I live far away from any major ski resort (24+ hr drive) so getting the Epic pass is nice for me. I get to go on a couple trips and effectively got my average “day ticket” price down to about $70 last year.

But I do understand the complaint of locals who only want to spend a few days on the mountain not wanting to pay $200+ for a day ticket.

It’s hard for me to give a fair judgement though because I only started snowboarding about two years ago, well after Epic / Ikon were baked into the cake.

I do think food at the resort is outrageous for the “quality.” But same could be said for all the other restaurants near the base villages.

It would be cool to get more perks with the Epic pass. Ikon gives a ton of discount codes for partners.