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Ikon Pass announces Ikon Pass First Tracks, a new free benefit for Ikon Pass holders for winter 21/22. Unlock untouched powder and corduroy before the lifts open to the public.
Currently, Steamboat, Winter Park Resort, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Big Bear Mountain Resort, Stratton, Sugarbush Resort, Snowshoe, Crystal Mountain, Tremblant, Blue Mountain, Deer Valley Resort, and Solitude Mountain Resort will offer Ikon Pass First Tracks during the winter 21/22 season.
Ikon Pass First Tracks will be available one designated morning per month in January, February, and March 2022 at each participating destination during the 21/22 winter season. Designated days may vary by destination and Ikon Pass First Tracks dates and more details will be announced by November 1, 2021. Ikon Pass First Tracks applies to the 21/22 Ikon Pass, Ikon Base Pass, Ikon Base Plus Pass, and Ikon Session Pass based on pass access.
The Ikon Pass offers access to 45 iconic global mountain destinations across the Americas, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand and is a collaboration of industry leaders – Alterra Mountain Company, Aspen Skiing Company, Boyne Resorts, POWDR, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Alta Ski Area, Snowbird, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, SkiBig3, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, RED Mountain, Windham Mountain, Schweitzer, Taos Ski Valley, Zermatt, Thredbo, Mt Buller, Niseko United, Valle Nevado, and NZ Ski. Each demonstrates integrity, character, and independence that is reflected in their mountains and guests.
Why don’t said resorts just open earlier?
All this means that once per month, the ski areas will open earlier than they normally would (most likely with limited lift options). Considering that most people who are skiing have a pass, it won’t be an exclusive experience, just a crowded and frustrating one.
And does the pass holder get to choose which one morning per month?
Like that won’t be a total junk show if so, or you get what they tell you you get and have to like it?
Talk about stoke eh
One morning per month, wow, that’s generous.