Liftopia’s Cyber Monday Sale

Pico Mountain, Vermont. Liftopia is offering a Cyber Monday sale Nov. 21-28 © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

With snow beginning to fall in many parts of the country just as the Cyber Monday shopping frenzy begins, resorts are gearing up for the start of ski season. To celebrate, Liftopia is launching a Cyber Monday Sale, featuring up to an additional 25% savings on gift cards, on top of already amazing deals (up to 80% off!) at more than 250 ski areas in North America.

Liftopia Gift Cards make a great stocking stuffer and are the ultimate gift for any skier or snowboarder – especially those who already have all the gear they need (or who want to buy all their gear themselves!). No fees or expiration dates, choose any amount from $5 to $1,000, send digitally or print out.

Details of Liftopia’s Cyber Monday Gift Card Sale include:

• Spend $100 on a Liftopia Gift Card, get $115 (15% more!)
• Spend $150 on a Liftopia Gift Card, get $175 (17% more!)
• Spend $200 on a Liftopia Gift Card, get $250 (25% more!)

The sale starts at 12:00 am on Tuesday, Nov. 21 and ends at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Visit https://cyber.liftopia.com/ for more details and to purchase. Click here if you would like images of skiing/snowboarding, or an image of the Liftopia gift card.

Liftopia is one of the largest online and mobile marketplaces for lift tickets, equipment rentals, meal vouchers and other mountain activities at more than 250 ski areas in North America, with savings of up to 80% off walk-up window rates when purchased in advance.

The fine print: Only one Cyber Monday gift card can be used per Liftopia account. You may not stack, combine or otherwise redeem more than one Cyber Monday gift card, regardless of amount, to any single Liftopia account.

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Learn to Ski or Ride at Liftopia’s Top-Rated Beginner-Friendly Ski Areas

Smugglers Notch, Vermont, came in #7 for Best Family resorts and #10 for Top Beginner Friendly in the Northeast on Liftopia’s Best in Snow Awards list © 2017 Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com

January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, and Liftopia, which claims to be the largest online and mobile marketplace for lift tickets and other mountain activities, has compiled a list of the top beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski areas across North America that are ideal for those looking to learn one of winter’s signature sports.

This list is part of Liftopia’s Best in Snow Awards, honoring North America’s most beloved ski areas. The awards, unveiled last week, feature winners across five regions and seven categories (including Beginner-Friendly and Family-Friendly) that Liftopia customers said would be most useful in helping them make the most informed decisions when choosing where to ski or snowboard, regardless of ski area size. You can find the complete list of winners along with methodology here: https://bestinsnow.liftopia.com/#/.

Some highlights:

West Coast:  California has the most beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski areas in the West, including Tahoe Donner (first place in the family-friendly category), June, Boreal, Bear Valley, Snow Valley, Homewood, Donner Ski Ranch, Mammoth, Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows and Sierra-At-Tahoe. Anthony Lakes (OR) is the #1 beginner-friendly ski area in the region.

Northeast: Bretton Woods is the #1 beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski area in the region. In addition to Bretton Woods, New Hampshire has the most beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski areas in the Northeast, including King Pine, Cranmore, Black Mountain, Pats Peak, Ragged and Attitash.

High West: Utah is home to the most beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski areas in the High West, including Eagle Point (#1 Beginner-Friendly Ski Area), Sundance, Brighton, Powder, Alta, Solitude and Brian Head. In the Family Friendly category, Sipapu, NM came in #1 in the region.

Midwest: Michigan ski areas reign supreme in the Midwest, with the most beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski areas including Crystal Mountain (first place in both categories), Shanty Creek, Boyne Highlands, Caberfae, Nubs Nob and Boyne Mountain.

Southeast: West Virginia has the most beginner-friendly and family-friendly ski areas in the Southeast, with Canaan Valley the number one Beginner Friendly and Family Friendly Ski Area in the region. Other winners include Snowshoe, Timberline Four Seasons and Winterplace.

Liftopia operates the largest online and mobile marketplace and resort technology platform serving the ski and mountain activity industry. Skiers and riders can purchase lift tickets, equipment rentals, meal vouchers and more from more than 250 ski areas in North America on Liftopia.com and via the Liftopia mobile app, with savings of up to 85% off walk-up window rates when purchased in advance. Founded in 2005, Liftopia is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by leading institutional and angel investors. Visit the Liftopia blog or follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

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Liftopia Offers Two Ways to Give the Gift of Ski This Holiday Season

Family skiing at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Liftopia makes it easy to give the Gift of Ski. © 2015 Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com

With just a few shopping days to go until Christmas, there’s still time to give family and friends THE GIFT OF SKI, promising adventure, fresh mountain air, and powder days.

Liftopia, the largest online and mobile marketplace for lift tickets and other mountain activities, offers two ways to give the gift of ski this holiday season:

• Purchase date-specific lift tickets at more than 250 resorts in North America on Liftopia.com – perfect if you’re traveling with the recipient or know when they’d like to hit the slopes. Worried trip details may change? Buy Value Plus or Flexible tickets, offering the ability to change dates.
• Load up a Liftopia Gift Card, which can be purchased at any amount from $5 to $1,000 and used toward lift tickets, lessons and more at any of Liftopia’s 250+ partner resorts. No extra fees, no expiration dates, and they can be sent digitally or printed.

A blog post detailing who the gift of ski is perfect for this holiday season can be found here.

As a reminder, with Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on a Friday this year, it’s the perfect time to plan a holiday weekend on the slopes. While everyone else is inside unwrapping presents on Dec. 25 or watching football (or nursing hangovers) on Jan. 1, ski areas will be free of crowds and long lift lines, meaning wide-open runs and more powder time! To draw people out of their homes and onto the slopes, Liftopia partner resorts offer some of the biggest discounts of the season on lift tickets, in some instances up to 85% off window rates when purchased online and in advance.

 

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Score Super Lift Ticket Savings on SuperBowl Day with Liftopia

Score savings of up to 30% off the walk-up window rate at Copper Mountain, Colorado on SuperBowl Sunday, through Liftopia © 2015 Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com

Short Lift Lines, Open Slopes and Advance Purchase Lift Tickets Up to 80 Percent Off Make It Easy to Ski One Bowl Then Watch the Other on Feb. 1

SAN FRANCISCO – With more than 115 million people expected to stay home and tune in to the big game on Feb. 1, it’s the perfect time to hit the slopes.  Liftopia, an online and mobile marketplace for advance purchase lift tickets and other mountain activities, is helping skiers and riders take advantage of uncrowded runs and short lift lines before the 6:30pm EST kickoff on Game Day with savings up to 80 percent on lift tickets when booked in advance.

Even those heading to Phoenix can take advantage of these deals before the big game, with lift tickets at Arizona Snowbowl (2.5 hour drive from Phoenix) starting at $49.99 on Jan. 31 (19% savings) and $45.99 on Feb. 1 (26% savings compared to the walk-up window rate when purchased in advance).

“Super Bowl Sunday is one of the best days of the year to get out on the mountain. There’s always time to start the day on the snow with some friends before you spend some time on the couch with some friends. Burning a few calories makes the wings all the more enjoyable,” said Evan Reece, co-founder and CEO of Liftopia.

Here is a sample of Liftopia’s Game Day offers when purchased in advance, with more available at www.liftopia.com:

California

• At Mt Baldy save up to 62% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $25
• At Snow Valley save up to 45% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $34
• At Homewood save up to 13% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $54

 Colorado

• At Arapahoe Basin save up to 31% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $59
• At Copper Mountain save up to 30% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $89
• At Sunlight Mountain save up to 28% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $42.99

 New England

• At Jay Peak save up to 38% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $45
• At Waterville Valley save up to 44% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $42
• At Okemo save up to 21% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $73
• At Killington save up to 16% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $77

 Other Regions

• At Arizona Snowbowl save up to 26% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $45.99
• At Gore Mountain (NY) save up to 20% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $66
• At Mont Blanc (QC) save up to 41% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $23
• At Sun Valley (ID) save up to 28% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $79
• At Snowbird (UT) save up to 28% off the walk-up window rate with lift tickets starting at $68

 (All prices are based on availability and will change dynamically.)

Liftopia operates one of the largest online and mobile marketplace and resort technology platforms serving the ski and mountain activity industry.  Skiers and riders can purchase lift tickets, equipment rentals, meal vouchers and more from more than 250 ski areas in North America on Liftopia.com and via the Liftopia mobile app, with savings of up to 85% off walk-up window rates when purchased in advance. The Liftopia Platform, a cloud-based commerce solution, provides resorts with access to the industry’s most advanced data-driven pricing models along with sophisticated business intelligence and customer analytics to better control and create predictability from advance purchase sales. The Liftopia platform also enables resorts to  integrate variable pricing through their own branded websites and mobile channels. Founded in 2005, Liftopia is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by leading institutional and angel investors. Visit the Liftopia blog or follow the company on Facebook and Twitter.

 

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