yo, i dont like the idea of digging. it sounds like a blast, but if you watch the diggers you really only get to ski for an hour or so at the end of each day, plus you have to be up at like 7 each morning to fix the lanes, even when its miserable and raining, which it usually is. gettin up to the glacier at noon isnt bad, it usually doesnt soften up till 11 or 12 anyways. so i would say the seasons pass is the way to go, just wasnt sure of the price