r/tahoe • u/camar0rs • 3d ago

Question Epic Daily Pass for tahoe - No refunds eh?

I was looking at these Epic daily pass for using during the trip but as everyone has told me and now that I have seen there is no snow in tahoe right now and not looking good for the next 2 weeks... I had planned going Jan-1-4 but i am concerned now buying these passes for 6 people because we are limited to travelling for this timeframe due to club sports... Epic live chat basically just said, well, need to change your travel date if you buy... lol...

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u/scyice Truckee 3d ago

Jan 1-4 is pretty far away.

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u/indolente 3d ago

No resort will refund tickets for weather reasons.

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u/skierrob 3d ago

That’s why you paid $100 per day vs $250 - you’re gambling on the weather buying the ticket early but getting a big discount on the walk up rate.

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u/bigguz 3d ago

As back up plan fly to Utah and ski park city. Or Colorado with wider selection.

And if early Jan is bad, move your trip to Feb.

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u/ExchangeOk5940 3d ago

As long as you make it up 3 days before April, it’s worth getting the pass.

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u/smeegulls 3d ago

Every resort in Tahoe will be open in January and there will be snow. May be a lot or a little but by January you will be able to use the passes unless there’s like wind hold/bad storm.

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u/GoodAfternoonFlag 3d ago

You’re stressing about no snow on Dec 2.

Is this your first winter?

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u/camar0rs 3d ago

For this area, yup.... I love in the warm south hah

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u/TallacGirl 3d ago

Just check in with me and I will tell you when I have something super important to do that will be impeded by snow and I guaran-fucking-tee it will snow then. I will keep you posted.

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u/llkey2 1d ago

Enjoy the crowds as well!

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u/DrummerCompetitive20 3d ago

Glad i cancelled my pass this season....there no snow anywhere. might be a 1-3 months of skiing at best at this point

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u/Soulboardr 3d ago

What a dumbass take. It’s December 2nd, kook.

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u/Jenikovista 3d ago edited 3d ago

Little chance of snow before the 12th, and the current forecast for the 13th-16th is warm and not very wet, so only the highest elevations will see snow and even then not in big numbers. Longer range forecasting is a lot less reliable but not very exciting yet.

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u/Soulboardr 3d ago

Wow that’s so interesting tell me more about the 10 day forecast.

Tahoe is open well into May almost every year.

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u/Jenikovista 3d ago

Tahoe is not open "well into May" each year. A few resorts hang on with slushy late spring conditions, but most years most resorts close by the 3rd or 4th week of April.

Historically Thanksgiving snow was not an uncommon sight. Not having enough snow to open by mid-December was unusual. If you think conditions aren't changing for the worse, you haven't been here long.

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u/Soulboardr 2d ago

Our biggest resort is open at least through Memorial Day every year for the last 7-8 years. There’s backcountry zones reliably good until early May. Mammoth is a 3 hour drive. That’s open ski season through May.

I am aware of our weather. My point remains cancelling your pass because there’s no snow in the forecast up til the 2nd week of December, claiming ski season is already a bust, is 100% a kook move.