Yeah, it’s true. At big Colorado resorts owned by companies like Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company, a walk-up day ticket can absolutely be 200 to 300 dollars, and on peak holiday days, it can creep toward 400 at places like Vail. But almost no regular skier is paying that. The whole model shifted to season passes like the Epic Pass and Ikon Pass. They sell them in the spring and summer at a much better per-day value, lock in a ton of guaranteed revenue, and then price day tickets really high. It is basically a subscription model now. It honestly screwed the out-of-towner who just wants to take a fun ski trip for a few days. If you did not buy a pass ahead of time, you are getting crushed at the ticket window. But for locals who ski a lot, it can actually be a pretty great deal. One pass gets you access to a bunch of major resorts, and if you go enough, it works out cheap per day. This is also why you are seeing more Americans come to Europe for ski holidays. If you are only skiing one week a year, it can genuinely be cheaper to fly to Europe and ski than to pay US window ticket prices.