Lake Tahoe Ski Area Deals and Discounts 2005-2006

Lake Tahoe Area Lift Ticket Deals and Discounts 2005-2006

Northstar at Tahoe (Regularly $63/$66)
$20	Skiing for Schools
To support local schools, various resorts donate some or all proceeds from a limited quantity of discounted tickets to the Excellence in Education Foundation. You can pre-purchase them the week before at Porter's Ski Shops. You should call first to confirm availability. Alpine tickets will be available on-site -- no prepurchase necessary. Squaw will pre-sell their tickets on their website beginning Dec. 1. Dates are: Sugar Bowl 12/18 and 3/19, Northstar 1/8, Squaw 1/22, and Alpine TBD. Dates will also be listed on our calendar. New! More dates added: Sugar Bowl Tue 2/21, Sugar Bowl Sun 3/19, Alpine Sun 4/9. (Alpine tickets will be available at the resort for a reduced price this day!) [Multiple Resort Deal]
$32	Other Season Pass
Present your current season pass from any ski resort to be eligible for a $32 lift ticket, Monday - Friday excluding blackout dates. One ticket per person, per day. Deal valid at both Northstar and Sierra
$41	Value Season Voucher
Free printable voucher lets you buy a $41 lift ticket to Northstar or Sierra. There are unique vouchers, so print them both for Northstar and Sierra Only valid from opening to 12/23, 1/2-13 and 3/20 to end of season. Vouchers can also be picked up at Partner Shops.
$50	Northstar Quad Ticket
$199 for 4 lift tickets valid any day through the end of the 05-06 winter season. Tickets do not need to be used consecutively. The quad pak is non-transferable (limited to the name on the pak) and limited to one ticket per day.
$51	Lombardi's Pre-Purchase
San Francisco sports shop sells discounted lift tickets -- in-store only. Must sign up for free "Rewards Card" Membership. Alpine tix are $47 Holiday/$39 Non-Holiday. Homewood are $34 weekend, $24 weekday. Northstar/Sierra vouchers include $8 food/retail voucher when used at Sierra. [Multiple Resort Deal]
$53	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.) [Multiple Resort Deal]
$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. [Multiple Resort Deal]
$55	BeyondWork pre-purchase
Pre-purchase tickets at discounted prices. The catch? Your company must be registered with BeyondWork -- you'll need to check with your HR/Benefits department. You'll have to pay for shipping ($0.99 USPS), or you can pick them up from their San Jose offices for free. Northstar/Sierra vouchers when used at Sierra include a $8 food or retail credit. Homewood, Mt. Rose, Squaw and Sugar Bowl are E-tickets: print and bring to ticket window w/ ID. Paper tickets also available for Squaw, at $59. Homewood also offers $23 Mon-Thu non-holiday E-tickets. [Multiple Resort Deal]
$80	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.) [Multiple Resort Deal]
$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. [Multiple Resort Deal]