resort fees

That'll depend on the resort and the package. 90% of the time, you're right. If you haveyour own equipment all you pay is the lift ticket. I have been to a resort in North Carolinathat makes you pay an insurance fee thats refundable, but I don't think thats very common,seeing as how I've never seen it anywhere else. Thats why I cant say 100% certain though.There are things you can add, like lessons, lift extensions for the resorts that offer nightriding, odd equipment rental, retune/detune, etc for the ever changing conditions whichusually arnt much ($10 at paoli and they set it from snow to ice in 20 mins).Do a check before you leave…board, boots, bindings, leash, etc and make sure you haveeverything and yeah, lift ticket is pretty much it! But it never hurts to bring extra moneyjust in case.Check your resort, or if you're really feeling advent

That'll depend on the resort and the package. 90% of the time, you're right. If you haveyour own equipment all you pay is the lift ticket. I have been to a resort in North Carolinathat makes you pay an insurance fee thats refundable, but I don't think thats very common,seeing as how I've never seen it anywhere else. Thats why I cant say 100% certain though.There are things you can add, like lessons, lift extensions for the resorts that offer nightriding, odd equipment rental, retune/detune, etc for the ever changing conditions whichusually arnt much ($10 at paoli and they set it from snow to ice in 20 mins).Do a check before you leave…board, boots, bindings, leash, etc and make sure you haveeverything and yeah, lift ticket is pretty much it! But it never hurts to bring extra moneyjust in case.Check your resort, or if you're really feeling adventurous, a resort thats just alittle to farfor a day trip and see what kind of packages they offer. The one here, Perfect Northis at the very end of an “its ok to make in 1 day” trip, but if you stay at a hotel that participateswith the resort, you get free lift tickets. And sometimes this is actually cheaper than gettingthe tickets from the resort (because they'll throw in a gift card or free rental or whatnot).Perfect North and Holiday Inn offer a stay and ride package for $80 that includes shuttleservice, equipment rental for 2, and 2 lift tickets, plus a $10 gift card for the resort. 1 liftticket from Perfect North is $50…I know thats alittle off topic, but it can give you some ideas for adventures in the future.Oh and just for the information about the insurance this particular resort made us pay,it was 10% of the lift ticket cost, which was $40, so oooh $4. You can call ahead if youthink this will worry you, but thats the ONLY resort that I've ever paid that at.

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^- oh man, paoli's food tastes like feet and perfect north's food tastes like cold feet.So bring your own food just in case! Like sandwiches and stuff. They'll stay nice, cold,and fresh in the car while you ride, and they're not $5 for a pbj.Maybe this will help. Aside from equipment, this is my packing list:1. Sandwiches2. Water Bottles, or a refillable lexan bottle that you can carry.3.Beer (optional)4.Energy bars – you'll burn up so much energy within the first 4 hours its ridiculous.Best part, you dont even have to buy ice! just wrap things up good and snag somesnow to throw in the cooler. The sandwiches, snacks, and water bottle will saveyou around $20 easily.Also if you want to save even more money, there's probably some friend you knowthat would love to ride to, so pick em up and make them chip in on gas!There are lots of ways to  m

^- oh man, paoli's food tastes like feet and perfect north's food tastes like cold feet.So bring your own food just in case! Like sandwiches and stuff. They'll stay nice, cold,and fresh in the car while you ride, and they're not $5 for a pbj.Maybe this will help. Aside from equipment, this is my packing list:1. Sandwiches2. Water Bottles, or a refillable lexan bottle that you can carry.3.Beer (optional)4.Energy bars – you'll burn up so much energy within the first 4 hours its ridiculous.Best part, you dont even have to buy ice! just wrap things up good and snag somesnow to throw in the cooler. The sandwiches, snacks, and water bottle will saveyou around $20 easily.Also if you want to save even more money, there's probably some friend you knowthat would love to ride to, so pick em up and make them chip in on gas!There are lots of ways to  make snowboarding cheap, you just have to be smartabout it.

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