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If you are thinking about a ski trip to the European Alps and you did not buy an Epic, Ikon, or Indy Pass, it is not too late to purchase one of Europe’s interesting pass products for the Alps. This is because these European passes do not come off sale, meaning you can buy them at the last minute—no need to lock in half a year in advance.
Here is a look at the European Alps’ best offerings:
Dolomiti Super Ski
The Dolomiti Super Ski is probably the best-known multi-resort pass in the Italian Alps. Connecting 12 ski resorts in the Italian Dolomites, this pass offers 1,200 kilometers of ski slopes and includes famous resorts like Alta Badia, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Gröden/Val Gardena, and Kronplatz. In addition, season pass holders receive up to five days in a lot of Trentino ski resorts, including Madonna di Campiglio, Legno/Tonale, Folgaria-Lavarone, and many others. The Dolomiti Super Ski pass can be purchased as a season pass or as a multi-day pass, offering ultimate flexibility for overseas visitors. Prices vary with pre-sale and online discounts but an adult pays around €1,045 ($1,233).
Ski Life Valle d’Aosta Pass
The Ski Life Valle d’Aosta Pass gives 15 resorts in Italy’s Aosta Valley, including big names like Courmayeur, Breuil-Cervinia, and cross-border resort La Rosière-La Thuile. For ultimate flexibility, you can purchase it as a multi-day pass or season pass and you have the option to add on Zermatt, Switzerland. An adult season pass with Zermatt is €1,788 ($2,098) while a 14-day unlimited pass with Zermatt included for three days is just €861 ($1,010). You can tailor the pass product to your needs and some options include a 50% discount at Les 4 Vallées in Switzerland (Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Thyon, La Tzoumaz, and Bruson) for up to six days of skiing and snowboarding.
Magic Pass
The Magic Pass gives you access to almost 100 ski resorts across Switzerland, France, and Italy, however is very Swiss-centric. There are big names like Gstaad, Glacier 3000, Les Diablerets, and Saas-Fee, but many smaller treasures across the Vaud, Valais, Neuchâtel. Bern, and Fribourg region of Switzerland and across the border. The Magic Pass also gives you access to summer activities from scooter rides to ropes parks, alpine coasters, and 18 swimming pools. An adult pass is CHF 944 ($1,118) and the pass validity runs from May 1 of the year to April 30 of the following and the price is automatically discounted if you buy it later in the year and miss out on the summer offerings.
Alps Pass
The Swiss Alps Pass gives you four resorts unlimited and access to five partner resorts for up to three days. The four unlimited resorts on the pass are Adelboden-Lenk, Engelberg-Titlis, Jungfrau, and the Aletsch Arena. The additional days can be redeemed at five of the largest and most fanous resorts in Switzerland: Flims-Laaxx, Arosa-Lenzerheide, Davos-Klosters, Portes du Soleil, and 4 Vallées. For someone keen to explore Switzerland, this is an unbeatable deal for only CHF949 ($1,200) in pre-sale and CHF1,249 ($1,579) from November 15.
Top Card
The Top Card is essentially the inverse of the Alps Pass. It gives you unlimited days at three of Graubünden’s most reputable resorts: Davos-Kosters, Flims-Laax, and Arosa-Lenerheide and three days of choice at Jungfrau Ski Region, Engelberg-Titlis, Adelboden-Lenk and the Aletsch Arena. The Top Card is valid for both summer as well as winter operations of the respective three Graubünden resorts, starting in summer. The Top Card costs CHF1,550 ($1,969) and there are discounts for teenagers, kids, and families. There is also a pre-sale offering a 16% discount which ends at April 30 of each year. This multi-resort pass also allows you to use regional local transport during the winter season at the three Graubünden resorts.
Graubünden Card
The Graubünden Card gives users unlimited access to all resorts in the Swiss canton of Graubünden/Grischa. In total, there are more than 40 ski areas on the pass, including famous names like Andermatt, Davos-Klosters, Adelboden-Lenzerheide, Corviglia St. Moritz, and Flims-Laax. It also stretches in to Austria’s famous Ischgl resort, as long as you get your daypass from the Samnaun ticket office on the Swiss side. The pass is valid for winter and summer and costs CHF 2,247 ($2,820) and includes free public transport in the region. The card validity period runs from May 1 of the year to April 30 of the following year.
Snow Card Tirol
Snow Card Tirol give you access to 80 ski resorts in Austria’s state of Tyrol. Resorts on the Tirol Card include Ischgl, Obergurgl-Hochgurgl, Kitzbühel, and the famous glacier ski resorts Hintertux, Kaunertal, Pitztal, and Sölden. This Austrian ski pass is valid from October 1, enabling you to access the glacier resorts as soon as they open. An adult pass is €1,169 ($1,371) and with the early bird option you can get a discount of 12% if buy between September 27 and October 31.
Ländle Card
The Ländle Card is a season ticket for the Austrian Vorarlberg, which gives you access to 36 ski resorts in the region and beyond—stretching all the way into Germany. Resorts include Damüls, Silvretta-Montafon, Golm, and cross-border resort Oberstdorf-Kleinwalsertal. It boasts more than 1,200 kilometers (623 miles) of groomed runs on one pass offering and costs €1,037 ($1,223) but if purchased between October 1 and December 8, you can get it for a 15% discount. (Please note, pass prices are for the 2024-25 season and may be higher for the 2025-26 season).
Super Ski Card
The German-Austrian Super Ski Card covers an incredible 2,843 kilometers (1,767 miles) of groomed runs across 23 resorts. There are some real big swingers included, such as Ski Welt Wilder Kaiser (one of the largest ski areas in the world), Kitzbühel, Kaprun, Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Mölltal Glacier, and Obertauern—just to name a few. The Super Ski Card will go on sale on September 27 and will only be €999 ($1,178) until December 4 after which the price goes up to €1,145 ($1,350).
Kärntner Ski Pass
Kärntner Ski Pass offers 31 resorts in Austria’s Carinthia and East Tyrol region, including Grossglockner-Heiligenblut, Mölltaler Glacier, Bad Kleinkirchheim, and Nassfeld. Together, there is an incredible 845 kilometers (525 miles) of ski runs on one pass, serviced by 262 ski lifts. The pass can be bought as a season pass for as low as €774 ($913) during the online pre-sale and the full price is only €841 ($992). The pass is valid from the start of the season until May 31 of the following year. The pass is available throughout the season, but can also be purchased as a multi-day option, making it one of the most affordable and flexible options out there.
Ski Amadé
This pass gets its name from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, so you can guess easily which region it came from: Salzburg, Austria. The Ski Amadé Pass offers around 760 kilometers (472 miles) of slopes, serviced by 270 lifts in total. It combines five regions: Salzburg, Schladming-Dachstein, Hochkönig, Gastein, and Grossartal. The ski season pass is €882 ($1,042) at full price but there is a pre-sale discount as well as a loyalty discount available for those renewing their pass which can bring the total price down to €725 ($856). There are also several ways to taylor the product as either a cheaper multi-day ticket rather than season pass, or if you want to use cable cars in summer, there is a Gold Ski Amadé that is valid 365 days and is of course at a premium to the “White” pass that is only valid in winter.
