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Black Friday, white weekend: get ski deals, go skiing
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Black Friday is a phenomenon like few others in North America. Traditionally a shopping day— or should we say shopping frenzy—held the Friday after Thanksgiving Day in the United States, it’s been called the “kickoff to Christmas shopping” since 1952.
In the last decade, it’s been inching into the Canadian retail market and who can complain? Suddenly we have crazy deals before Christmas. At SnowSeekers, while we prefer skiing to shopping, we get that some deals are hard to pass up. And there are of course, many ski deals available during this time of year too.
So let's get you connected to the deals so you can save on the ski gear and passes you need and get back to more fun activities, like skiing and snowboarding.
Bundled ski pass savings
Number one on the list has to be lift tickets or passes. While the biggest savings are on pre-season purchases, season passes and discount cards, there are a number of ways to save on lift tickets during winter as well.
Planning a ski trip? Save more through passes and deals from your favourite Western Canada resorts.
Have you bought your resort cards yet? One way to save is through the Canadian Ski Council.
Canadian Ski Council Lift Pass discounts
The CSC bundles up Canadian lift passes, so you can buy a bunch for yourself or share with family and favourite friends. Over 30 resorts in BC and Alberta are participating and the best part is, you are not limited as to how many times you can visit a single resort.
The resorts are divided into six different price points from Cross Country to Diamond.
Buy packages of tickets from bundles of 5,10 and 20 tickets.
And what about the SnowStart Kidz Pass? Children aged 6-12 can apply for a SnowStart Kidz Pass for just $39.99 and receive three full days of skiing at multiple ski locations across Canada.
Ski Big 3 Black Friday deals
Check out its lift ticket deals for savings up to 15%.
And what about season passes and individual resort discount cards?
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From the Mountain Collective to Powder Pass, season passes at individual resorts and discount card offers, there are no shortage of ways to bring down the cost of skiing and snowboarding at your favourite Western Canada resorts.
We break it all down in this story, with a list of deals to choose from:
Black Friday deals on ski gear
Black Friday or Cyber Monday is just around the corner, and best believe it’s going to be deals galore. Popular sportswear retailers like SportChek, Sporting Life, and Columbia Sportswear are all predicted to have big sales (but then again, who isn’t?). The list will be endless and as the saying goes, "Google is your friend."
However, shopping online comes with some risks and it's best to be aware before you enter your credit card info.
Caveat emptor: avoid online shopping scams
I say… grab a mug of coffee on Monday, Nov. 26 and shop carefully. Only use sites you know are trustworthy (as in big names). Avoid any site that you have never seen before.
BIG HINT: If the website itself seems sketchy or the language used is off… don’t click “BUY.”
Better yet, on Black Friday or Cyber Monday (or both) – go skiing. Learn when your favourite resort opens here.
Shopping is fun and all, but have you tried skiing? Total game changer!
Escape the scroll and go skiing
It’s the biggest shopping day of the year, sure… but it’s also mid-November and ski season is on. We know you’ve got big choices ahead for your weekend and Christmas is coming up. But we have a better suggestion: go skiing.
If we're going to spend money, why not feed our souls in the process? Sure, we suppose you could be shopping this weekend, maybe scoring deals on new ski gear… but the season has begun.
So you could spend your time this weekend in the scroll, or the mall, seeking deals, or you could spend that time (and money) on skiing, right now.
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