Skiing & Winter Sports

The tenth edition of the annual 2006-07 Top 10 Lift Ticket Deals features some of the best season pass deals. Top10 Lift Ticket Deals is not a paid advertisement. Every other week during the snow-sports season, the Top 10 staff of diehard skiers and snowboarders chooses North Americas best ski lift ticket values. Visit www.top10ticket.org for the latest releases all season long.

(PRWEB) February 26, 2007 — The tenth edition of the annual 2006-07 Top 10 Lift Ticket Deals has been released, featuring some of the best season pass deals found anywhere. This seasonal release includes occasional special events, along with single-day ticket, ski-and-stay, and season-pass deals.

Many of these specials are first come, first served, and they go fast. Top10 Lift Ticket Deals is not a paid advertisement. Every other week during the snow-sports season, the Top 10 staff of diehard skiers and snowboarders chooses North Americas best ski lift ticket values. To see it, or the latest releases all season long, visit

www.top10ticket.org.

#1 - Alpine Meadows, CA - With sweeping views of Lake Tahoe and only 5 miles from Alpine Meadows, stay and ski/board packages are as little as $69 per person through the end of the season at Pepper Tree Inn. Packages include one room and two adult lift tickets. Prices midweek (Sun-Thu), per night, double occupancy; non holiday; taxes and incidentals are extra; subject to availability; some restrictions apply; single and weekend prices are higher. Check the web for details, http://www.skialpine.com/winter/plan/lodging

#2 - Red Mountain Resort, British Columbia, Canada - At Flying Steamshovel, nightly package begin at $74 per person based on quad occupancy. Call 1-877-969-7669 to book now - Includes one night accommodation and one day of skiing at Red Mountain Resort, with complimentary Snow Host Guide. Additional nights are available upon request. Deal subject to applicable taxes and availability. Prices are in Canadian dollars. Check out the web,

http://www.redresort.com/ski-vacations/#5

#3 - Big Mountain Ski Resort, MT - Night skiing only $14 for ages 19 and above, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays thru March 17. Special lift ticket pricing may be available when packaged together with lodging. Call 1-800-858-3930 for more information. Visit the web for this and other deals, http://www.bigmtn.com/?a=content/liftrates

#4 - Hoodoo Mountain Resort, OR - Two for One Thursday: The Two for One Certificate allows you to buy one adult ticket and get another ticket for the same day for free. You can pick up a Two for One Certificate at several participating retail and service outlets. Visit online at http://www.hoodoo.com/Deals.htm for a list and details.

#5 - Buena Vista Ski Area, MN- Friday Triple Sevens: 4-9 p.m. March 1-2, 2007 get a lift ticket, ski rental, or tubing (2-hour session) for just $7. Check it out online at http://www.bvskiarea.com/reg_rates.html

#6 - Mount Rose, NV - Ladies Day Thursdays, all women receive a full-day lift ticket for just $19 (void holiday periods). Visit on the web at http://www.skirose.com/tickets/tickets_passes.php

#7 - Snow King Resort, WY - Starting at $230 per person for quad occupancy: 3-nights/ 2-days skiing. Snow King Resorts “Ski All-3″ Packages are unique in Jackson Hole - the closest thing to an interchangeable lift ticket. “Ski All-3″ packages free you to choose, on a daily basis, which of Jackson Holes three Ski Areas you want to visit. “Ski All-3″ Packages include accommodations at Snow King Resort, lift tickets at your choice of either Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee, or Snow King Ski Resorts, breakfast buffet in Raffertys Restaurant, transportation to and from Jackson Hole Ski Resort and Grand Targhee Ski Resort and round-trip transfers between Jackson Hole Airport and Snow King Resort. Snow King skiing is not available after April 1, 2007. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is scheduled to close April 8, 2007. Check the web for details, http://www.snowking.com/Specials_winter-packages.aspx

#8 - Ski Windham, NY - The Windham 1 Card is a passport to everything at Windham Mountain. Its free and easy. The Windham 1 Card gives you direct access to the lifts and pay-as-you-go convenience by auto-charging your credit card account when scanned. And no need to wait at the ticket counter equals more time on the trails. 1 Card specials may be redeemed only once during the designated week. Specials may change at any time without notice, and cannot be redeemed in combination with other promotions or specials. To get a free 1Card, register 48 hours in advance of your visit. It will be waiting for you to pick up when you arrive. Go online for details,

http://www.windhammountain.com/tickets/1card/

#9 - Solitude, UT - Spring 2007: Kids Stay and Ski Free. Enjoy Utahs 500 annual inches this spring and have the mountain all to yourself. Solitudes walking village is just steps from the lifts and provides great après-ski activities and dining. Kids 13 and under stay and ski free with a paying adult. Offer valid 4/1/07 through Close Date 2007. Check online for details, http://www.skisolitude.com/home/packages.cfm

#10 - Red River Ski Area, NM - Kids Ski Free/Stay Free Bonus Deal (10 years and under). For each paying adult staying three or more days at a participating lodge who purchases a three or more day lift ticket, one child 10 years or under stays at the lodge for free and receives a free lift ticket for the same number of days. Offer is limited to one child per adult. Check out http://redriverskiarea.com/page.php?pname=lessons/special

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The 2006/7 winter season was the warmest since 1950 with, according to Météo France, average temperatures 2.1 degrees higher than the seasonal normal. This makes 2006/7 one of the hottest winters in France since 1950 including those of 1989/90 and 1974/75 both of which had temperatures of two degrees above the seasonal norm. This has meant that rain/snow limits have been higher this year than most winters, generally hovering around 1300m in February, but as high as 2000-2500 at the start of the season. As a result of this resorts situated below 1500m suffered with little snow cover on the lower slopes and the impossibility of making artificial snow, as temperatures were too high, resulting in many resorts having less than half their normal snow base on their lower slopes in February - although this situation was rectified in March with above average precipitation than normal.