Appalachian Ski Mountain has a snow day ticket for teachers and school staff, and it’s the kind of discount you can’t plan far ahead. When a school system in North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina or Virginia is out because of winter weather, students, teachers and school staff from that system can buy an 8-hour Flex ticket for $15.
That means this isn’t a pass you buy in the fall. It’s a ticket you buy on the morning your own school closes, so the useful thing to do now is to know the rules before the first forecast shows up.
How To Get The Appalachian Ski Mountain Teacher Discount
The page says “Simply present a report card, school ID or paystub for teachers & staff.” The page doesn’t spell out who needs which, but the ticket page does: teachers and staff present a paystub or a dated school ID, and students present a report card or a dated school ID. A dated school ID is the one that works for either.
Two other lines on the page matter on the day. The first is “Online Reservations Required,” shown at the top of the offers page, so book online before you drive up. The second is that snow day rates “apply to tickets sold between 8:30am and 4:00pm” and “are not sold for night sessions.” The 8-hour ticket’s time starts when you purchase it, so a late start uses up your day.
What Counts As A Snow Day
The page says the offer applies any time any school system in the four states is out of school because of winter weather. It includes colleges that are out for winter weather as well. It leaves out individual class cancellations, and it says regular rental rates apply, so your skis and boots cost what they usually do.
If your school is rescheduled for a Saturday or a holiday and canceled for snow, the page says snow day rates don’t apply. The page doesn’t mention delayed openings or early releases, so if your district opened late rather than closing, ask before you go.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
Appalachian’s ticket page and its offers page don’t agree on everything. The ticket page asks for a promo code to activate the rate, and the code it prints is from an earlier season, so we don’t know whether a code is still needed this winter. It lists the cutoff for buying as 3pm, where the offers page says 4:00pm. It also lists a $10 local snow day ticket for schools in Watauga County and nearby counties, and it counts remote learning days, neither of which the offers page mentions. We’ve gone with the offers page. Neither page prints a season for the snow day offer, and the offers page still carries a line about an earlier season, so read this as the program as Appalachian has run it and confirm the details on the reservation page when you book. The site’s banner does list a scheduled season for this winter.
Q&A
Does Appalachian Ski Mountain give teachers a discount?
Yes, as a snow day ticket. When your school system is out for winter weather, teachers and staff can buy an 8-hour Flex ticket for $15.
Which states count?
The page says all school systems in North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia.
What do I bring?
A school ID or paystub if you’re a teacher or staff member. The page says to “present a report card, school ID or paystub.”
Can I use it at night?
No. The page says snow day rates aren’t sold for night sessions.
Do I pay extra for rentals?
Yes. The page says regular rental rates apply.
More Information:
The details above come from Appalachian Ski Mountain’s own offers page as it loaded when we checked, and offers change without notice. See more sports and outdoors discounts for teachers.
