[Edited by juice04 on 5/5/2008 at 4:12 PM]

9-15 times will make the epic pass worth your while.  Lift ticket window prices are almost all going to be North of $80 a day next season.  So for a 9 day trip it would cost you $720. 

As far as any alternatives for you out of staters.  I don't know any.  The passes will go on sale again in the fall, generally Sept through the beginning of November.  So if you are going to be in Colorado in that time frame you could get the pass then.

It also looks like you could buy a season pass to Loveland online and it's only $329.

https://www.skiloveland.com/lovelandstoreII/shopdisplayproducts.asp?search=yes&bc=no

That is one of the most highly underrated resorts in the state.  It is getting a bit of a core following now and it's well deserved.

Thanks!  The Epic Pass would be awesome.  I wanted to see if I could spend a little less than the Epic Pass ($579), even at the cost of sacrificing a couple of the resorts.