SARANAC LAKE – Rates for day and season passes at Mount Pisgah Ski Center are expected to increase this winter.

The only question is how much.

During Monday’s Saranac Lake village board meeting, Mayor Clyde Rabideau raised concerns with the amount of the proposed increases for the 2016-17 season.

The village-run ski center offers skiing and tubing. Under a proposal drafted by mountain Manager Garrett Foster and village Manager John Sweeney, the daily rate for two hours of tubing would increase from $10 to $15. Daily ski pass rates would rise from $15 to $20 on weekdays and $20 to $25 on weekends. Half-day ski passes would jump from $10 to $15 on weekdays and from $12 to $15 on weekends.

Season pass rates would also increase. For example, a family pass for village residents would cost $375 this year, up from $340 last year. The non-resident family rate would go from $400 to $450. Adult season passes for village residents would increase from $150 to $175, while non-resident adults would pay $225 instead of $200. Student season passes for village residents would rise from $100 to $125. Non-resident student passes would jump from $115 to $150.

Rabideau said he didn’t like the idea of the rates going up 20 to 25 percent “in one fell swoop.

“When I bring my grandchildren up this year, I have to take out a second mortgage to do that,” he said. “Couldn’t we just go up by 10 percent?”

Sweeney noted that the rates haven’t increased in several years. He also said the increases would “somewhat” account for the increase in New York’s minimum wage, enacted earlier this year.

“Garrett went out and did a comparison just by phone calls to find out where we are,” Sweeney said. “He said we are definitely much lower than other areas.”

Rabideau asked if the proposed rates are comparable to Beartown Ski Area in Beekmantown, which like Mount Pisgah has a T-bar and a small number of trails. Sweeney didn’t know off-hand, but he noted that Beartown is a volunteer-run mountain.

“It doesn’t matter how it’s financed,” Rabideau said. “It’s about market rate. I want to know what Beartown charges. I want to do what’s right. I just think it would be better to get more information and come back.”

The board voted to table a resolution approving the proposed rate hikes.

A review of Beartown’s rates, posted on its website, shows they are about the same as the proposed Pisgah rates. For example, an adult day pass at Beartown is $19 for members or $22 for non-members. The proposed rate at Pisgah is $20. A half-day adult pass at Beartown is $16 for members or $18 for non-members. Pisgah’s proposed half-day rate is $15.

Season passes at Beartown, however, would be more expensive than what’s proposed for Pisgah. For example, a family pass at Beartown is $420 if purchased before Dec. 15. Pisgah’s family pass would be $375. Student season tickets at Beartown are $205 before Dec. 15. Pisgah’s student pass rates would be $125 in-village and $150 for those outside the village.

As the discussion came to a close Monday, Rabideau said he’s concerned about demand dropping if the village raises Pisgah’s rates too high.

“I just want to pick the right price,” he said.

In addition to more information on comparable ski centers, Trustee Rich Shapiro asked Sweeney to report back on how much money Mount Pisgah has lost in the last few years. Trustee Tom Catillaz also asked Sweeney to see what the state Olympic Regional Development Authority is charging this winter for tubing at the Olympic Jumping Complex in Lake Placid.