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Returning next year for its eight season, the Mountain Collective gets you two days of skiing at each of the 17 resorts on the pass, including Alta Aspen Snowmass Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise and Revelstoke in Canada Big Sky in Montana Jackson Hole Mammoth Snowbird Sugarbush in Vermont Taos in New Mexico and new for next winter, Valle Nevado, Chile. The Ikon and Epic passes are certainly the largest of the collective season passes, but they’re not the only ones. “Our intention is that products like the Epic Day Pass allow more newcomers and occasional skiers to enjoy the sport, which will ultimately help grow our industry.” “The Epic Day Pass is geared toward the occasional skier, someone who might only ski a couple of days a year and doesn’t need the unlimited access that our Epic Pass provides,” said Johnna Muscente, director of communications for Vail Resorts. (Tickets start as $106 for one day of skiing.) You can choose between one and seven days of skiing at all of Vail’s North American properties, for a discount of up to half off the ticket window prices.

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Called the Epic Day Pass, the customizable pass is designed for skiers not needing a full season pass but still looking for multiple days at various resorts. In March, Vail Resorts announced another addition to the Epic Pass lineup. Spokespeople from Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company told the Co-op Journal they are always looking for new strategic acquisitions and like-minded partners to add value to their passes. Will either pass be adding more resorts in the years to come? Possibly. Kristin Rust, director of public relations for Alterra Mountain Company, said the company won’t release sales numbers for how many Ikon passes they sold this year, but she said, “We are very pleased with the success of the Ikon Pass in our inaugural season.” (A base pass, with blackout dates, is $649.)īonus: Buy next winter’s Ikon Pass now and you can use it for the remainder of this winter season (and resorts like Squaw Valley and Mammoth plan to stay open into July, thanks to this year’s hefty snowpack). The Ikon Pass, also on sale now with a price spike coming April 24, costs $949.

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The Ikon Pass, which parent company Alterra Mountain Company announced in January 2018, offers access to 38 destinations, including Alterra-owned resorts like Squaw Valley and Mammoth in California, Winter Park and Steamboat in Colorado, Mont Tremblant in Quebec and others, plus partner resorts like Jackson Hole in Wyoming, Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, Killington in Vermont, and Alta and Snowbird in Utah. (Photo Courtesy: WSSF)īut starting this winter, the Epic Pass had some fierce competition. (The Epic Local Pass, good at select resorts, is $699.) The price of the pass will increase on April 14.īuy the Epic Pass and you’ll get access to Whistler Blackcomb, host of the upcoming World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Next year’s Epic Pass, which is on sale now, costs $939. The Epic Pass also includes limited days at partner resorts like Telluride in Colorado, Fernie and Kicking Horse in British Columbia, and new for this winter, Sun Valley in Idaho and Snowbasin in Utah, plus some 30 ski resorts around Europe and 10 in Japan.

Earlier this year, Vail announced plans to acquire Hotham and Falls Creek ski resorts in Australia, and pending closing and approvals, Epic Pass holders would also get unlimited days there. The Epic Pass now gets you unlimited days at 18 Vail-owned properties across Colorado, Utah, California, Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington and British Columbia.

Today, of course, Vail Resorts’ roster has expanded significantly. At the time, the Epic Pass worked at Colorado’s Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin, plus Heavenly in California-all for $579. Never before had a single season pass provided skiers and riders access to so many resorts at that price point. When Vail Resorts debuted the Epic Pass in 2008, it was a game changer for the ski industry. Here’s how the competing passes stack up. Next winter’s season passes are on sale now-and prices will increase in April.

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