coupon
Spend $20 at Ralph's/Cala Foods/Bell Markets (using your Club card) on select products from Pepsi, Frito Lay or Dreyer's and receive a coupon valid for 2-for-1 adult lift ticket or First Timer Package. Offer valid Monday through Friday, excluding Feb 16, 2004. Restrictions apply. Visit your store's Customer Service Desk for details.
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$29
Sierra-At-Tahoe ($49/55)$25
REI prepurchase
Starting Dec. 1, if you're an REI member ($15 for lifetime membership), you can prepurchase discounted lift tickets at any of their Northern California/Nevada stores. Recommend that you call first to confirm availability.
Alpine Meadows ($39/59)$39
Kirkwood ($58/61)$49
Mt. Rose ($48)$38
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$50
Sierra-At-Tahoe ($49/55)$50
Squaw Valley USA ($59)$53
Sugar Bowl ($39/59)$42
Tahoe Card
$49.99 discount card from Snowbomb, includes free lift ticket to Sugar Bowl or Kirkwood valid any day up to Dec. 25 and Mon.- Thurs all season. Discounts obtained either through pre- purchasing "e-tickets" on-line, or at some resorts (Northstar, Sierra, Boreal, Mammoth, June) by simply showing card. Northstar/Sierra/ Mammoth discounts only available Mon-Fri, non-holiday. Squaw discount only available Tue-Thu, non-holiday. Mt. Rose/June discounts only available non-holiday. Card also gets you several free tune-ups and rental packages from Bay Area, Tahoe, and Reno ski/board shops. Check the site for all the extras, along with the various restrictions.
Bear Valley ($44)$36
Boreal ($36)$32
Diamond Peak ($44)$35
Homewood ($25/44)$23
Kirkwood ($58/61)$51
Mt. Rose ($48)$38
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$50
Sierra-At-Tahoe ($49/55)$41
Squaw Valley USA ($59)$49
Sugar Bowl ($39/59)$39
Value Season
Free voucher lets you buy a $39 lift ticket to Northstar or Sierra. Only valid from Nov. 26 until Dec. 26; Jan. 5-16; and Mar. 23-Apr. 13. Pick up free vouchers from your local (or Reno) ski shop. Here's the list of shops.
Northstar at Tahoe ($58/61)$39
Sierra-At-Tahoe ($49/55)$39

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