LiftSift Helps You Find A Ski Lift In Your Budget
Nate at Idea Shower (responsible for the awesome Read It Later Firefox extension) has created a nifty online tool to help you narrow down your ski and snowboard destinations. Visit LiftSift.com, adjust a few sliders to set your price range, vertical rise, and location, and compare away. The data behind the service is public so that users can add new locations or make updates when lift prices change.
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I can see how this could be useful at a glance, but I don't think it really replaces good old fashioned research.
I live in Maine, so I suppose I have a lot of options within a 2 hour radius. Here, there are a lot of different discounts you can get that aren't listed.
For example, they list the price of a ticket at Sugarloaf as $72 for weekend or weekday adult passes, but if you are a Maine resident, you can go Wednesdays for something like $30. Something I'd want to know when planning my trip, I guess.
Or find a sport that's less expensive. I haven't been skiing in years, but what I do remember about my last ski trip was how dang much it cost.
@JulesWinnfield: I think this is GREAT website! So cool! Hey Jules, it says, "Lift ticket prices can change during a season. The information here is community supported, so if you have an edit or addition, please submit them. Thanks!" - So feel free to edit:)
Here in Denver many supermarkets (King Soopers, Safeway, etc) sell discount lift passes.
I checked Gore Mountain (my home mountain) and the lift ticket prices were WRONG.
If you want better deals on lift tickets, join a ski club. Paying full price these days is insane.