13 Dec
Hi there,
If I don’t use any lifts in a ski resort( my friend is going to teach me), should I pay any other admission type fees? I live in Boston so probably I will go to Mount Sunapee, Killington, Wachusett, or Sugarloaf.
I appreciate any answer
Technically you don’t need a lift ticket at most VT resorts because the land is mostly either on USFS or VT State forest. If you want to walk up and down the beginner hill all day you might be able to get by under the radar. However, Ski Patrol and Mountain Management can come up with a bevy of reasons to boot you out. One commonly waged reason is that you are skiing on snow that has been made and/or groomed by mountain personnel and therefore you are using a service provided by the resort, therefore you should pay. I know the same goes for Whiteface and Gore in NY and Wildcat in NH. I can’t say for certain about the Maine and Mass. resorts.
It has been a few years since I was at Ascutney, but I think they have a lift at their beginner hill where you do not need a lift ticket.
It’s a tough call. I hate paying high prices to ski myself, but I also work at a ski hill and would be peeved at non-paying skiers making tracks over the snow I made and them not paying for it.
At a mountain that is on private land (I’m pretty sure Sunapee is not on public land at all) they can boot you out for any reason at all and skiing w/o a ticket could be argued as trespassing.
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6 Responses for "Is a lift ticket necessary for everyone in ski resorts in New England?"
probs but idk
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Check where you are going to ski. I’ve been to places where they actually don’t check lift tickets on dedicated beginner lifts or they are simply made available for free. It will be hard for your friend to teach you if you don’t actually use a lift.
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You need a lift ticket to use any of the chairlifts, t-bars, j-bars etc…. so unless you want to hike “up” all day I would say you need a ticket.
HTH
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Technically you don’t need a lift ticket at most VT resorts because the land is mostly either on USFS or VT State forest. If you want to walk up and down the beginner hill all day you might be able to get by under the radar. However, Ski Patrol and Mountain Management can come up with a bevy of reasons to boot you out. One commonly waged reason is that you are skiing on snow that has been made and/or groomed by mountain personnel and therefore you are using a service provided by the resort, therefore you should pay. I know the same goes for Whiteface and Gore in NY and Wildcat in NH. I can’t say for certain about the Maine and Mass. resorts.
It has been a few years since I was at Ascutney, but I think they have a lift at their beginner hill where you do not need a lift ticket.
It’s a tough call. I hate paying high prices to ski myself, but I also work at a ski hill and would be peeved at non-paying skiers making tracks over the snow I made and them not paying for it.
At a mountain that is on private land (I’m pretty sure Sunapee is not on public land at all) they can boot you out for any reason at all and skiing w/o a ticket could be argued as trespassing.
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i would buy a ticket. you r going to get tired. plus they could kick you off the hill.
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My understanding of "lift tickets" nowdays is that they are "area use passes". It doesn't matter whether you ride the lifts or not. You are using the facility.
Its also a way that the ski areas protect themselves from liability in the event of an accident or injury. Not buying a "lift ticket" and hiking up was a way many got around paying to use the area in the past. Then they'd want to sue if they got hurt and the ski areas said, NO WAY! You're not even supposed to be here. As Willie D wrote, it would end up being a trespassing issue. I'm pretty sure you even need a pass to go shoeshoeing at Killington and Okemo. Regardless of the Forest Service ownership, the ski area still holds a land lease and is responsible for what happens there.
I highly recommend you take a lesson from an instructor. No matter how experienced a skier your friend is, its unlikely he or she has the background to teach you. You'll both end up frustrated. With an instructor, you'll progress faster, have a more pleasant experience and your friend is free to ski as he or she pleases. After your lesson he or she can meet you for a couple of runs together.
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