Taos Ski Valley, NM: 2024/2025 Season Passes Now on Sale 2024/2025 Taos season passes are now on sale. I spent a week at Taos for a freeride competition several years ago. It was one of the best weeks of spring skiing of my life. It was full of sunshine, short lift lines, corn, steep skiing, and hot laps. I can only imagine Taos on a mid-winter powder day. I hope […] Featured Article Dominic Gawel | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
Copper Mountain, CO, 24/25 Season Passes on Sale — Best Prices Until May 7 Copper Mountain, Colorado, season passes for the 2024-25 winter season are now on sale. Copper, The Athlete’s Mountain, is home to naturally divided terrain accessible for all ability levels, world-class training facilities and offers a full calendar of events including competitions, festivals and free live music. Skiers and riders can secure the best pricing on 2024-25 passes through May 7. […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 28, 2024 0 Comments
2024 Season Passes Go On Sale at Thredbo, Australia, With A Huge New Range Of Benefits Australia’s Best Ski Resort is excited to launch its winter 2024 offering today with its new benefit-loaded season passes, lift passes, rentals, lessons, backcountry tours and more now available to purchase at thredbo.com.au. Kicking off on June 8 through to October 7, 2024, Thredbo will provide the Southern Hemisphere’s most premium winter experience with access to Australia’s best skiing and snowboarding, the launch of the […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2024 0 Comments
Shames Mountain, BC, Offers Free Access to Season Pass Holders from Other Resorts The snow conditions have been hard this season at many ski areas across North America. Some areas have had to shut down temporarily or completely because of it. Now, Shames Mountain, near Terrace, British Columbia, is offering a generous gesture by offering free lift access to skiers and snowboarders who hold passes to any mountain that is currently shut down or […] Industry News Brent Thomas | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Washington Ski Area Introduces Lifetime Pass for Only $6,000 Loup Loup Ski Bowl, located in north central Washington, recently announced a new innovative lifetime season pass. The cost of the pass is a seducing $6,000. Along with other resorts throughout the country, the resort is experiencing a challenging snow year highlighted by warmer temperatures and less snowfall. Because of this, by offering the lucrative pass, it is hoping to […] Industry News Brent Thomas | February 22, 2024 0 Comments
Aspen Snowmass, CO, Premier Season Pass Price Increases $180-215 for 23/24 Aspen Skiing Company, operator of the Aspen Snowmass Resort, CO, released their 23/24 season pass sale on August 15, 2023. Their ‘Premier Pass’, which has no blackout dates and offers unlimited skiing, will start at $2,779 if purchased in the ‘Super Early’ period ending September 15. This is a price increase of $180 or 7% from last year’s $2,599. After […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | August 16, 2023 0 Comments
The Best Multi-Resort Season Passes You Probably Haven’t Heard Of Multi-resort season passes are becoming more and more mainstream. For many skiers and riders, the days of only buying a season pass that limits you to just your local mountain are gone. The majority of season pass buyers now have access to a plateful of resorts either through a multi-resort pass or reciprocal agreements. The number of multi-resort passes is […] Brains Brent Thomas | August 7, 2023 0 Comments
The Economics Behind the Success of Multi-Resort Passes Have you ever looked at the multi-resort season passes like Epic or Ikon and wondered how these deals make financial sense to Vail Resorts or Alterra Corporation? After all, at a day pass price of $225-245 for Vail, the $841 season pass breaks even after just four days. You’d be forgiven to think that most people who buy these multi-resort […] Brains Julia Schneemann | May 1, 2023 7 Comments