Rockies ski passes · 2026–27
From Denver's I-70 split to the Wasatch, Tetons and northern New Mexico, the useful pass is the one that lines up with the roads, canyons and repeat trips that will define your winter.
Choose the corridor before the pass.
The corridor problem
For PassTracks, the Rockies means Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and New Mexico.
Denver and the Front Range create a road-and-traffic decision: mountains that look close on a statewide map split into competing systems along I-70 and beyond. Salt Lake works differently. Park City, Deer Valley, the Cottonwoods and Snowbasin can all be practical from one metro area while offering very different pass access.
The Tetons, Montana, Idaho and northern New Mexico change the calculation again. A pass that is broad around Denver may be thin from Bozeman, Jackson, Boise or Albuquerque. Resorts can share a mountain range and still demand different roads, lodging patterns and products.
Unlimited nearby access is not equivalent to seven destination days, and a total destination count cannot show which mountains fit an ordinary weekend. This guide starts with the corridor you can repeat, then asks which limited-day and travel benefits genuinely expand that winter.
Start with where you leave from
Epic concentrates repeat access along Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail and Beaver Creek, while Ikon connects Winter Park, Copper, A-Basin, Eldora and a broader Colorado network.
Epic · Ikon · Indy · Mountain Collective · Colorado GemsMountains only a few miles apart can live on competing pass systems. Where someone actually stays or lives along the corridor can matter more than statewide resort count.
Epic · Ikon · Colorado GemsIkon reaches a dense group of Wasatch destinations; Epic revolves primarily around Park City. Mountain Collective and Yeti create different limited-day ways to use the same geography.
Ikon · Epic · Mountain Collective · Ski Utah YetiPark City and Deer Valley sit next to each other but belong to competing national systems. Cottonwood Canyon and Snowbasin trips add another decision layer.
Epic · Ikon · Mountain Collective · Ski Utah YetiBig Sky dominates the destination decision, while Indy and Mountain Collective create very different regional and travel patterns.
Ikon · Mountain Collective · IndyJackson Hole, Grand Targhee and Snow King sit close geographically but connect to different access products.
Ikon · Mountain Collective · IndySun Valley, Schweitzer, Tamarack, Brundage and smaller independents create very different pass value depending on which part of Idaho someone starts from.
Ikon · Mountain Collective · IndyTaos anchors the national-pass side of the market while Sandia, Sipapu and Pajarito make Power Pass a meaningful regional system.
Ikon · Mountain Collective · Power Pass · IndyPurgatory makes Power Pass unusually coherent here; Telluride and Colorado regional products solve different limited-use needs.
Power Pass · Epic · Colorado Gems
What changed for 2026–27
Arapahoe Basin becomes unlimited on Ikon Base. Base also adds five days at Snowmass, specifically, rather than access across all four Aspen Snowmass mountains. That materially changes the Front Range comparison. For current full-versus-Base prices and access tradeoffs, see our 2026/27 ski-pass market analysis.
Full Ikon adds two-day Bonus Mountain access at Tamarack in Idaho and Snowy Range in Wyoming. Bonus Mountains are useful additions, not primary Ikon destinations.
Hail Peak Express adds about 200 skiable acres and seven runs. Deer Valley reports 4,500 skiable acres and 32 chairlifts for 2026–27, increasing the practical scale of an Ikon-based Park City or Heber winter.
The independent network remains relevant across the region. Current PassTracks status: sold out / waitlist. Confirm live availability before relying on it.
The current product page lists one ticket at each of 14 participating Utah resorts for $899. Eagle Point is paused for 2026–27 following wildfire impacts, so older 15-resort descriptions should not guide a purchase.
PassTracks rankings
Existing order, scores, statuses, facts and review links are preserved from the current dataset.
Four-mountain season pass
Unlimited, weekday, and four-to-seven-day products across four mountains.
Teen multi-resort pass
For ages 12–17; holiday blackouts apply.
Family add-on pass
Requires a qualifying Kids’ Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass purchase; one per household.
Season pass family
Full, local, regional, and day-pass products.
Season pass family
Full and Base products with resort-specific limits.
Destination sampler
No blackouts; 50% off additional days.
Season pass family
Strongest in Southwest and Intermountain markets.
The passes the big comparisons miss
Especially relevant around Durango, the Four Corners, northern New Mexico and southern Utah, with direct and partner access that varies by tier.
Read the review →A high-end, fully transferable pass with unlimited, unrestricted and no-blackout access at 19 Colorado mountains.
Read the review →A limited, waitlisted premium product with transferable, unlimited and no-blackout access across Utah's participating alpine and cross-country network.
Two discounted one-day ticket purchases at each of 10 participating Colorado mountains, with published holiday blackouts, rather than unlimited access.
One day at each of 14 current participating Utah resorts for $899, with Woodward holiday restrictions needing confirmation: an exploration product, not an unlimited season pass.
Three to seven days across 10 Boyne destinations creates a cross-region option through Big Sky and Brighton.
A premium unlimited, no-blackout network includes both Big Sky and Brighton within its 10 Boyne destinations.
Reciprocal networks: Freedom Pass and Powder Alliance benefits can extend a qualifying home-mountain season pass, but neither should be treated here as a directly purchased peer product.
Mountain Collective
Mountain Collective's Rockies depth includes Alta, Aspen Snowmass, Big Sky, Grand Targhee, Jackson Hole, Snowbasin, Snowbird, Sun Valley and Taos. Its structure—two days at each participating destination, discounted additional days and no pass-wide blackout dates—fits a traveler building several short trips very differently from someone seeking unlimited access near home.
How to read the rankings
Start with the mountains you expect to ski repeatedly. Then count the limited destination days you actually need. A pass with seven days at a famous resort can be plenty for a traveler and restrictive for someone who lives nearby.
A winter built around Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail and Beaver Creek is structurally different from one centered on Winter Park, Copper and A-Basin. Start with the corridor you expect to drive most often.
Park City, Deer Valley, the Cottonwoods and Snowbasin can all be close enough for regular use while belonging to very different pass systems.
Seven Jackson Hole days may be generous for a visitor and limiting for someone who lives nearby. Treat limited destination access as limited access.
If Purgatory and northern New Mexico are the trips you repeat, a regional network can solve more of your winter than a larger national map.
Rockies pass FAQ
There is no universal winner across the six-state PassTracks scope. Epic owns Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte and Park City and adds partner access at Telluride on full Epic; Ikon connects a different set including Winter Park, Copper, Arapahoe Basin, Eldora, Steamboat, Aspen Snowmass and major Utah destinations. Mountain Collective, Power Pass, Colorado Gems and Ski Utah Yeti suit different limited-day or regional patterns, so start with the corridor you will repeat.
Epic concentrates repeat access at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte; Telluride is partner access on full Epic, not an Epic-owned resort. Ikon connects Winter Park, Copper, Arapahoe Basin, Eldora, Steamboat and Aspen Snowmass under destination-specific unlimited or limited-day terms. The better fit follows the I-70, Front Range and destination routes you expect to use, not the raw resort count.
Epic best aligns with repeat trips to Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail and Beaver Creek. Ikon aligns with Winter Park, Copper, Arapahoe Basin and Eldora and adds other Colorado destinations; Colorado Gems Discount Card provides two discounted ticket purchases at each of 10 participating smaller Colorado mountains, subject to blackout dates. Choose the corridor that will supply normal weekends before adding destination travel.
Epic centers on unlimited Park City access on full Epic. Full Ikon provides unlimited Solitude plus seven days at Deer Valley, Brighton and Snowbasin and seven shared days between Alta and Snowbird; Base terms are more restricted. Mountain Collective provides two days each at Alta, Snowbird and Snowbasin, while Ski Utah Yeti supplies one day at each of 14 current participating resorts; Woodward holiday restrictions need confirmation.
Epic is the Park City-centered choice. Ikon combines Solitude with limited days at Deer Valley, Brighton, Alta, Snowbird and Snowbasin; Mountain Collective supplies two days each at Alta, Snowbird and Snowbasin. Ski Utah Yeti is a $899 exploration product with one day at each of 14 current participating resorts; Woodward holiday restrictions need confirmation, so it fits sampling rather than repeat access.
Full Ikon and Ikon Base include allocated days at Jackson Hole and Big Sky, with Base blackout restrictions and reservation requirements where published. Mountain Collective provides two days at each destination plus discounted additional days. These are limited destination benefits, not unlimited home-mountain access.
Mountain Collective is built around two days at each participating destination, including Jackson Hole, Big Sky, Alta, Snowbird and Snowbasin, plus discounted additional days. Ikon mixes unlimited access at some mountains with five- or seven-day allocations at others and has tier-specific blackouts. Mountain Collective suits a touring winter; Ikon can be stronger when one of its unlimited destinations anchors repeated skiing.
Full Power Pass provides unlimited, no-blackout access at 10 U.S. Power Pass mountains, including Purgatory, Brian Head, Nordic Valley, Sandia Peak, Sipapu and Pajarito, plus Lee Canyon, Arizona Snowbowl, Willamette Pass and Spider Mountain's bike operation. It also includes three partner days each at Monarch, Sundance and Loveland. The network is particularly useful around Durango, northern New Mexico, southern Utah and Las Vegas.
The 2026–27 Gems Discount Card is a limited-use discount product at 10 mountains: Arapahoe Basin, Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory and Sunlight. It unlocks two discounted one-day ticket purchases at each participating mountain, with published holiday blackouts; it is not an unlimited season pass.
The 2026–27 Yeti Pass costs $899 and provides one lift ticket at each of 14 current participating Utah resorts; Woodward holiday restrictions need confirmation. It is a limited-quantity, nontransferable exploration product for skiers who want to sample many Utah mountains rather than repeat one resort all season.
The current PassTracks state records Indy as sold out or waitlist. It provides limited visits across participating independent mountains rather than unlimited access, so current holders should check the live roster and prospective buyers should confirm availability directly.
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