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Lake Tahoe Area Lift Ticket Deals and Discounts 2005-2006

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Kirkwood (Regularly $62/$65)
$31 KSEF Value Book
The Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation sells Value Books which include THREE 2-for-1 lift ticket coupons: one good anytime, 2nd good Sun-Fri (excl. holidays), and 3rd good Mon-Fri (excl. holidays). It also includes various coupons for food and ski shops in the Carson Valley, Tahoe and Bay Area. They're $29 each and are available at many locations near you or the KSEF office.
$40 Six Dollar Lift Ticket
Free coupons at Carl's Jr. get you a $6 lift ticket with the purchase of two regularly priced ($62) Adult All Day lift tickets. All tickets must be purchased at same time. Valid Sun-Fri only, non-holiday. (Holidays: 12/27-31/05, 1/14-15/06 2/18-19/06)
$41 College Tickets
$31 Sunday-Friday non-holiday, $41 Saturdays and Holidays. Take a valid student ID AND class schedule or transcript (something showing you're taking at least 12 units, a computer print out is fine) to the Season Pass office located on the Village Plaza to get a complimentary College Card that will allow you to purchase these discounted tickets from any Kirkwood ticket window throughout the season.
$42 $42 Midweek
Adult all day lift tickets are just $42 when presenting a previously purchased weekend Kirkwood lift ticket. Offer expires 30 days from original purchase, holidays excluded.
$47 $93 Weekend
Two-day non-holiday weekend ticket for $93.
$48 Costco 2-Packs
Costco members can buy 2-Packs of adult tickets for $94.99 ($92.99 online + shipping & handling) from participating Northern California and Nevada stores (call your local store to see if they've got them.). Good anytime, including holidays. Now available for ordering online! 2-paks of junior tickets (13-18) also available for $74.99 ($77.99 online + shipping & handling) .
$50 Prepurchase Tickets
$50 Adult Lift Tickets at all participating sports shops in Northern California and Nevada, including REI in the Bay Area and various shops in the South Lake Tahoe area. For more information on participating shops please call 209.258.7284.
$50 REI prepurchase
If you're an REI member ($15 for lifetime membership), you can prepurchase discounted lift tickets at any of their Bay Area stores. You should call first to confirm availability. Northstar/Sierra vouchers, when used at Sierra, include an $8 food voucher. (Note that Alpine tickets are not discounted, but are direct-to-lift tickets, so you can avoid waiting in line or sell-outs.)
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$52 Pre-purchase at Helm of San Mateo
So their website needs updating, but I called them, and they are selling discounted tickets.
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$52 Pre-purchase at Helm of SJ/Capitola
Pre-purchase tickets at Helm of Sun Valley in San Jose (on Saratoga) or Capitola. They're also selling the $29 KSEF Value Books that have three 2-for-1 coupons for Kirkwood plus other offers.
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$53 Tahoe Card
The purchase of a $49.99 ($39.99 if you buy 2 or more) discount card from Snowbomb includes free early/late season lift ticket to Sugar Bowl or Kirkwood (also good Mon-Thu non-holiday). Discounts obtained either through pre-purchasing "e-tickets" on-line, or at some resorts (Northstar, Sierra, Boreal) by simply showing card. Squaw discount ($9) now available anytime! Northstar/Sierra discount ($10) only available Mon-Fri, non-holiday. Mt. Rose discount ($10) only available non-holiday. Otherwise, prices listed here are for holiday/weekend rates. Prices even cheaper for weekday tickets for Kirkwood, Homewood, Diamond Peak, and Bear Valley. Also includes a $10 non-holiday lift ticket to Diamond Peak, and a free Tahoe XC ticket. Card also gets you several free tune-ups and rental packages from Bay Area, Tahoe, and Reno ski/board shops. Food freebies like ice cream, coffee and appetizers. And lodging and other deals. Check the site for all the extras, along with the various restrictions.
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$54 Tahoe Traveler Value Pak
$36.95 for Sugarbowl, $53.95 for Kirkwood gets you a Value Pak that includes: one lift ticket (no restrictions!); coupons for: $25 off purchases of $150 or more at Any Mountain Stores; 2-for-1 ski/board rentals from Any Mountain Stores; 2-for-1 ski/board tune-ups from Any Mountain Stores; One-year FREE subscription to Tahoe Quarterly Magazine; free Tahoe Quarterly Photo Annual coffee table book. You can pick these paks at all Any Mountain locations. They're also available from the website directly.
$77 NAC Ski Bus
$72-91 gets you a bus ride and lift ticket. $38 for bus-ride only. Prices and pickups vary by trip: Milpitas, San Francisco, Redwood City, Pleasanton, Dublin, Concord, and Berkeley. Specific prices and dates at the link, or on our calendar. ($72 price is for Kirkwood Sunday trips.)
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$79 Ride Lake Tahoe Bus
$79 gets you a bus ride and lift ticket for Kirkwood. $45 w/o lift ticket. Pickups in San Jose, San Francisco, and Berkeley. Dates at the link, or on our calendar.
$85 SnowBomb Bus
$85 gets you a ride and a lift ticket. Pickups in San Jose, San Francisco, and Berkeley. Dates at the link, or on our calendar. $49 bus ride only, add $25 for beginner's package.
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$104 Bay Area Ski Bus
$104 base price ($99/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 Alpine, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Northstar, Sierra, Squaw, or Sugar Bowl, and a continental breakfast. Add $5 for Heavenly, $10 for Squaw. $64 for the bus ride only. Add $5 for pickups in Belmont, Santa Clara, Marin, or San Francisco. Includes apres ski snacks and movies on the trip back. They've also got teen, family, and college buses, and longer trips to North and South Lake Tahoe, Jackson Hole, Mammoth, Telluride, and Aleyska (!). Great crew - check out the site for more details! We also will have the dates in our calendar.
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