Togwotee Lodge reservations...

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techsledder

Member
You guys that have got out on their packages in the past; when did you make your reservations with them?? I started back in June asking them when to expect they'd be taking reservations for the winter packages. It’s mid-September and they still don’t have the rates loaded.
 
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yamahauler

Active member
tech: I talked to them at Haydays this year and if you book before Oct. 31st and mention that you seen them at haydays, they would then give you 15% off the total price.

They guy I talked with told me that it costs between $109-139 per night. That price included lodging, breakfast, dinner, and a 90 minute social hour everyday. Doesn't sound like to bad of a deal.

For those that have been out there, are there any hidden costs?
 
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Firecatguy

New member
mmm Ben told us 109$ plus 10% off, guess he better get his stuff together..

if you goto the bottom of the page "togwotee website" it has winter pricing
 
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Firecatguy

New member
oh he said they would be keeping them prices But he did say the prices are subject to change at any time--said something about if we are busy we will raise them if we are slow we will lower them.
I did not care for that statement and I am getting a sour taste in my mouth for Tog. riding awsome, food good,cabins are awsome but when it comes to paying your bill or making reservations they keep dropping the ball.

they also told another group diffrent prices then what he told us..VERY SAD

one side note DONT CALL THE RESEVATION LINE-- JUST CALL THE LODGE.
 
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techsledder

Member
"...if we are busy we will raise them if we are slow we will lower them." Wow, that is a really cruddy thing to tell a customer...

Their cool with just calling the Lodge? Some places like that (that are owned by a "big broter") get cranky when you do that.

Also, what's the number direct to the lodge? All they give out on their site is the reservations 1-800 #.
 
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doospunk

Active member
If I recall, the early season rates are cheaper than in the prime season. November and early December riding will get you better rates vs. the holidays, and beyond, into Jan, Feb, and March. So rates may vary depending on when your looking to go.
 
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Firecatguy

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I do tecsleeder BUT i gave the card to someone else, but my friend Robbie does have it so I will email it to ya later today.

doospunk,
asylumcycle"Brian" was coming sat to talk with ya about tog he had kid problems so he had to stay home. I believe he is looking for ya on dootalk

the prices do change throughout the season. we just got different prices for a DEC trip.
 
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yamahauler

Active member
rusty: I talked to him after one beer, lmao, maybe he did say 10% but all I could think about is myself going through a crap load of powder, lol.'

I was listening to him talk about the sledding to a group of guys and he tossed out that John Dee and Dobson come out and do filming there...

People more in depth in business may be able to school me in this but why would you raise your prices on when you are busy or have a new product. Yea, great, you can gouge, screw whatever you want to call it to make more profit, but if you made a good product and always gave a fair deal, wouldn't people always come back and then by word of mouth you'd probly sell more in the long run. I sometimes don't know how some business people sleep at night knowing what they do, but then again they would probly sacrifice their first born for something ridiculous anyway.

This is no way intended to be directed towards Togwotee lodge or vendor guy at all. It is intended just as a general, well rant I guess.
 
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Hoosier

Well-known member
I don't think they're gouging. It's just supply and demand. If they charged the same price the whole season, their prices in the slower months would have to be higher to make up the difference - and as a result they would end up with empty rooms during the months when the snow isn't as deep or the conditions aren't as good, which would cause them to have to raise their prices again to provide the same revenue necessary to keep the doors open. And so on. The discounts during those months provide incentives for people to come then. Just my opinion.

Turpin Meadow is 8 miles from Togwotee, and I think they have also different prices at different times of the year. We stayed there a couple years ago, and would highly recommend it. Dennis will take care of you. Togwotee is obviously highly regarded, Turpin is just another option in the same snow.
 
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chords

Active member
A large or small business charging seasonal, holiday or even daily rates on land, sea or air is typical and acceptable cause they ALL do it and everyone plans around that.
 
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ezra

Well-known member
go to kremmling or surrounding area like winter park grand LK or I thin burnnet has just lodging and meals this year for like 100 nt with out guid service.if you find your body cant take another day of digging I hear thay have alot of groomed trail around those parts.and if you have the energy at the end of the day you can take a drive to winter park and check out some ski bunnys
 
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techsledder

Member
I contacted Turpin Meadow for this trip also. We are newbies to the sledding scene in the mountains, so we want a guide for the backcountry sledding. I asked them for their package rate and if we were guaranteed a guide everyday like Togwotee. They said no, but we could pay extra to guarantee a guide. What!? Their online snowmobiling packages say it includes a guide. Plus, the package deal at Togwotee seems to be a better deal.
 
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polarisrider1

New member
techsledder, Don't fall for Togs. smoke and mirrors. They DO NOT and can not guarantee a guide. Been there done that. And if you do get a guide you can not pick your group always. I have been stuck in groups with first time trail riders before. I did my own thing more than once becuase of that. If you bring your own sled you don't have to ride in that group. I tell "Red" (girl in the sled shop) what type of riding I want and I have x amount of guys. "All Off trail, no coming back for lunch, and picture takeing is for when your stuck." I remind them every mourning too. One of my best guides ever (other than Carter or Matt Binion) was when our promised guide did not exist and we got a kitchen employee to ride with us. Togwotee makes alot of promises. Deal with Ben and Ben only for results. I stay at Lava Mountain Lodge now after giving Tog. 3 chances. If you do stay at Togwotee Make sure the guide knows what you want to do, this is very important. Noah will get you to the good spots. If things don't go well, Please don't take it out on the guides. Tog. has some good ones. and tip them for good service. Buy them a beer at happy hr. it goes a long way.
 
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Hoosier

Well-known member
Polarisrider makes a GREAT point about lunch that I wish someone told us before we went out there. When we were at Turpin, we stopped at different places each day for lunch. While the lunches were good (at Togwotee, Lava Lodge, etc.), lunch was definitely not worth the time - once you factor in that you are only riding from 9 to 5 and it probably takes a 1/2 hour each way on the trail to get to/from lunch, and 1.5 hours for lunch, you lose a lot of your day. Next time we go out there, we're going to skip lunch, just take a break, eat a powerbar or two, drink a gatorade, enjoy the INCREDIBLE scenery, and get back at it. Probably end up with 2 more hours of riding each day. We were only out there for 4 days of riding, but I felt like a kid getting dragged out of an arcade when we left. Can't wait to get back sometime.

Our guides were good also at Turpin, but it might have just been luck of the draw. I don't think the guides at Turpin are as experienced as the guides at Togwotee are supposed to be, but they took us to some fun areas. I can't overstate how much fun we had out there.
 
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skylar

Guest
I did my reservations last year on the internet. About a month or so before we went out. Zero issues doing it that way. Never called about a guide because I knew that Doospunk had taken care of that. As far as the guides are concerned, when they ask what kind of riding you want, and what is your experience level, be honest. If you say you are an awesome rider, and you are not, you may end up in a different group the next day, more suited for your ability. Trust me, the guides can tell your skill level pretty quick. And don't think it is just going to be you and your friends getting a guide, it won't be. They have way too many people to be able to do that. Last year our guided group consisted of myself, my brother, our 3 friends from Minnesota, and 4 guys from Illinios, and for a couple of days two guys from upper Mi. Now, we all got along great, and our skill levels were all about the same. Our guide was Nate, and he pushed us a little harder as the week went on, great guide.

Now, all that being said, the first time my brother and I went out, we did not get a guide. We still had a blast though.

Both times that we have gone out, we never had any issues, we thought the food and service was great. Happy hour was always fun. Make your nightly dinner reservations the night before.

The Togwotee area rocks.

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skylar

Guest
Oh yea, as far as lunch, we just brought our own, except for one day when we went to Brooks Lake Lodge, highly recomend that place. I have a muff pot mounted on my sled, so I was able to eat hot food for lunch. LOL.

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Firecatguy

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brooks lake is sweet place, Im up in the air on lunch, glad we seen brooks lake --BUT not again we will just RIDE---dogs in the MUFF pot.

as for Togwotee,
I hear people last season with alot bad experiences at TML, and that made me worry-- But we went out 3 times last year and had zero problems. My favorite thing is meeting new people and riding with them, we had great groups all three times with the diffrent riding skillz you can learn alot new stuff, see lines you would of never tried. I'm looking forward to this winter and meeting new friends and riding with them.

Skylar, whos that behinde you? I think I know him?lol
 
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