$99 would have been great for me, still wondering if I should get one. Had 5 days at Mission last season and combined 6 at White Pass and Mission the previous season.
Both are smaller "local" hills with less crowds than those closer to Seattle. They both also tend to get drier snow than the others. White Pass is fun when they get good snow. Mission Ridge is my favorite resort in Washington, they have an old high speed quad that works most of the time and long blue runs coming off of it. They get less snow so they make their own, I usually wait though until they have enough natural snow to open up the Bomber Bowl, otherwise it's more limited and crowded.
Only been to 49 Degrees North once and it was fine but all the lifts are slow fixed chair and it's only a little farther drive to Schweitzer from Seattle and that is one of the best resorts in the region IMO.
Hurricane Ridge is a very small local hill with only rope tows and a Poma lift. I've never ridden there but want to try it at least once. The runs are very short and the steeper terrain is ride at your own risk.
Brundage is another great place to ride. They get lots of good powder, it's not crowded and they have a high speed quad. Most of the terrain is blue but the runs are fairly long and McCall is a cool town to spend a few days.
I really need to think about this, a trip to the BC interior at Apex sounds like a good deal. We usually do two 5-6 day trips every year with Bachelor being our favorite destination but we've hit Brundage, Schweitzer, Revelstoke, Utah and Whistler for these. Two days at Mission, two at White Pass and they've paid for themselves.
Regardless, need to keep this on the radar if not for this year then in the future.