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Show Ll ul Wasatch angen Reporter by Marta Heilbrun © like the other resorts, the Due to the unusual late season nature of this year, we at the WCR are taking a more time for purchasing it was back when we were all still an lackadaisical approach to mountain biking and wind- of us-haven’t surfing. This does not mean This ticket is restricted to rides on the Moonbeam II and Link chair lifts. You can buy either an Eagle Points winter. Some even worked deals yet. out our pass We sit you around sea- son pass rumors. The Black skiing. grown to legendary for many people the Wasatch. We there might be some season around the resorts Wasatch. Most pre-season long passes in are. the resorts have offers that to. With Solitude’s new “E-Z Access” interest in knowing what the various consigned © have since passed, but there are still deals to be had. So, going the route of the inter- nominal _ dollars, it can be continuous- ly reprogrammed if you have classes at 1lam, or can take 2 hour lunch breaks from the office, and. just want to get in three quick runs, you punch your card. through the turnstiles at the Ticket is more like a daily lift. get low. ticket, ey at the ‘the powder gets tracked out son pass. To purchase one you $958 for.an adult, $549. - September, there were better $32, deals. not maximum is pass, but skiing restricted on weekends is dur-. ing the height of the season. _ Apparently some of the pri- vate enterprises in town will give passes to their employees, but the only people I know who work in Park City. tell me they all bought their passes at the pre-season rate. Brighton has the most | straightforward system. A season pass is $675 for unlimited day and night ski- Returning season passes for their — Ss Not «6 Solitude an unlimited also season has pass, season’s _ tickets. These coupons are not avail- the able at this late date. As an alternative to the ~ season tickets Snowbird now They - number of season passes for 2400 only tions. Employees of the Alta Resort receive an Alta ID — which entitles unlimited skiing. them The vari- determine the new bar dis- pass, -and $6 off the These discounted prices are subject to blackout dates from December 20 to January 1, - February 17 to February 19, their and summer skiing. | With significant the more you save!” these passes to their employees. to Card. Junior/Senior Tram and ticket: . So,'.<as Chair Snowbird points out in their brochure, “the more you ski, to ous lodges, which are privately owned must purchase public, and you Snowbird save $9 on the Tram and Chair ticket, $7 on a Chair there are two different situa- card the counts on ticket prices. You As far as employees go, own manner of distributing . This $625 tles eligible to purchase passes. - One of the most mysterious and coveted season pass is the Alta pass. offers and dependents also become the same season passes as the © code system at Snowbird, the passes look fairly similar, | - Continued on page 13 Nickels Sports Lounge _ “Not Your Typical Smoke-Filled Lounge” EC. yor3 s]ua9 only 10} sBulyy ojeyng omsuy Big Screen TV ¢ Full Menu 6” Pizza With 5¢ Toppings ¢ Daily Specials Variety of Domestic and Micro Brews — Monday Night Football COUPON EE ANY LARGE TWO TOPPING PIZZA [s<*s FALL IN LOVE WITH PIZZA much mystery there. While September spouse and/or dependents for ; $25 apiece. o42-sSoSsse VALUABLE in also draw an alternate wait- unlimited @ SOURDOUGH CRUST IS MADE FRESH ~ DAILY AND BAKED TO PERFECTION @ 6 SPECIALTY SAUCES TO CHOOSE — FROM INCLUDING TOMATO, ALFREDO, | SPINACH, PESTO, BBQ AND CAJUN. @ TOPPINGS: ALWAYS FRESH, GENEROUS_ ~& UNIQUE ~ ited employee pass, you have _ two week pay period. day names are drawn. The length of the list depends on the ~ HILLSIDE PLAZA- NEAR REAMS CLOSE TO THE MOUTH OF BIG AND LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYONS! ing. To qualify for the unlim~ to work full time through one ing lowing Then, the first work- For twenty dollars you can to their own season pass provided by the resort, unlimited So. bucket. one you have to trek to Alta in out an application | your name in a purchase a card which enti- 23 “FALL IN LOVE WITH PIzzA AGAIN!”® 17Oooo more you buy initially, the less it costs per ticket. Any leftover tickets at the end of the season can be applied toward the cost of your fol- son, and you want one for the upcoming make the _ August fill and drop receive a pass your spouse December emake November 15. Employees of © the: = Park. “City = Ski These are actually discounted coupons which you can buy this with a buddy, and the ing list. If you are selected to from through a drawing. The total the pass in the the summer. not have an previous sea- — Costs points you can buy is 180 for and have the option of renewing their seasons beginning of But, if you did Alta pass in the number of renewals. pass is available to the public number although there are still many different kinds of season pass options. One of the most common passes at the ‘Bird is the season ticket pass. any given year is a closely guarded secret. Pass-holders from the previous season durable, and once it is used up, you have to buy another. Park City also had a Corporation qualify for a sea- as— of minimum Utah resident coupon book which. was available before son it is | may purchase, in addition to _ for a teenager (13- 18), and a. - for the entirety of the 199596 season. The different ~ mere $216.for a child (7-12.) chair lifts’ cost varies from They also offer a mid-week eight points for the Link lift pass, good for unlimited skito 18 for the Eagle Express. ing Monday to Friday, for The that employees, with 600 or more hours in the previous season, Points purchased are good $731. If you had gotten your act and wallet in gear back in in Solitude receive - season passes. in four runs, you can take your face-shots, and head down the valley without feeling guilty for buying a fullprice lift ticket. The Eagle Points January | are slightly higher than those listed above. Full-time employees at . bottom of the chair lift, and a dope on season before January 5th it will cost with addi- tional points whenever you certain number of points are deducted from your pass. If Park City is pretty simple. fe They have an unlimited sea- initial fee of five you “pay for exactly what you want to ski.” This way, the straight resorts. ticket Eagle Card is intended for season-long use. With a ticket system here’s ~ connect, There is also beginner Ticket or an Eagle Card. The can use to customize your Pass, The Alta Pass, and oth- ers have status around thought now adult worth 120 points for $19. purchasing daily tickets at _-the full price. Solitude has just implemented a new groovy point system that you dreaming wistfully of a big winter, and exchanging are 1000 for $180. *“ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER. NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. VALID AT HILLSIDE LOCATION ONLY. NO CASH VALUE. THIS WCR COUPON EXPIRES 2/2/96 942-6066 Page6 ESS (UN Fam) CACO EeARL! Downstairs @ Crusty's Restaurant |