Lift passes on line

There has been a fair bit of chat recently about booking your ski pass online on-line, can anybody advise as to what on-line site they use for the booking of lift passes.

Each resort will have their own online booking system. We always used the Les Arcs one for Paradiski and found it always worked. Now they have a system whereby if you come back the following year you use the same card and they update the computer system to recognise that you have paid for the new period. Couldn't be simpler. Once you have decided on a resort then go to their website and it is bound to be self explanatory. Mark

I think mtr259 is correct - I have yet to come across any online facility for discounted lift passes other than those offered by the lift company itself and my own attempts to use one of them, it may have been the Paradiski, was not successful but that might have been a problem at my end :oops:.

I generally just compare the price between the tour operator and the lift company - most TOs convert to sterling when they print their brochures and it can lead to price differentials so worth doing the comparison. If TO is similar price or lower, it can be more convenient to get it off them and they will usually deliver it to your hotel first thing on the first morning. BTW, also check if you need a photo and if so bring your own from home - will save you a few bob :lol:.

If you are bringing kids, it can be worth checking out family discounts, etc. A number of resorts now offer the 4th member (or more) of a family at half price.

Wanderer wrote:I think mtr259 is correct - I have yet to come across any online facility for discounted lift passes other than those offered by the lift company itself .

Not in Europe I suspect barring the vouchers in papers etc. In the US it's not uncommon to be able to get different prices, whether this is of benefit to the customer is highly suspect though, there's no real sign it reduces prices and there's only an illusion of competition, when you arrive at the ski station there's only one provider of lifts ) All that seems to have happened is someone else took a cut and you're able to shop around for who took the smallest cut.

As you say, probably worth checking local promotions, these (by no fault) may not have found their way to the TO brochure and they'll have offers for the time of year, group size or similar.

Many places have skidata systems and can do recharge of passes if they think it works for them, some do. And companies like CdA have started doing deals that build on their presence in several stations although it must be said in the face of some stiff local opposition at times.