First of all everyone here is just speculating at this point (So I will too).

Secondly, nobody here seems to have taken an economics course. If the pricing is such that everyone flocks to Stowe via the EPIC pass, then both Stowe and SB will react by changing pricing. Of course they will model this out beforehand to try to set the right price initially, but if they mess up it will be corrected in season two. So don't go sell your condo based on the initial pricing!

But I believe Stowe/Vail has a very good idea of the sensitivity of season pass pricing to the demand for such passes, and that if they feel they are at capacity at current pricing then pricing will not change. In fact, if they feel demand will increase significantly due to the added benefits of the Epic pass then whose to say they don't RAISE the price for a "Stowe pass with Epic benefits"? I would.



Supply and demand in a profit seeking capitalist structure.