Kids Day Tickets

[snowhappy]

Does anybody know if Perisher or Thredbo give Discount to 16 year old school students? Or do they pay adult rate?

[bdenny4]

Doesn't look like it - Adult is classed as 15 or over

[tambo]

come to Hotham... students are recognised
see here (http://www.hotham.com.au/index.php?pid=297)

[ 26.03.2009, 06:48 PM: Message edited by: tambo ]

[SnoWhite]

The extra petrol and travel time from Sydney to one of the Victorian resorts would cost more than what they'd save on lift tickets.

[snowhappy]

Cheapskate NSW resorts they will end up out pricing the snow for most Australians.

[snowhappy]

Oh thats right they almost have

[SnoWhite]

Until that day arrives snowhappy, they'll keep bumping up the prices. While people are prepared to pay nothing will change. I've been hearing the old it's too expensive comments for the last 12 years and guess what.....the numbers of skiers and boarders just keep increasing every year along with the cost.

[snowhappy]

Because we all love the snow. I know they dont play fair

[Podlettte]

They don't do daily tickets for students, but they do season passes for adults, young adults (6 years old up to year 12 at school) and children (up to 6 years)

http://www.perisher.com.au/winter/prices/season.html

[SnoWhite]

Snowhappy, I'm not trying to defend the resorts, I'd love to pay less to ski/board. But as for playing fair, it's not a game, it's business. It's all about earning as much money as possible to keep the shareholders happy and getting nice fat dividend cheques.

[Jahoota]

don't remind me. :rolleyes: Its costing me $1350ish for 3 lift tickets for 6 days this year (2 adults + 1 "child" whose nearly 6ft!) and it will be over $1600 next year when its 3 adult tickets. :eek:

[SDJ]

how can they tell if he is 15 or 16? do the ask for a birth cert. what other Id is useaable?

[The Frog]

Kids should be classed as anyone with a valid school student ID card.

[Totalyrottn]

Originally posted by The Frog:
Kids should be classed as anyone with a valid school student ID card. Could Not agree more

[Jahoota]

Originally posted by SDJ:
how can they tell if he is 15 or 16? do the ask for a birth cert. what other Id is useaable? they cant tell really. These days physical size is a bad gauge of age. I guess resort staff can question but typically teens on hols wont have any id (like a bus pass) with them. So its pretty well done on faith.

[ 27.03.2009, 08:31 AM: Message edited by: Jahoota ]

[Belski]

I have been asked to produce proof of age for my kids. I guess when you near 40 they think your kids might be older. The only thing I could give them was my Medicare card with the kids on it, who carries birth certificates around!!

I think they were dubious but gave me the tickets anyway. At the time they were 12 and 14.

[Podlettte]

If you have a look at my link for PB, a season pass for a school age person over 6 years of age up to year 12 at school (guess they don't specify and age so it covers 18 year olds in year 12) can supply enrolment forms and get a student season pass which is $604 for the earlybird mountain only pass or $687 after the cut off date for early bird.

So if your "child" up to year 12 at school will be skiing for a week or more it is cheaper than buying day tickets.

[ 27.03.2009, 11:18 AM: Message edited by: Podlettte ]

[skijacski]

Day pass is adult price, but a season pass is child price.

[skijacski]

Thredbo day ticket for adult $99
Thredbo season pass for student is $600

Had the same thing with my neice so we always got a season pass, much better value.

[SDJ]

So if I go and enroll in school and get a student ID and then drop out i can get a cheap season pass ;) (even though im 29)