Ski cheap at Copper Mountain next season
I was just looking at the early bird prices for season passes at Mt Ruapehu here in New Zealand, and notice that they have a recipricol deal with Copper Mountain in Colorado...seems if you buy a 2005 season pass for Mt Ruapehu you can also use it to ski at Copper for the 2005/2006 season (see the section on pass benefits).
That must be some kind of sweet deal. You can pick up a 2005 Mt Ruapehu season pass at the early bird rate for NZ$319 (that's only US$226 at present exchange rates).
I am not sure what you'd expect to pay for a regular Copper season pass, but I'll wager it is more than US$226....does anyone know for sure?
UPDATE: I just found this page which advertises Copper season passes for US$695, which means that the Mt Ruapehu pass is about 1/3 the price. That's good value...I would advise though that you check it out with Copper Mountain first just to be sure about the recipricol arrangements with Mt Ruapehu first.