PassTracks Score breakdown
Five standardized factors produce the editorial score.
Your Cooper season pass is straightforward. The reciprocal benefits are different.
Each partner gives you a small block of skiing under that mountain's rules. The blackouts can differ. The redemption procedure can differ. The RFID policy can differ. The partner list itself can change.
Three free days at the right mountain can be extremely valuable.
Think of the list as a very large book of ski coupons, not as one seamless 46-mountain season pass.
THE ACCESS FRICTION
Three free days still start at the ticket window.
Cooper's partner days are real ski days. They are not generally direct-to-lift access.
The reciprocal system asks you to carry the correct Cooper credentials, follow each mountain's rules and often visit the ticket window before skiing.
That friction is small when three free days save hundreds of dollars. It still belongs in the decision.
THE REFRESH PROBLEM
Buy the partner map that exists now.
Cooper's reciprocal network has changed substantially over time.
An old forum post, an old partner map or the pass somebody bought several seasons ago may describe a network that no longer exists.
The current partner list can still be extraordinarily valuable. Buy that list. Do not buy the one you remember.
Buy if
- Cooper itself is worth the pass price
- Several current partners are useful
- You will check restrictions
- Three-day blocks fit your trips
- Modest partner use adds value
Pause if
- The total count is the only attraction
- You cannot name partners you would use
- You expect seamless direct-to-lift access
- You rely on an old list
- Another local pass offers deeper daily access
What works
- Low home-mountain price
- Unlimited Cooper skiing
- Large reciprocal list
- Valuable three-day blocks
What to watch
- Changing inventory
- Partner blackouts
- Ticket-window friction
- Credential requirements
- Coalition overlap
Complete access
Complete pass access
Core access and structured benefits are listed separately from routing eligibility.
47 physical resorts
Core access1
- Ski CooperColorado · Routing eligible
Reciprocal and other benefits46
- Bear CreekPennsylvania · Directory-only benefit
- Crescent Hill at HitchcockIowa · Directory-only benefit
- Diamond PeakNevada · Directory-only benefit
- Giants RidgeMinnesota · Directory-only benefit
- Great DivideMontana · Directory-only benefit
- MonarchColorado · Routing eligible
- Mount PleasantPennsylvania · Directory-only benefit
- Oak MountainNew York · Directory-only benefit
- PlattekillNew York · Directory-only benefit
- Snowy RangeWyoming · Directory-only benefit
- SunlightColorado · Routing eligible
- Beech MountainNorth Carolina · Directory-only benefit
- Bogus BasinIdaho · Directory-only benefit
- Caberfae PeaksMichigan · Directory-only benefit
- Cherry PeakUtah · Routing eligible
- Crystal RidgeWisconsin · Directory-only benefit
- EaglecrestAlaska · Routing eligible
- Little SwitzerlandWisconsin · Directory-only benefit
- Lost ValleyMaine · Directory-only benefit
- MasellaCatalonia · Directory-only benefit
- McIntyreNew Hampshire · Directory-only benefit
- Mount AshlandOregon · Directory-only benefit
- Mount SouthingtonConnecticut · Directory-only benefit
- Mount SpokaneWashington · Directory-only benefit
- Nordic MountainWisconsin · Directory-only benefit
- Norway MountainMichigan · Directory-only benefit
- Red RiverNew Mexico · Directory-only benefit
- Seven OaksIowa · Directory-only benefit
- Ski ButternutMassachusetts · Directory-only benefit
- SteeplechaseMinnesota · Directory-only benefit
- Yawgoo ValleyRhode Island · Directory-only benefit
- Angel FireNew Mexico · Directory-only benefit
- Bear ValleyCalifornia · Routing eligible
- Blacktail MountainMontana · Routing eligible
- China PeakCalifornia · Routing eligible
- Dodge RidgeCalifornia · Routing eligible
- LovelandColorado · Routing eligible
- Mission RidgeWashington · Routing eligible
- Mount Hood SkibowlOregon · Routing eligible
- Mount Shasta Ski ParkCalifornia · Routing eligible
- Mountain HighCalifornia · Routing eligible
- Sierra at TahoeCalifornia · Directory-only benefit
- Silver MountainIdaho · Routing eligible
- Snow KingWyoming · Routing eligible
- TimberlineOregon · Routing eligible
- White PassWashington · Routing eligible
Aug. 16–Sept. 30
Current products
Current price resolved in America/Denver; early comparable remains $399.
Adult 22 68
$599Current published package price.
Adult price history
| Season | Product | Lowest verified | Latest published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Comparable adult | $329 | $329 |
| 2023/24 | Comparable adult | $379 | $379 |
| 2024/25 | Comparable adult | $429 | $429 |
| 2025/26 | Comparable adult | $399 | $399 |
| 2026/27 early | Comparable adult | $399 | $399 |
Ski Cooper earns an 8.1 because the basic proposition is almost absurdly inexpensive. If Cooper itself is your mountain, the reciprocal list is easy to love. Your home access already justified the pass. The more unusual buyer may live nowhere near Leadville. For that skier, several useful reciprocal partners can make the same inexpensive pass work for completely different reasons. The danger is turning the total partner count into theoretical value. Forty-six names are not forty-six ski trips. Find the mountains you will actually use, check their rules, and let everything else remain a bonus.
One cheap home pass can travel surprisingly far.
Ski Cooper earns an 8.1 because the basic proposition is almost absurdly inexpensive. If Cooper itself is your mountain, the reciprocal list is easy to love. Your home access already justified the pass. The more unusual buyer may live nowhere near Leadville. For that skier, several useful reciprocal partners can make the same inexpensive pass work for completely different reasons. The danger is turning the total partner count into theoretical value. Forty-six names are not forty-six ski trips. Find the mountains you will actually use, check their rules, and let everything else remain a bonus.
Buy the partner map you can actually ski.