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Friday, November 14, 2008

Ski resorts dealing for visitors

from USA Today (11/13):

Services bundle up, prices slip at ski areas

By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY

"With the stock market falling faster than snowflakes in a blizzard, ski resorts are dispensing with the usual sweet talk about champagne powder and high-speed lifts: This year, the come-ons are all about the deals.

Ski areas from Maine to California are touting "vacation bailouts" in a time when many skiers are more preoccupied with the plunging economy than with plunging down the slopes. But with the average price of a weekend lift ticket hitting $69 a day (and topping $90 at some), affordability is a relative term." ...

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