All of the latest season pass details in one place.
From Beaver Creek, Keystone and Park City to Mount Snow, Okemo and Wilmot...no matter your favorite ski destination, Avant Ski has all of the latest ski season pass details in one place.
Welcome to the Avant Ski Season Pass Update tracker! Season passes are on sale for the 2025-2026 season.
Here you can find all of the details on season pass prices, resort access, insurance coverage programs and deadlines to purchase passes. Plus, once you’ve purchased your pass, we’ve partnered with Fora to help you iron out all of your other travel plans – all while unlocking exclusive perks & upgrades at no extra cost.
Bottom line: Don't wait. The earlier you buy your pass, the less you pay. Day passes at major resorts have crossed the $250/day mark. Vail Resorts will be limiting day ticket sales. Anyone thinking of skiing or riding for more than 3 days, should consider grabbing a pass for the ski season. Plus, passholder insurance programs mitigate risks, so don’t wait until you hit the mountain to buy your lift ticket!
Keep reading to compare all of the season pass options. Or let us do all of the hard work with our personalized pass recommendation tool.
Please support our mission at Avant Ski by purchasing your Season Pass with us. There are no extra fees, plus get priority access to our travel booking services.
Last Updated: March 13, 2025
The Epic pass went on sale on March 4.
Brought to you by Vail Resorts, the Epic Pass offers skiers a season pass to many premier ski resorts around the world. This means access to Colorado resorts like Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, and Crested Butte, Utah’s Park City, Vermont’s Stowe and Okemo and Mt. Brighton in Michigan.
All resorts on the Epic Pass for the past season are returning for 2025-26 season. Vail is also adding Verbier 4 Vallées in Switzerland. Other notable resorts included on the Epic Pass are Heavenly, Kirkwood and Northstar in Lake Tahoe, California, Stevens Pass in Washington and Mt Sunapee in New Hampshire. Mountain lovers rejoice: Seven days at Telluride Ski Resort are on the Full Pass and the local pass even includes ten days at Whistler Blackcomb!
Only Telluride will require passholders to make advanced reservations for the 2025-26 season.
The standard Epic Pass will get you unlimited access with no blackout dates at 38 North American resorts while the Epic Local Pass offers unlimited access to 25 resorts and 10 days total at other Vail Resorts’ mountains. The Epic Day Pass grants skiers one to seven day options and is a great alternative for those planning a shorter vacation.
Bottom Line on Pricing: Epic pass prices are up another ~7% for next season, following 8% increases for each of the last two seasons. The Epic Pass remains great value. Plus, Vail will continue to limit day ticket sales.
Price: Epic Pass – $1,051
Epic Local Pass – $783
Northeast Value Pass – $642
Tahoe Local Pass – $665
One Day Epic Pass – $118
First Deadline: TBD - expected mid-April 14 (to receive 10 buddy passed)
Last season's deadlines:
Fourth Deadline: October 9
Final Deadline: December 2
Buddy Passes: Lock in your Epic pass ahead of the first deadline to receive 10 Buddy Tickets to share with family and friends. *Day passes do not include buddy passes.
Pass Insurance: Vail introduced "Epic Coverage" – a covid-inspired insurance policy that offers prorated cash refunds (rather than credit towards next season's pass). This will remain for the 2025-26 season.
Epic Coverage is split into two categories: Qualifying Personal Events and Covered Resort Closures.
If a qualifying personal event (such as injury, illness, or qualifying job loss) occurs, passholders will receive a prorated refund in accordance with the number of days skied.
If any Vail Resorts experience closures during the season, passholders will receive a prorated refund based on the percentage of potential ski days lost. Passholders must choose whether they would like to cover a specific week, or the entire 'core season' (between Thanksgiving and Easter). They must also choose whether to cover a preferred resort, or all resorts.
A full breakdown of how to optimize coverage can be found here. Scroll down to the FAQ selection and read under the "Epic Coverage Refunds" dropdown.
Lots of details, but the bottom line is that if some reason you're unable to make full use of your Epic Pass (less than 7 days), you're probably covered to some degree.
Want to learn more about the Epic Pass? Check out our comprehensive Epic Pass Guide here.
The Ikon Pass went on sale March 13.
The Ikon Pass offers unlimited access—with no blackout dates—to 18 top ski resorts including Steamboat, Mammoth Mountain and Copper, and up to seven days at 41 iconic resorts including AspenSnowmass, Alta and Jackson Hole. Plus, it offers access to some lesser-talked-about gems like Arapahoe Basin in Colorado and international resorts including Niseko United in Japan, Zermatt in Switzerland and Australia’s Thredbo.
Ikon Pass is retaining most of its partners from the 2024-25 season
New for the 2025-26 Season
Ischgl, one of Austria's largest ski resort with 1,273 acres across Austria and Switzerland, will be an Ikon Pass partner for the upcoming season. This is the seventh European partner to join the Ikon Pass, and the second in Austria, after Kitzbuhel.
Arapahoe Basin, will have unlimited access with no blackouts on Ikon Pass and will remain at 5-day access on the Ikon Base Pass with no blackout dates. This follows Alterra's acquisition of A-Basin in November 2024.
Windham Mountain Club is no longer an Ikon Pass partner.
Price: Ikon Pass – $1,329 / Renewal Price: $1,229
Ikon Base Pass – $909 / Renewal Price: $859
Deadlines for the 2024-25 Season (For reference only)
First Deadline: April 18 (passed)
Second Deadline: October 12 (passed)
Final Deadline: December 12 (passed)
Renewal Discount: $100 off for renewing Ikon Pass holders, $50 off for renewing Ikon Base Pass holders. (Must purchase by first deadline).
Additional Perks:
Friends & Family Discounts. Ikon Pass holders will receive 12 Friends & Family tickets for the 25/26 winter season. Ikon Base Pass holders will receive 8 Friends & Family Discounts tickets. for the 25/26 winter season. These tickets offer a minimum of 25% off the single day lift ticket price posted for a specific day
Bonus Mountain Access: Receive two free days of skiing at Wild Mountain and Buck Hill Ski & Snowboard Area in Minnesota, Cranmore in New Hampshire, and Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts.
Free Summer Bike Park Days. Season passes now come with two bike park lift ticket to be used at select resorts.
New - Discount on SIXT Car Rental. Save up to 20% on car rentals with Sixth.
Discount on Blenders Eyewear & Products. Passholders will receive up to a 40% discount on Blenders Eye Wear.
Discount on The North Face. Passholders will receive a 20% discount on purchases of at thenorthface.com (minimum purchase may apply).
Discount on Ikon Pass Travel. Passholders will receive up to $200 savings toward any single 25/26 winter booking made on Ikon Pass Travel before May 2, 2025.
Confidence to Buy: Ikon Pass will continue to offer Confidence to Buy for the 2025/26 passes. This program was introduced in 2020 in response to Covid-19. Unused passes can be rolled over to the following season any time prior to December 11, 2025.
Ikon Base Pass Exclusions: Aspen Snowmass, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, Alta Ski Area, Snowbird, Sun Valley, Snowbasin, Lotte Arai Resort, Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley, Dolomiti Superski, Kitzbühel, Zermatt, Thredbo.
Reservations: Select Ikon destinations will require reservations for the 2025-26 season. Deer Valley, Big Sky, Jackson Hole and others will require reservations.
Child Pass Promotion: Ikon offers great early season discounts for children. When purchased with an adult pass, save $100 on a Full Ikon pass for a child 5-12 (up to $200 in total savings) on the $369 pass. Passes for children 0 - 4 are $149 for the Full and $99 for the Base, based on child's age at time of purchase.
Bonus Spring Access!: New Ikon Pass holders will be able to ski at the following 17 resorts for the remaining spring season:
Immediately (as of March 13): Stratton, Sugarbush, Big Bear, Snowshoe, Blue Mountain, Snow Valley, Solitude, Schweitzer, and Crystal Mountain
Starting March 31: Get access to Arapahoe Basin, Winter Park, Steamboat, Mammoth, June Mountain, Palisades Tahoe, Tremblant, and Deer Valley
New Ikon Base Pass Holders:
Indy Pass
Indy Passes are already sold out for the 2025-26 Season.
The Indy Pass offers skiers access to 250+ resorts across three continents. From China Peak in California and White Pass Ski Area in Washington to Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia, the Indy Pass is your ticket to North American skiing.
Price: Indy Pass $369 adults (with blackouts) Indy+ Pass $489 (no blackouts)
Kids: starting at $209
Deadline & Waitlist: Passes sold at record speed and Indy Pass ended sales on March 10 to preserve "the independent, less crowded nature of member mountains." Indy pass encourages those interested to join the waitlist, though there is no guarantee the Indy pass will go on sale again.
Renewing Pass Partners: Indy Pass partners renew their contracts each year and a complete list will be available as soon as it is ready. Early signs suggest many resorts will return for the season and further pass partners are expected.
Blackout Dates: See Indy Pass details on blackout dates here.
For more about the Indy Pass check out 9 Reasons to Get an Indy Pass here.
The Mountain Collective pass went on sale in early-March.
The Mountain Collective pass is a great option for skiers who want to experience it all without the burden of blackout dates. The season pass includes access to 26 different ski resorts including Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming, Aspen Snowmass in Colorado and Mt. Buller in Australia.
Price: $639
Sales Began: March 4, renewal discounts will be offered to current passholders
Access: 26 Resorts with 2 days at each, with 50% off unlimited additional days For a limited time only, pass holders will receive a bonus third day at their favorite resort.
Physical Passes:
Mountain Collective will offer a physical pass and holders can go directly to the lifts. The physical pass will be valid at all North American partners and AspenSnowmass, Big Sky, and Jackson Hole will require reservations.
Refund Policy: Mountain Collective partners with Ski Pass Preserver for pass insurance.
For more on the Mountain Collective check out our comprehensive Mountain Collective Guide here.
Want to receive the latest updates right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Avant Ski mailing list!
Comments