Last Chance for Epic Pass Before Sales End for Season on Dec. 2

If you haven’t already purchased your Epic Pass for the 2024/25 ski/snowboard season, do it now, before sales end on Dec. 2.

Logo: Vail Resorts

As with the Ikon Pass, Mountain Collective pass and individual resort passes, prices are least expensive in spring. All have price increases on various dates for those who procrastinate.

The final Epic Pass price increase was Nov. 17. The final Ikon Pass price increase was Oct. 17, but there’s no word as of now on when it is going off-sale for the season. Soon, I predict.

Don’t wait until the last minute, when the website can be jammed and there’s a day-long wait for a live person on the 800 number.

It happened to me when I waited until the last minute last spring to renew my own Ikon Pass.

With a season pass, the price per day decreases the more days you ski or ride, up to seven days at each participating resort, and offers additional perks, including 20% off group ski and ride school lessons, on-mountain food and beverage, lodging, equipment rentals, and more.

With ski resorts like Vail and Breckenridge now open for the 2024/25 winter season and Whistler Blackcomb and Heavenly opening this week, skiers and riders have just two weeks left to save up to 65% compared to lift ticket prices before all the various Epic Passes go off sale for the season.

Telluride gondola suspended over town to illustrate article on Epic Pass prices_ecoxplorer — Photo: Telluride

Multiple Epic Pass Options

An Epic 1-Day Pass with access to world-class resorts like Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb is $123 for adults ($65 for kids), providing up to $206 savings compared to the cost of purchasing a 1-day lift ticket in resort.

An Epic 1-Day Pass to Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in Tahoe; and Stowe, Okemo, Mount Snow and Hunter in the Northeast, is $98 for adults ($48 for kids).

For resorts in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and New Hampshire, an Epic 1-Day Pass is $61 for adults ($32 for kids).

All Epic Passes go off sale December 2 – including

the full Epic Pass ($1,107 adult, $546 kids),
Epic Local Pass ($859 adults, $417 kids),
Epic Military Pass ($223),
Epic Local College Pass ($720),
Adaptive Pass ($492),
regional Passes like the Northeast Value Pass ($652 adults, $458 college)

Guests visiting any of Vail Resorts’ 37 North American destinations can store their Pass on their phone and get scanned hands-free at the lift with Mobile Pass on the My Epic app.

Locking in a pass now provides immediate savings on lodging this winter.

During the upcoming lodging Cyber Sale, Pass Holders can save up to 30% on room rates across Vail Resorts’ portfolio of hotels and vacation rentals conveniently located near the mountains.

Pass Holders get the maximum savings and early access to the sale starting November 25, with public access starting November 26. The sale is eligible to book through December 3. Minimum night stay requirements and other terms and conditions apply.

New across 12 of Vail Resorts’ destination locations is My Epic Gear. Better than renting and easier than owning, My Epic Gear offers the latest premium skis, snowboards, and boots, delivered slopeside or to where guests are staying in resort.

My Epic Gear is available at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte, Whistler Blackcomb, Park City Mountain, Heavenly, Northstar, Stowe, Okemo, and Mount Snow. The entire experience, from gear selection to daily slopeside pick-up and drop-off, is managed in the My Epic app.

Memberships are $50 for the 2024/25 season, with a daily usage fee of $55 for adults and $45 for kids (3-12).

Also new this winter, guests at four Colorado resorts will have access to My Epic Assistant in the My Epic app which couples the power of AI with resort experts, offering a convenient tool to ask questions anytime, anywhere about Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone.

Check out all Epic Passes on epicpass.com before they go off sale on December 2.

No reservations are required this season at any resort, except Telluride Ski Resort.

Passes are non-refundable except through Epic Coverage. Lift tickets will be limited this season across all 37 North American resorts.

Image of skier and chairlift to illistrate article about opening dates for ski/snowboard resorts 2024/25 season_ecoxplorer — Photo: Okemo

Epic Pass Prices and Restrictions

Pass	Price	Resort Access
Epic Day Pass	Varies	Skiers and riders can build their own Pass – choosing from three levels of resort access, one to seven days, and whether to include Restricted Peak Dates. Examples: • All Resorts Access: Ski/ride resorts like Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb • 32 Resorts Access: Ski/ride resorts like Keystone, Heavenly and Stowe • 22 Resorts Access: Ski/ride local ski areas like Hunter Mountain, Seven Springs and Wildcat
Epic Pass	$1,107	Unlimited, unrestricted access to 42 resorts including Whistler Blackcomb, Vail Mountain, Park City Mountain, Breckenridge, Stowe and more. With additional partner resorts like Telluride, Epic Pass unlocks access to more than 80 resorts worldwide.
Epic Local Pass	$859	Unlimited, unrestricted access to 29 resorts coast to coast – including Breckenridge and Keystone. Also includes access to resorts like Park City Mountain, Heavenly and Stowe, and 10 total days at Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek and Whistler Blackcomb.
Northeast Value Pass	$652	Access to 21 resorts across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, including Stowe, Mount Snow, and Okemo in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Wildcat, Attitash, Crotched, Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire; Seven Springs, Liberty, Whitetail, Roundtop in Pennsylvania and more.
Epic Military Pass	$223	Unlimited, unrestricted access to 42 resorts for active and retired military and their dependents.
Epic Military Veteran Pass	$610	Unlimited, unrestricted access to 42 resorts for veterans and their dependents.
Epic Adaptive Passes	$492	Unlimited, unrestricted access to 42 resorts for skiers and riders with permanent disabilities.

See you on the slopes!

ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 25+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter, and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.