East Coast Snowboarding Reality | Why Ikon/Epic Pass Is Worth It

Описание: Sunday River, Maine, snowboarding + Ikon/Epic Pass reality check (Northeast wind hold). Early-season in New England is a coin flip—sometimes you get bluebird turns, sometimes the wind shuts the whole place down. Today at Sunday River, the lifts went on wind hold, and the mountain basically hit pause… right when the snow and vibe looked promising.

This is exactly why, in my opinion, Ikon Pass and Epic Pass can be a great move for East Coast skiing and snowboarding. When conditions get unpredictable—wind, freeze-thaw, snow guns, storm cycles—you’re not mentally doing math on a day ticket while you’re standing in a lodge. You can pivot: grab a beer, let it snow, wait it out, take one run when it opens, or call it and come back stronger next time.

People love to debate whether Ikon/Epic are “ruining” ski culture, but there’s another side: flexibility. More control. Less pressure to force a bad day into a “worth it” day. Sometimes the win is simply being on the mountain, watching the weather roll in, and letting the stoke stay lit—even when the lifts don’t.

I’m Blair—this is the Dirtbag Association: our wax is old, our knees are older, but our stoke doesn’t melt. See you on the mountain.

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