Snow parks run in a short window. Your ticketing costs shouldn't eat into it.
Snow parks and tubing hills operate in a compressed winter season where every weekend matters. Per-ticket platform fees on family sessions add up quickly when a good December can represent a big portion of the year's revenue. Equaticket charges a flat subscription. Budget it before the first snowfall and know the cost all season.
Night Tubing Session · Today
Doors close in 13h
Revenue over time
7D30D90D$10,190
↑ $420 vs last week
$9,848
After Stripe fees
312
↑ 6 this week
312 / 3,000
10% used
The problem
Seasonal operations need predictable costs, not fees that grow with revenue
A snow park selling 2,000 session tickets at $30 average is paying Eventbrite $6,000 in platform fees. On a short-season operation, that's a meaningful percentage of total revenue going to a platform before you've covered a single payroll or lift maintenance cost.
Winter attractions operate in concentrated windows of revenue opportunity. Equaticket's flat subscription lets you plan ticketing costs as a fixed line item, not a variable cost that scales with your best weekends.
How it works
How Equaticket works for snow parks and tubing hills
Timed session booking.
Family and group pricing.
Advance booking with automatic cutoff.
Seasonal subscription and pass codes.
Embed on your snow park website.
Platform comparison
The math
| Platform | Seasonal platform fees |
|---|---|
| Eventbrite (~13%) | ~$6,000 |
| TicketSpice ($0.99/ticket) | ~$1,980 |
| Equaticket Growth | $237$79/mo, 3-month minimum |
$5,800 per season is staff wages, safety equipment, and maintenance that keeps the hill running.
Savings calculator
See how much your snow park would save
= 2,001 tickets every 3 months.
Based on 667 tickets/month, you’d be on the
Growth plan at $79.00/month
(3-month minimum, paid monthly)
Total annual cost: $10,313
Stripe processing: $1.17/ticket
That’s just $0.12 per ticket in platform fees
- EventbriteBiggest savings$30,848/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $20,536/yearwith Equaticket vs. Eventbrite
- TicketSpice$17,289/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $6,976/yearwith Equaticket vs. TicketSpice
- Ticket Tailor$16,168/year
in total ticketing fees
Save $5,855/yearwith Equaticket vs. Ticket Tailor
Total Savings
$5,855 – $20,536/year
or $29,277 – $102,678 over 5 years
30-day money-back guarantee. Available once per organization within 30 days of starting a paid subscription. A refund ends your paid plan immediately and may pause future paid events. See the guarantee terms.
Calculations based on total fees. All platforms include payment processing via Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction) unless otherwise noted. Eventbrite bundles processing into their fee. Equaticket subscription billed monthly on a 3-month minimum. Competitor pricing verified October 2026. Sales tax and organizer-added fees can change a checkout total.
Frequently asked questions
Does Equaticket charge per ticket?
No. Equaticket charges a flat subscription with no per-ticket fees. We take nothing from each ticket sold. Your attendees pay the price you set, with no added booking fees from us. Stripe payment processing applies at their standard rate (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction). Sales tax and organizer-added fees can change a checkout total.
What does it cost to get started?
The Free tier has no time limit. Your first 100 paid tickets are free, with up to 500 free tickets per event. It includes QR check-in and the embeddable checkout widget, and tickets priced at $0 do not count toward your first 100 paid tickets. Paid plans start at $29/mo (Starter): pay monthly with a 3-month minimum, or $87 up front for the 3 months. Starter is sized for 250 tickets a month on average, and gives you 750 at a time. Annual pricing and any applicable discount are shown on the pricing page and at checkout. No credit card required to sign up. Every paid plan, including annual, has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Available once per organization within 30 days of starting a paid subscription. A refund ends your paid plan immediately and may pause future paid events.
Can I embed ticket sales on my own website?
Yes. Every Equaticket plan includes an embeddable checkout widget. Paste a single script tag into your site (WordPress, Squarespace, Webflow, or any HTML page) and the ticket purchase flow runs directly on your site. Buyers never leave your domain.
How does check-in work?
Every ticket includes a unique QR code. Your staff scan it using any smartphone camera through our check-in app, with no hardware required and no app store download needed. Paid plans include real-time multi-device sync, so multiple scanners at multiple gates stay in sync instantly with no double-entries.
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