PassTracks Score breakdown
Five standardized factors produce the editorial score.
Indy is the substantial conventional Adult #2 overlap (5/10); Ikon reaches A-Basin and Eldora; Power Pass can matter around Purgatory with product-specific Monarch caveats. Epic and Mountain Collective have no direct Gems overlap. Colorado Gold covers all 10 but solves a different $4,700 transferable-use problem.
One parent gets the easy answer. The household still needs a plan.
That alignment is the product's strength.
The second adult should be compared against the same ten-mountain map, not a generic pass logo count.
Adult #2 overlap: Parent 10/10, Indy 5/10, Ikon 2/10, Epic 0/10, Mountain Collective 0/10.PURCHASE FRICTION
Buying the child pass does not reserve the Parent Pass
The qualifying child product is required, one Parent Pass per household applies, quantities are limited, and child purchase does not guarantee availability. If the offer fails to appear, CSCUSA troubleshooting has advised logout/login, another browser or private mode.
The prerequisite is a Colorado Kids’ Ski Passport or Colorado Gems Teen Pass. The Colorado Gems Discount Card is a ticket-discount alternative, not a substitute Parent Pass.
Buy if
- A qualifying child product is already being purchased
- One skiing parent needs aligned access
- Several Gems fit the family calendar
Pause if
- Two adults both need identical Gems access
- The Parent Pass availability is being assumed
- Holiday blackouts remove the useful dates
What works
- Same 10-resort network as Gems Teen
- Two days at each mountain
- Coherent one-parent-plus-child access
- Regional Colorado variety
What to watch
- 2026/27 advertised price · limited releases
- Qualifying child purchase
- One Parent Pass per household
- Limited inventory and holiday blackouts
- Adult #2 unsolved
Complete access
Complete pass access
Core access and structured benefits are listed separately.
10 physical resorts
Core access10
- Arapahoe BasinCO · 2 days · one per household
- Ski CooperCO · 2 days · one per household
- Echo MountainCO · 2 days · one per household
- Eldora Mountain ResortCO · 2 days · one per household
- Granby RanchCO · 2 days · one per household
- Loveland Ski AreaCO · 2 days · one per household
- Monarch MountainCO · 2 days · one per household
- Powderhorn Mountain ResortCO · 2 days · one per household
- Purgatory ResortCO · 2 days · one per household
- Sunlight Mountain ResortCO · 2 days · one per household
2026/27 advertised price · limited releases
Current products
2026/27 parent price: $350, subject to the program’s qualifying child or teen pass requirement.
Gems Parent Pass
$3502026/27 price; requires a qualifying child or teen pass purchase. Confirm taxes and current terms at checkout.
Price history
Adult price history
| Season | Product | Lowest verified | Latest published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Gems Parent Pass | $337 | $337 |
| 2024/25 | Gems Parent Pass | $325 | $325 |
Show full price history
| Season | Product | Lowest verified | Latest published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Gems Parent Pass | $299 | $299 |
The Parent Pass does not need a complicated sales pitch.
Two days at A-Basin. Two at Loveland. Two at Monarch. Two at Eldora. Keep going.
For the adult who gets the pass, the structure makes sense almost immediately.
The interesting part begins when the second pair of adult skis goes into the roof box.
That is where a family-pass review should start doing math.