PassTracks Score breakdown
Reciprocal-network score. Value measures the incremental benefit attached to a qualifying home-mountain season pass; the network is not sold separately.
THE VERDICT
The home pass has to win first.
Freedom is one of the strongest reciprocal benefits in skiing because it can turn an already sensible local season pass into 20 possible road trips. That logic only works in that order.
Buy the mountain you will ski on ordinary weekends. Then let three days at every other Freedom partner make the map larger.
The best Freedom Pass is attached to a home-mountain pass you already wanted.
BUY HOME FIRST
The network is the bonus, not the alibi.
A reciprocal map can make a weak home-pass decision look more exciting than it is. Start with snow, drive time, operating rhythm and the pass product that actually covers your local season.
If that home pass works without Freedom, the reciprocal access becomes unusually valuable. If it does not, 20 distant logos will not repair the weekly math.
Buy the season. Add the detours.
Three days is a useful amount of time at an independent mountain. It can carry a long weekend, make a first visit feel worth the drive or leave one day for a return when conditions improve.
Freedom's breadth works because it does not ask each partner to become the center of the winter. It asks whether one small trip is worth taking.
Sample widely. Commit locally.THE GATEWAY MATTERS
Twenty-one mountains. Twenty-one product checks.
Freedom is included only through qualifying full season passes. The table below identifies the current 2026/27 gateway product at each home mountain; these prices are not the price of Freedom.
Limited, partial-week and standalone products may sit beside a qualifying pass on the same sales page without carrying the reciprocal benefit.
Confirm the product, not just the mountain.
| Home mountain | Qualifying 2026/27 pass | Current adult gateway | Freedom included? | Important exclusion / note | Verification status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Mountain | Unlimited Season Pass | TBD | Yes | Weekday does not qualify; do not use the $640 NCSAA Gold Card price. | Product verified; 2026/27 price pending |
| Bogus Basin | True Bogus Season Pass | $779 retail | Yes | Winter Pass does not qualify; the earlier $599 sale price has passed. | Verified |
| Caberfae Peaks | PEAK Pass | $299 through 9/30 | Yes | Sunday and Midweek products do not qualify. | Verified |
| Cherry Peak | Unlimited Individual Annual Ski Pass | $519 | Yes | Partial and night products do not qualify. | Verified |
| Crystal Ridge | Individual SNO Pass | Base pass + paid SNO upgrade; confirm current total | Yes | Standalone individual pass does not qualify; partner benefits are SNO-exclusive. | 2026/27 SNO access supported; price unverified |
| Eaglecrest | Regular Season Pass | $690 through 9/30 | Yes | Flex and Multi-Visit products do not qualify. | Network verified; local omission |
| Little Switzerland | Individual SNO Pass | Base pass + paid SNO upgrade; confirm current total | Yes | Standalone single-hill pass does not qualify; partner benefits are SNO-exclusive. | 2026/27 SNO access supported; price unverified |
| Lost Valley | 26/27 Individual Season Pass | $695 through 9/7 | Yes | Local benefits copy contains stale/broken Indy wording. | Network verified; local copy error |
| Masella | Full Temporada pass | TBD | Yes | Do not reuse 2025/26 €805; partial products do not qualify. | Network verified; 2026/27 price pending |
| McIntyre | Full Season Pass | $489 homepage / $519 season-pass page | Yes | Current first-party pages conflict: homepage lists Adult $489; the 2026/27 season-pass page lists Adult $519. Confirm before buying. | Qualification verified; price conflict |
| Mount Southington | 2026/27 Season Pass | $650 through 10/31 | Yes | Full season pass required. | Verified |
| Mt. Ashland | Standard Adult Season Pass | $649 through 10/31 | Yes | Twilight-only does not qualify; some benefits copy has stale season labels. | Verified with stale-copy caveat |
| Mt. Spokane | Adult All Access Season Pass | $599 through 9/10 | Yes | Flex Limited does not qualify. | Verified |
| Nordic Mountain | Individual SNO Pass | Base pass + paid SNO upgrade; confirm current total | Yes | Standalone single-hill pass does not qualify; partner benefits are SNO-exclusive. | 2026/27 SNO access supported; price unverified |
| Norway Mountain | Adult Season Pass | $389 | Yes | Current 2026/27 price after May 1. | Verified |
| Red River | Platinum Pass | $589 through 10/7 | Yes | Child or senior variants without reciprocal benefits do not qualify. | Verified |
| Seven Oaks | Single Unlimited Season Pass | $367 through 10/18 | Yes | Nights Only, Sundays Only and 4th Grade products do not qualify; price before 7% tax and $5 processing. | Verified |
| Ski Butternut | Unlimited Season Pass | $399 through 8/31 | Yes | Midweek does not qualify. | Verified |
| Ski Cooper | Season Pass with Partner Benefits | $499 through 9/30 | Yes | Cheaper products without partner benefits do not qualify. | Verified |
| Steeplechase | Adult/Child Season Pass | $275 | Yes | Unlimited open-day use, no blackouts and partner benefits. | Verified by local pass + central network |
| Yawgoo Valley | 2026/27 Snow Pass | $569 first family member | Yes | Pricing uses family-member position rather than a conventional adult tier. | Verified |
Freedom combines eastern local hills, Midwest independents, western ski areas, Eaglecrest in Alaska and Masella in Spain. The irregularity is part of the fun and the reason Geographic Fit stops short of elite.
From some homes, several mountains become plausible. From others, Freedom is mostly a travel-side benefit attached to one local anchor.
The map rewards curiosity more than symmetry.Buy if
- A qualifying home-mountain season pass makes sense before reciprocal access is counted.
- Three-day samples at independent mountains fit the way you actually take road trips.
- Several Freedom destinations are realistically reachable from home or planned travel routes.
Pause if
- You are choosing an inferior or inconvenient home pass mainly to obtain Freedom.
- A single destination network would fit the winter better than an irregular reciprocal map.
- The specific pass product you want is partial-week, Nordic, comp, volunteer or otherwise excluded.
What works
- Three free days at each of 21 partners is unusually generous incremental access when the qualifying home pass already fits.
- No central Freedom blackout dates and the breadth of independent mountains make the benefit well suited to sampling and road trips.
What to watch
- Freedom is not sold separately. Gateway prices in the qualification table belong to home-mountain season passes, and not every product at a participating mountain qualifies.
- The map is geographically irregular—from local eastern hills and Midwest independents to western mountains, Alaska and Spain—so real usefulness depends heavily on home geography.
- Beech and Masella still have pending 2026/27 gateway prices; McIntyre currently publishes conflicting first-party prices.
Complete access
Complete pass access
Core access and structured benefits are listed separately.
21 physical resorts
Reciprocal and other benefits21
- Beech MountainNorth Carolina · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Bogus BasinIdaho · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Caberfae PeaksMichigan · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Cherry PeakUtah · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Crystal RidgeWisconsin · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- EaglecrestAlaska · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Little SwitzerlandWisconsin · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Lost ValleyMaine · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- MasellaCatalonia · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- McIntyreNew Hampshire · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Mount SouthingtonConnecticut · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Mt. AshlandOregon · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Mt. SpokaneWashington · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Nordic MountainWisconsin · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Norway MountainMichigan · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Red RiverNew Mexico · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Seven OaksIowa · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Ski ButternutMassachusetts · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Ski CooperColorado · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- SteeplechaseMinnesota · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
- Yawgoo ValleyRhode Island · 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying full season pass.
Included reciprocal benefit — not sold separately
Current products
Freedom is not sold separately. The qualification matrix shows current gateway prices for home-mountain season passes that include the reciprocal benefit; those are not a universal Freedom Pass price.
Freedom reciprocal benefit
IncludedThere is no separate Freedom price. Buy a qualifying home-mountain season pass.
Freedom starts at the mountain you know well enough to call home, then quietly gives you reasons to take a different road.
One weekend might lead to a little independent hill you've never bothered to visit; another can stretch much farther from home. Buy the season pass for the mountain you'll actually ski. Let Freedom supply the detours.