Lift Ticket and Lodging Discounts for Thanksgiving 2008

Lift ticket discount and savings updates:

More and more new deals for Mountain Sports Club members. During the Boston Ski and Snowboard Expo as several resorts and lodges added and updated offers on the spot.

Saddleback Mountain in the Rangely Lakes region of Maine offers $30 midweek lift tickets for the 2008.09 ski and snowboard season.

Whaleback Mountain in Enfield New Hampshire will extend 2 for 1 lift tickets to members midweek non - holiday.

Jay Peak Resort in Northern Vermont joins the ranks of resorts now participating with lift ticket discounts and coupons for Mountain Sports Club members. With several feet of snow already Jay Peak is off to another snowy winter. Save $10 daily on lift tickets this 2008.09 ski and snowboard season.

Royalty Inn in Gorham New Hampshire added new offers that includes up to 20% off lodging and Wildcat lift ticket discounts of $20 any day.

The Bethel Inn located just 6 miles from Sunday River now has a special members package of $99 that includes a full day lift ticket to Sunday River. Package options includes 2 meals daily for any non skiers in your party.

Breckenridge Accommodations in Breckenridge Colorado is now extending lodging discounts to members this winter. Buy 5 get the 6th night Free.

Resort openings and spotlights:

Camelback opens Nov 28 and reports over 60 inches of snow at the top.

Roundtop in South Central PA is opening this Friday November 28.

Shawnee in the Poconos is opening. Make sure to check out discounts lift tickets for members.

Tamarack Resort in Idaho is opening early and offering free skiing off the Discovery Chair this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Simply bring in a non-perishable food item for the Heartland Hunger Resource Center and receive a free day pass.

Looking to win some free lift tickets, new skis, snowboards or other great gear? Be sure to build your MyMountainSportsClub profile and review the How to win free schwag at Mountain Sports Club recent post on our blog.

Planning a trip? Or looking to take advantage of additional discounts from the MSC Travel Desk on lift tickets, lodging or all inclusive packages? Review the How to purchase tickets on the Travel Desk article.

Not a premium member yet? Last chance for Preseason price this weekend of $14.95. Register now and be sure to upgrade to premium membership status using the promotion code of pre08 by November 30, 2008. Help us to help you by emailing all your skiing and riding friends information on our great savings through the Mountain Sports Club. More members means more discounts and offers for all of our members.

Have a great Thanksgiving holiday and enjoy time with family and friends. See you on the slopes.

Mountain Sports Club Travel Desk offers Lift ticket discounts at top resorts

Lift tickets discounts at top ski resorts now available for the 2008.09 ski and snowboard season.

Just in time for the holidays the Mountain Sports Club travel desk has just released new resort lift ticket discounts for those purchasing your lift tickets in advance and online at our travel desk.

Great lift ticket discounts at the Mountain Sports Club Travel desk. Buy at least 7 days in advance and save. Many resorts lift ticket discounts require multi day lift ticket purchases but not all. Be sure to check out these popular ski and snowboard vacation destinations like Winter Park, Copper Mountain,Breckenridge, Keystone, Stowe, Crested Butte, Park City, Squaw Valley, Kirkwood, Northstar at Tahoe and more being released weekly. Members save even more with monthly promotion code. Best ski lift ticket discounts at top resorts. Join the Mountain Sports Club, then buy your lift tickets now and save. Read and review the easy to use guide, "How best to use the Mountain Sports Club Travel Desk to save on lift tickets, lodging and travel."

Remember to set up your free basic membership and set up a profile to be eligible to win free skis, snowboards, lift tickets, lodging at more at the Mountain Sports Club Monthly Mountain Schwag giveway. Post reviews, blogs, photos, videos and put us on your friends lists at Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and follow us on Twitter to increase your chances to win. Each submission and link adds to your chances to win monthly. Our belief is that this is your club, now participate and get on the hill. Share what is happening in the mountains with fellow members.

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Each month the Mountain Sports Club gives away a variety of prizes to our members from sponsors like Head USA, participating resorts, Zapz, LDM helmets, lodging properties and assorted sponsors. All members are automatically entered. In selecting winners we also review the following:

• All the new member profiles built, and or updated at MyMountainSportsClub.com
  
• Photos and photo albums posted at MyMountainSportsClub.com
  
• New videos added at MyMountainSportsClub.com
  
• Blogs posted or responded to from our MtSportsBlogspot and Mountain Sports Club Newsroom.
  
• Story and trips posted. Tell us what is happening!
  
• Friends adding and visiting our sites and outposts on Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn.
  
• New Followers on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MtSportsClub
  

We are constantly working to add new merchants, update and add new resort offers as well as categories. New programs also include group fundraising programs where the Mountain Sports Club will rebate a % of sales generated for your club, group or organization. For more information on this program email us at sales@mountainsportsclub.com or call us at 303.554.6555.

Mountain Sports Days from Mountain Sports Club

The Mountain Sports Club announces Mountain Sports Days, these specially priced ski days and parties at ski resorts will start at designated ski and snowboard resorts during the 2008.09 ski and snowboard season.

The Mountain Sports Club announces a new on mountain promotional event series. The first confirmed dates and location of our specially priced member days will be at Magic Mountain in Southern Vermont. These promotional days will be a celebration of skiing and riding offering members a heavily discounted lift ticket and an apres ski party open to everyone and including great prizes. Mountain Sports Club members will be able to purchase a full day lift ticket for only $35 on Saturday January 31,2009, and Saturday February 28, 2009. This is an exception value and represents a savings of $21 off the full day weekend lift ticket price at Magic Mountain.

Prizes will be provided by sponsors and include Head USA, Zapz Footbeds, LDM Helmets, Transpack and Snow East Magazine. Look for more dates and event details. For more information contact Mountain Sports Club at info@mountainsportsclub.com, or call us 303.554.6555.

Remember to set up your free basic membership and set up a profile to be eligible to win free skis, snowboards, lift tickets, lodging at more at the Mountain Sports Club Monthly Mountain Schwag giveway. Post reviews, blogs, photos, videos and put us on your friends lists at Facebook, Linked In, My Space and follow us on Twitter to increase your chances to win. Each submission and link adds to your chances to win monthly. Our philosophy is the Mountain Sports Club is your club, now participate and get on the hill. Share what is happening in the mountains with fellow members.

Ski resort openings, cold and snow in the NorthEast and Northern US.

As we approach the last weekend before Thanksgiving the weather is giving us as much a mixed bag as ever for those of us wanting to get the winter ski and snowboard season's underway.

We will provide updates on resort openings as reports come in around the nation. I have just gone from near 80 degree weather in Boulder, Colorado to frigid temps in Boston. Nice to know winter is happening.

Reports are that snow making is going full speed and combined with natural snow in many places more and more resorts and areas will be opening for skiing and snowboarding this weekend and Thanksgiving holiday. Boy do I get more and more rumors on Twitter, emails and various social network sites we monitor and work.

Friday November 21
Big Boulder and Jack Frost in the Poconos and great state of Pennsylvania.
Camelback in PA opens a half pipe Nov 21 & 22

Resort openings Saturday Nov 22
Wachusett MA
Hunter NY
Windham NY
Stowe VT
Jay Peak VT

Colorado ski resort openings:
Winter Park opens today November 19
Vail Resort opens November 21
Eldora Opens November 21
Beaver Creek Opens November 26
Durango Mountain Resort opens November 26
Telluride opens Nov 26
Monarch opens Nov 26
Steamboat opens Nov 26
Crested Butte opens Nov 26 - be sure to check out early season ski free promotion.
Aspen opens Nov 27
Snowmass opens Nov 27

Remember to set up your free basic membership and set up a profile to be eligible to win free skis, snowboards, lift tickets, lodging at more at the Mountain Sports Club Monthly Mountain Schwag giveway. Post reviews, blogs, photos, videos and put us on your friends lists at Facebook, Linked In, My Space and follow us on Twitter to increase your chances to win. Each submission and link adds to your chances to win monthly. Our philosophy is the Mountain Sports Club is your club, now participate and get on the hill. Share what is happening in the mountains with fellow members.

King Pine Ski Area Lift tickets Discounts Valid Weekends, Holidays

New lift ticket discounts for King Pine Ski Area in New Hampshire. The popular family resort in Eastern New Hampshire extends coupons for Mountain Sports Club members enabling them to save $10 daily on an adult full day lift tickets. The discounted coupons for lift ticket are valid on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays with no restrictions and blackouts.

Another family oriented value is a half price junior lift ticket for Mountain Sports Club members when purchasing a full day adult lift ticket. Junior tickets are for children 6 - 12 years old.

The rest of the week King Pine Ski Area runs 2 for 1 lift tickets promotions. This is truly affordable family fun with skiing and snowboarding for the the family.

Join Mountain Sports Club now and save on lift tickets, lodging, gear, travel and more.

Loveland Ski Area opens more terrain and $30 lift tickets for MSC

The snow has not been huge but is continuing to happen in the mountains of Colorado and the western Rockies on a regular basis combined with great snow making conditions. Look for more and more resort openings and expanded terrain.

This just in from our friends at Loveland Ski Area"

Chair 2 Set to Open this Friday!

Not only is there snow in the forecast, but Chair 2 will be opening this Friday, November 13th, just in time for the weekend! The snow has been falling slowly but steadily all week, and when combined with our world class snowmaking, we are getting more terrain open very quickly. The weather forecast is looking good with the chance for several inches in time for the weekend. It's no wonder Loveland is the choice for great early season skiing and riding. Come check out what everyone is talking about!

Loveland Valley and Ski & Ride School Open November 21st

The Loveland Valley, our separate beginners area, and the Loveland Ski & Ride School open next Friday, November 21st. The Ski & Ride School offers a wide variety of programs for all skill levels and disciplines. We are still offering our popular 3 Class Pass program; take three lessons packages and receive a season pass upon completion, restrictions apply. Check out the details for the 3 Class Pass and all of The Ski & Ride School's great programs online.

Mountain Sports Club members are skiing and riding for $30 a day right now at Loveland. That is a $14 daily discount on your lift tickets. Join now and save all season long on lift tickets, gear, lodging travel and more. Half off early season special only $14.95, use promotion code pre08 to redeem offer through November 15.

Skiing Keystone Colorado Veteran's Day and assorted ski and snowboard findings

It was the annual trek to the mountains as the boys, my son's, have off from school for the holiday and we use it as the perfect excuse to get out and enjoy a weekday skiing early in November to kick off the season. While it was the boys first day, I had gotten out a few weeks ago to make sure October was a ski month. Check out the photo gallery at MyMountainSportsClub.com.

Part of the obligation of living in Colorado and working in this industry. October skiing has become a ritual much like Veterans day and the days up till Thanksgiving.

It was a great day to be on the hill skiing and riding. Keystone Resort is always a good early season choice as they tend to have longer vertical and great long cruising runs. These are ideal to help get the legs back into ski shape. I know I need some days of long cruisers to get ready for the full days of skiing with fresh soft snow. As we left Boulder it was overcast but no precipitation. The weather reports had been of snow the last several days continuing today in the mountains.

We encountered snow as we passed Silverplume, just past Georgetown on I 70. It was light snow but enough to slow down the traffic. The ride up was easy with moderate traffic. Roads were snow packed as we approached Loveland and went over Loveland Pass, past Arapahoe Basin and down valley to Keystone.

The Gondola was the only lift open and is now accessed right at the base of the River Run area. This is a slight move form where it was previously and makes much better sense and is easier to access. New this year is also midway, er 3/4 way, station so one did not have to go all the way back down. The Gondola, now enables downloading at a location that enables you to ski more of the mountain before downloading in spring.

Skiing was very good for this time of year. Yes, it is all relative, in January I would grimace at snow this hard, but with a couple inches of fresh snow there was soft carving snow. The terrain park at the top was full, especially for a Tuesday. Based upon my observation of the crowd, the local economy was thriving. We'll see what happens during the holidays and peak season.

Looking for Keystone lift ticket discounts, make sure to register now for a Mountain Sports Club membership and save on pre purchased multi day lift tickets at the MSC Travel desk.

Other resort related news and tidbits. Wild Mountain in Minnesota reopened and reported snow. Ski Brule opened yesterday.

A couple of nice sweepstakes to consider entering:

Just saw an announcement for a really cool sweepstakes from the folks at Cloudveil, "Win a Spot on the first Tram at Jackson" to celebrate the new tram at Jackson Hole.

Sign up to win a spot on the FIRST TRAM in Jackson Hole on the Opening Day of the NEW Aerial Tram. Winner and a guest will receive a 4-day trip to Jackson Hole or a full season pass for winter 2008-09.

Prize package:
- 2 spots (winner plus a guest) on a FIRST TRAM in Jackson Hole on the Opening Day of the NEW Aerial Tram.
-Two airline tickets to Jackson Hole, WY on airline of JHMR’s choice.
- Four nights lodging in Teton Village condominium through Jackson Hole Resort Lodging (blackout dates do apply).
- Two 4-day adult lift tickets at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
- Two VIP passes to Aerial Tram launch festivities.

Sn Valley Chamber also is now promoting "Everything under the sun". Sun Valley is one of the great and more famous resorts many have not been visited. Now your chance to win a free trip to Sun Valley.


Look pretty sweet to me.

Mountain Sports Club at the Denver Ski Show

The Denver Ski Show got underway today with good crowds. Make sure to come visit our booth. Check out the photo libary at MyMountainSportsClub.com.

Utah Open for skiing, Huge Snow storm

This just in from our friends at Ski Salt Lake.

According to reports, Alta Ski Area received 46" of The Greatest Snow On Earth™ during the recent 2-day storm, with more expected for the coming weekend. Snowbird received so much it moved up its opening date to TOMORROW, Nov. 7, the resort's second-earliest opening ever. Both Brighton and Solitude are finalizing plans for the season with scheduled opening dates of Nov. 12 and Nov. 14, respectively, while Alta will open Nov. 21. Book discounted lodging for your Utah ski vacation.

You just gotta love all the reports of snow and resort openings. Get your skis and boards waxed and ready for the winter now. Need new gear shop at the Mountain Sports Club marketplace. Huge savings on ski and snowboard gear from top brands and top retailers.

Need to book your next ski and snowboard vacation use the Mountain Sports Club Travel Desk and save on lift tickets, lodging and airfare.

The Soul of Skiing, Social Networks and Ski Shows

As Americans vote business goes on. In Idaho we see reports of snow at many of the resorts and areas. Make sure to check out the new "Soul of Skiing" campaign from the folks at the Idaho Ski Areas Association. Be sure to check out the sweet resort videos available on the site.

More and more resorts have various social network communities where you can build a profile, add friends, participate in forums, add video and photos and submit blogs reports. Get the inside look from fellow skiers and riders. Here are several groups and resort we have seen with easy to use and interesting communities:

Ski Pennsylvania, Monarch Ski and Ride Space, MyMountainSportsClub.com, Sugarbowl Ski and Ride Space.

Word just in Mammoth Mountain in California kicked off the ski and snowboard season for 2008.09 this week, Boreal in Tahoe opened today as the first Tahoe resort open.

Loveland expects to open more terrain this weekend after more snow this week. Ski and ride for only $30 with Mountain Sports Club member coupons. Keystone, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Wolf Creek all expect to be open this weekend as the season starts to kick in. The link for Keystone and Breckenridge enables you to purchase discount tickets in advance this ski season.

In Colorado, Christy Sports, with 10 stores located throughout the front range, is now offering members a save $20 coupon on any purchase of $100 or more in the stores.

Visit the Mountain Sports Club team Nov 7, 8 & 9,2008 at the BEWI Denver Ski and Snowboard Show. $2 coupons available now online. Coupons for upcoming Boston Ski Show also available online.