Lift-ticket comparison

A list of weekend and weekday adult lift-ticket prices for major Pacific Northwest ski resorts for the 2000-2001 season, compared to 1999-2000 rates:

Weekend Adult Weekday Adult

Ski Area This Year Last Year This Year Last Year

Whistler-Blackcomb, B.C. $61-$63 $59-$61 $61-$63 $59-$61

Sun Valley, Idaho $59 $58 $59 $58

Big White, B.C. $48 $51 $48 $45

Sun Peaks, B.C. $46 $45 $46 $45

Silver Star, B.C. $45 $47 $45 $47

Mount Bachelor, Ore. $43 $43 $43 $43

Mount Hood Meadows, Ore. $43 $41 $43 $41

Red Mountain, B.C. $42 $42 $42 $42

Stevens Pass $41 $38 $41 $38

Crystal Mountain $40 $38 $40 $38

Schweitzer Mountain, Idaho $37 $35 $37 $35

Summit at Snoqualmie $37 $35 $29 $26

Timberline, Ore. $37 $34 $37 $31

Mission Ridge $36 $34 $29 $27

White Pass $33 $33 $22 $22

Mount Baker $33 $32 $23-25 $22-$24

Silver Mountain, Idaho $30 $31 $23 $24

49 Degrees North $32 $30 $25 $25

Willamette Pass, Ore. $31 $29 $31 $29

Ski Bluewood $27 $27 $27 $27

Mount Hood Skibowl, Ore. $31 $30 $25 $24

Mount Spokane $29 $27 $22 $20