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Ski Lift Passes Price Directory

Published on Monday, March 2, 2009 in Features and Ski. 1 Comment Tags: Lift Passes, Ski Holidays, Skiing.

When you’re booking ski holidays, there’s nothing worse than discovering the ski passes for the area turns out to be more than you’d budgeted. Lift passes in the Alps vary in price in many ways including the date you go, the resort you’re staying in, whether you’ll be skiing across several different resorts, your age and how many days you’ll be skiing.

I figured it makes sense to have a simple table with lift pass prices broken down. That way, there’s an at-a-glance way of helping add up your ski holiday costs before booking. Please note, that resorts change their lift pass prices regularly and also taking into account that the exchange rate fluctuates, it’s very difficult to have accurate prices. As such the below are all approximations, based on 6 days in peak season. Last updated: 02 March 2009.

Ski Lift Passes by Cost

Country Resort Child(Local) Child(Area) Adult(Local) Adult(Area)
Austria Ischgl £100 £111 £150 £166
Austria Kaprun £83 £83 £162 £162
Austria Kitzbuhel £82 £82 £160 £160
Austria Mayrhofen £80 £80 £155 £155
Austria Obergurgl £100 £100 £162 £162
Austria Saalbach £84 £84 £163 £163
Austria Soll £81 £81 £156 £156
Austria St Anton £100 £100 £163 £163
France Alpe dHuez £126 £126 £174 £174
France Avoriaz £93 £116 £131 £170
France Chamonix £131 £160 £162 £199
France Courchevel £113 £147 £158 £194
France Isola 2000 £89 £97 £117 £129
France La Plagne £132 £156 £173 £206
France La Rosiere £101 £101 £142 £142
France La Tania £114 £147 £161 £194
France Les Arcs £131 £156 £173 £206
France Les Deux Alpes £122 £122 £161 £161
France Meribel £114 £147 £161 £194
France Morzine £93 £116 £131 £170
France Tignes £124 £143 £153 £177
France Val dIsere £143 £143 £177 £177
France Val Thorens £108 £147 £152 £194
Italy Cervinia £84 £107 £163 £209
Italy La Thuile £84 £84 £163 £163
Italy Passo Tonale £111 £111 £140 £140
Italy Sauze dOulx £109 £109 £154 £154
Italy Selva £121 £130 £170 £183
Italy Val di Fassa £113 £130 £160 £183
Switzerland Davos £61 £61 £164 £164
Switzerland Engelberg £69 £69 £162 £162
Switzerland Saas Fee £100 £100 £185 £185
Switzerland Verbier £90 £99 £171 £190
Switzerland Zermatt £102 £114 £198 £223

I manually upkeep this list and add to it when I can, so I’ve tried to include the most popular resorts, but if there’s a specific resort you’d like to know the lift pass prices of (that isn’t already listed), feel free to make a request in the comments. I will be including the cost of Canadian and US lift passes next.

The Whistler Weasel Workers

Published on Friday, December 12, 2008 in Features and Ski. 0 Comments Tags: Canada, Seasonairre, Skiing, Whistler.

Whistler Weasel Workers

Editor’s note: guest post from Lockie Brown.

For a very different kind of ski holiday, the Whistler Weasel Workers have congregated, every few years, on the slopes of Whistler Mountain and at other ski racing venues to work together to create a world-class race courses for World Cup, Noram, National Championship and Olympic Alpine ski races.

The Whistler Weasel Workers is a volunteer society whose members share an interest in Alpine ski racing and a joy in the camaradrie and sense of accomplishment in putting on a major ski race. The Whistler Weasels have been active since the 1970’s and have build the track for every World Cup, national championship and Noram race every held in Whistler BC, Western Canada’s premier ski area.

In years when there is no senior ski race scheduled for Whistler, Weasel Workers can often be found helping at other ski racing venues, including the Calgary and Salt Lake Winter Olympics, the World Championships at Sierra Nevada and at Bormio, Italy and at World Cup races at Lake Louise, Alberta and at Beaver Creek, Colorado.

In 2008, the Weasels were active in putting on the Canadian National Championships and four Whistler World Cup ski races. In 2009, the Weasels will assist with the Canadian Junior Championships and with an International Paralympic World Cup to be held on Whistler Mountain. As well, Weasel Workers have assisted with the 2008 Winterstart World Cup races in Lake Louise and with the Birds of Prey races in Beaver Creek. Weasel Workers are also planning to assist with the 2009 FIS World Championships in Val d’Isere, France.

In 2010, the Whistler Weasel Workers will be heavily involved with the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games and have been assisting with the planning of these events since 2007.

Membership in the Whistler Weasel Workers is open to any skier who volunteers to work with us for four or five days on a Weasel-sponsored race. There is no membership criterea besides a willingness to work hard, to make many new friends and to become a part of the camaradrie that sustains the organization. There is work enough for volunteers of all ages and for non-skiers as well as all levels of intermediate and expert skiers. Core membership consists of a few hundred “locals” who reside in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia (Vancouver and surroundings). In addition, many members reside throughout Canada and the USA, as well as in Europe, New Zealand and Australia. These “offshore” members travel to Whistler to work on our races, to hone their skills and knowledge, to re-kindle friendships and to enjoy a unique ski holiday.

Visit the Weasel Workers Web site for photos and videos of the Weasel Workers in action and to learn more about our activities and support of Alpine ski racing.