Ya, when I tried to convince myself that I'd be able to travel up to the mountains enough to justify looking at passes at places within 3 hours of my home the attraction quickly evaporated when I saw the blackout dates.. Every weekend in November from Thanksgiving, December, January, February through President's Day.. All the weekdays between Dec 24th and Jan 3rd, all no good with any pass whatsoever.. Thanks but no thanks..
I usually end up with 2-3 days at three places nearby and another 2-3 at BK or TL4S. Even without the blackout dates I'd have to just go to one to get my money out of a pass since they are all still competitors..