"The Ikon discount “must be shared, claimed, and purchased” between Oct. 9 and 30" is a huge constraint. This restriction alone makes the buddy pass far less attractive than Epic's version. If you know in October where you will be skiing in winter/spring you are probably buying a pass that includes those areas. The whole point of the buddy discount is to get spur of the moment people to try a day or two at an area which they would otherwise dismiss out of hand if they had to pay window price.
"The Ikon discount “must be shared, claimed, and purchased” between Oct. 9 and 30" is a huge constraint. This restriction alone makes the buddy pass far less attractive than Epic's version. If you know in October where you will be skiing in winter/spring you are probably buying a pass that includes those areas. The whole point of the buddy discount is to get spur of the moment people to try a day or two at an area which they would otherwise dismiss out of hand if they had to pay window price.