Tag Archives: ski passes

Tight Turns: EpicMix Racing, Liftopia Update and One Horn Tooting

Posted on October 29, 2012 by braveskimom

New This Winter: EpicMix Racing  This season, Vail Resorts is replacing NASTAR with EpicMix Racing at  Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly and Northstar. It’s a big  blow to NASTAR. In 2011, Vail Mountain had 6,849 NASTAR racers with 29,310 starts, making … Continue reading →

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Multi-Mountain Ski Passes Offer Value (and Cry Out “Road Trip”)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by braveskimom

My, what a difference two years makes. This time, two years ago, I was creating a rather fanciful decision tree to help skiers decide how many ski passes to buy. At that time, I was a big fan of 4-packs … Continue reading →

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Month-By-Month with The Brave Ski Mom: September

Posted on September 1, 2010 by braveskimom

All busy moms (and dads) need checklists. September is the most beautiful month of the year, in my opinion. The kids are back in school and the weather is perfect for biking, hiking and running. It is an especially nice time to get together with girlfriends for a strenuous workout on the trail and a lot of chatting. Continue reading →

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Getting Schooled: Kids’ Ski Passes

Posted on August 31, 2010 by braveskimom

The Brave Ski Mom strategy for kids’ ski passes is similar to the adult strategy: figure out how many days you want to ski, where you want to ski and get the best deal (see Wednesday, August 25).  Kids, however, … Continue reading →

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Ski Passes: Can A Brave Ski Mom Have Too Many?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by braveskimom

Last ski season, we over-passed. Some people overeat, some over-sleep, we over-passed. We over-passed out of fear of under-passing. Continue reading →

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