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 work before the weather changes.
Powder Alliance is not a separate ski pass. It is a reciprocal benefit attached to qualifying home products across 18 western destinations.
Buy the home access because it fits ordinary weekends. The network earns its keep when a storm makes another independent mountain worth the drive.
Home first. Weather second.
BUY HOME FIRST
The network is a road-trip tool, not a rescue plan.
A broad reciprocal map can make a weak home-pass choice look adventurous. Start with the mountain, operating rhythm and product tier you will actually use.
When that purchase already works, Powder Alliance adds real optionality without pretending to be Epic or Ikon.
Buy one mountain because it is home.
Three reciprocal days can carry a long weekend, a first visit or a weather-driven detour.
That is meaningful access, but it is not full-season destination access. The strength is permission to go somewhere different when the forecast moves.
Follow the snow. Keep the home pass honest.THE QUALIFYING PRODUCT MATTERS
Eighteen destinations. Fourteen actual gateway products.
The matrix repeats shared products by destination for readability, while the package retains Cali Pass and Mt. Hood Fusion as single gateway products.
These are home-product prices, not a standalone Powder Alliance price.
Confirm the product tier before buying.
| Home destination | Qualifying 2026/27 pass | Current adult gateway | Powder Alliance included? | Important exclusion / note | Verification status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Fire Resort | Full / unrestricted Angel Fire Season Pass | TBD | Yes | Do not reuse an outgoing 2025/26 price as current. | NETWORK VERIFIED / 2026/27 LOCAL PRODUCT PRICE PENDING |
| Bear Valley | Cali Pass | $729 | Yes | Bear Valley Base Pass and College Cali Pass do not carry the same benefit. | VERIFIED |
| Blacktail Mountain | Adult Season Pass | $489 | Yes | Current local benefits material has not yet explicitly reconfirmed Powder Alliance. | CENTRAL NETWORK VERIFIED / LOCAL BENEFIT RECONFIRMATION PENDING |
| Bogus Basin | True Bogus Season Pass | $779 retail | Yes | The cheaper Winter Pass does not include partner mountains. | VERIFIED |
| China Peak | Cali Pass | $729 | Yes | Current benefit tables place Powder Alliance under Cali Pass, not the base product. | VERIFIED |
| Dodge Ridge | Cali Pass | $729 | Yes | Current benefit tables place Powder Alliance under Cali Pass, not the base product. | VERIFIED |
| Eaglecrest | Regular Alpine Season Pass | $690 through 9/30 | Yes | Flex, Multi-Visit and transferable products do not receive the same partner benefits. | VERIFIED |
| Loveland Ski Area | Unlimited Season Pass | $639 through 9/10 | Yes | Midweek does not qualify and has different partner benefits. | VERIFIED |
| Mission Ridge | Premier Pass | $899 | Yes | Central roster lists Mission Ridge; local 2026/27 material says participation is anticipated, not confirmed. | CENTRAL NETWORK MEMBER / LOCAL BENEFIT CONFIRMATION PENDING |
| Mt. Hood Skibowl | Mt. Hood Fusion Pass | $899 Tier 1 starting 9/1 | Yes | Skibowl-only passes explicitly do not include Powder Alliance. | VERIFIED GATEWAY / SALE OPENS 9/1 |
| Mt. Shasta Ski Park | Full Mt. Shasta Season Pass | TBD | Yes | Qualification is verified; current adult price is not reliably exposed in accessible first-party text. | QUALIFICATION VERIFIED / CURRENT PRICE PENDING |
| Mountain High | Cali Pass | $729 | Yes | Shared Cali Pass gateway with Bear Valley, China Peak and Dodge Ridge. | VERIFIED |
| Sierra-at-Tahoe | Unlimited Pass | $659 | Yes | Play and Weekday products do not receive the same benefit. | VERIFIED |
| Silver Mountain | Full Unlimited Season Pass | $549 through 9/15 | Yes | Midweek and single-weekday products do not qualify. | VERIFIED |
| Ski Cooper | Season Pass with Partner Benefits | $499 through 9/30 | Yes | Lower-cost products without partner benefits do not qualify. | VERIFIED |
| Snow King Mountain | Full Season Pass | $730 through 9/30 | Yes | Uphill-only does not receive the same additional benefits. | VERIFIED |
| Timberline | Mt. Hood Fusion Pass | $899 Tier 1 starting 9/1 | Yes | Shared qualifying product with Mt. Hood Skibowl. | VERIFIED GATEWAY / SALE OPENS 9/1 |
| White Pass | Unrestricted Season Pass | TBD | Yes | Off-Peak and other limited products do not receive the same benefits. | QUALIFICATION VERIFIED / PRICE PENDING |
THE FINE PRINT MOVES
Eighteen destinations does not cleanly equal fifty-four tickets.
Powder Alliance currently advertises both 18 destinations and up to 54 free tickets. A skier with one home destination would ordinarily have 17 other destinations, or 51 reciprocal days; shared gateways complicate the count further.
Mission Ridge is centrally listed while its local material says participation is anticipated. Blacktail is centrally confirmed but locally pending reconfirmation. PassTracks leaves those conflicts visible.
Clarity improves when the inconsistencies stay on the page.
California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Alaska create meaningful reach across the West.
The practical question is whether the qualifying home product connects to mountains you would actually drive or fly to—not how impressive the footprint looks at national scale.
The best network is the one the forecast can activate.Buy if
- A qualifying western home product makes sense before reciprocal access is counted.
- Three-day independent-mountain road trips fit the winter you actually take.
- Several partner destinations sit within realistic storm-chasing range.
Pause if
- You are buying the gateway mainly for distant logos.
- Destination-specific restrictions undermine the trips you expect to take.
- Epic, Ikon, Indy or Mountain Collective provides better home access from your market.
What works
- Three reciprocal days fit western road trips well.
- The independent-mountain network spans several useful western regions.
- Cali Pass and Mt. Hood Fusion already cover multiple home destinations before reciprocal skiing begins.
- Incremental value is strong when the qualifying home product already fits.
What to watch
- Qualification tier matters, and destination-specific restrictions vary.
- Mission Ridge is centrally listed while local 2026/27 material says Powder Alliance is anticipated but not confirmed.
- Official marketing pairs 18 destinations with an up-to-54-ticket claim; PassTracks does not normalize that arithmetic.
- Angel Fire, Mt. Shasta and White Pass still have pending 2026/27 gateway prices.
- Shared products mean the home mountain is not always literally one mountain.
Complete access
Complete pass access
Core access and structured benefits are listed separately.
18 physical resorts
Reciprocal and other benefits18
- Angel Fire ResortNew Mexico · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Bear ValleyCalifornia · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Blacktail MountainMontana · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Bogus BasinIdaho · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- China PeakCalifornia · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Dodge RidgeCalifornia · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- EaglecrestAlaska · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Loveland Ski AreaColorado · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Mission RidgeWashington · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Mt. Hood SkibowlOregon · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Mt. Shasta Ski ParkCalifornia · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Mountain HighCalifornia · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Sierra-at-TahoeCalifornia · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Silver MountainIdaho · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Ski CooperColorado · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- Snow King MountainWyoming · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- TimberlineOregon · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
- White PassWashington · Generally 3 reciprocal days with a qualifying home pass.
Included reciprocal benefit — not sold separately
Current products
Gateway prices belong to qualifying home-pass products and are not a universal Powder Alliance price.
Powder Alliance reciprocal benefit
IncludedThere is no separate Powder Alliance purchase price.
Powder Alliance is built for western winters that refuse to stay on schedule.
A storm can favor the Cascades, the Sierra or the Rockies; three reciprocal days give you just enough permission to follow it somewhere new. Buy one mountain because it is home. Keep the other seventeen in your pocket for the mornings when home isn't where the snow fell.