we are staying in north conway next week and never skied in america before. would it be better to pay daily on each mountain or buy an area pass. we are a family of 4 staying 1 week. also best place to hire skis and boots. any advise would be great.
willis family
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Hello Willis family,
What dates are you going to be here? It may be a little late for you to get an area pass. Most mountains have sold out for the season. Are you skiers or do you need to take lessons? Okay, this is what I did last week. I went to www.skinh.com and on the left there is a place that says ski lift ticket packages. From there click on anywhere/anytime lift ticket packages. You have to purchase 12 lift tickets that can be used for the 2008-2009 ski season. So, if you ski 3 days you can save. I am going the week after next 15-21st which is school vacation week and very busy here. By buying my tickets that way I saved 87.00. The problem you have is being out of the country. You can try to contact skinh and ask them what they advise. If you are coming the week before and skiing during the week you get a substantially reduced ticket price anyway because that is considered mid week pricing. If that is the case you should be all set. Also visit that website and click the link for downhill skiing. It will give you information on every mtn.
For rentals, if you%26#39;re not taking lessons you can rent from Joe Jones. www.joejonessports.com There are also a couple other places you can rent. I can%26#39;t remember the names but we%26#39;ve rented from one place right on Rte 16 next to Muddy Moose restaurant. You can rent for the whole week instead of bringing them back and forth everyday.
I also bring my lunch to the mountain. I get a locker to put it in. It gets very expensive eating there. Kind of outrageous what they charge to eat. You%26#39;ll save a ton of money. Have a nice trip.
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Have your read sorchap%26#39;s trip report?
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Maybe you can PM sorchap and he can fill you in as to what he did about passes/rentals.
Here%26#39;s a great article about skiing in New England:
telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/northame鈥?/a>
Some great suggestions. There are a number of mountains in a very short distance. You can try to ski a couple or just 1. Wildcat is a great mountain but is not a fancy resort like you may have visted in Europe. Actually, none of them are fancy resorts, except for the Bretton Woods complex which is 35 minutes away. Attitash has more facilities and alot of great skiing as well.
If you can%26#39;t get a multi mountain ticket, then multiday tickets at 1 mountain do offer a significant discount. Wildcat has a 2nd day ticket for $39, which is a good deal if you ski 2 days in a row.
Even if you don%26#39;t bring lunch, definitely bring a cooler pack with water or other drinks (it is the same 10 cent bottle at Walmart that you will pay $3 at the mountain. There are a couple of grocery stores where you can get food. You don%26#39;t say if you are in a condo or hotel room. One very reasonable place to pick up a sandwich or get breakfast is called ';Kringles';. It is about 1/2 mile up from Storyland (you will learn your way around very quickly) and has great pizza, subs, sandwiches (lunch and breakfast). Much less than the fancier places in town.
Another rental place is the Great American ski Renting Company which is across from the Eastern Slope Inn.
Last thought, your check in desk may have some coupons for discounts as well. Email now, so you don%26#39;t spend too much time trying to decide where to rent and can get on the slopes quickly.
Have a great trip!!!
Is Kringles the old Stanleys?
I don%26#39;t know. It has been Kringles since I have been visiting regularly over the past 5 years. It is on the same side as and 3/4 of a mile past Storyland at the access road to Xmas mountain.
I know the place you%26#39;re talking about. That wasn%26#39;t the old Stanleys. The place your talking about has good pizza.
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