$ - Alpine Mountain, Big Bear Offer Pass Deals

Alpine Mountain in Analomink, Penn., has an Adult Season Pass for $399 till Dec. 31, 2009 and then jump to $499 after Jan. 1, 2010. A Junior/Senior Season Pass costs $299 till Dec. 31, 2009, then jumps to $360 after Jan. 1, 2010. A Student Season Pass costs $199 before Dec. 1, 2009, then $249 after Jan. 1, 2010. A Child Pass (under 5) costs $139..

Ski Big Bear in Lackawaxen, Penn., offers season passes for $275.

The two ski areas are in the Pocono Mountains, an area of small communities in northeastern Pennsylvania. Pocono means "stream between two mountains," and takes its name from the Delaware River, which flows there. The Lehigh and Lackawaxen rivers also run through the region.