Epic & Ikon 24-25 World Ski Passes On Sale

Epic and Ikon, the world’s two biggest season passes have renewed their eternal battle among skiers and boarders they each hope will commit to their product for next winter.

More than half of North American skiers now buy one of the two passes, or one of several smaller alternatives rather than traditional day or week passes. The full version of each pass offers unlimited access to all the ski areas owned or operated by either Vail Resorts for the Epic Pass or Alterra Mountain Resorts for Ikon, as well as limited access to partner resorts around the world, with an increasing number of areas in European, Asian, South America and Australia divided up between the two passes. In fact about half of the world's leading ski areas are now included on one pass or the other at some level.

Those who buy their passes six months or so before the season starts tend to get the best prices, there are also a myriad of more limited access passes for those who know they have specific destinations in mind and don’t want the full passes, which cost slightly less.

The full adult 24-25 season Epic Pass is priced at $982 USD with the main Ikon Pass at $1,249.

“Spring is the time to buy your Ikon Pass, when it’s offered at its lowest prices of the year and with the most discounts and offers,” said Erik Forsell, Chief Marketing Officer, Alterra Mountain Company

“While the snow is still falling this winter, now is the time to plan ahead for next winter, because the 2024/25 Epic Pass just went on sale and is currently available to purchase at the lowest price of the year,” a Vail Resorts spokesperson agreed.

The Ikon pass covers 58 global destinations across the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, as Ikon Pass is now on sale for the 24/25 season.

New for next winter Switzerland’s Crans-Montana will be included in the Epic Pass (so long as the sale closes in time) while Arapahoe Basin in Colorado, which has one of the world’s longest seasons is now owned by Alterra.

The Epic Pass offers unlimited, unrestricted access to 37  resorts in North America, including Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia; Vail Mountain and Breckenridge in the Colorado Rocky Mountains; and Park City Mountain in Utah. It is the perfect pass for Europeans interested in skiing both closer to home and across the Atlantic. The Epic Pass also offers access to Hakuba Valley and Rusutsu Resort in Japan. With additional partner resorts, the Epic Pass unlocks access to more than 80 resorts.

The Ikon Pass gives access to ski resorts in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. These include, among others, Aspen Snowmass, Steamboat, Winter Park, Copper Mountain Resort and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado; Palisades Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain in California; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming; Big Sky Resort in Montana; Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico; Deer Valley Resort, Solitude Mountain Resort, Brighton Resort and Alta Ski Area, Snowbird and Snowbasin in Utah; Alyeska Resort in Alaska; Stratton, Sugarbush Resort, and Killington in Vermont; Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine, Mt. Bachelor in Oregon; Sun Valley and Schweitzer in Idaho. Then in Canada Tremblant in Quebec and Blue Mountain in Ontario, Banff’s SkiBig3 in Alberta and Revelstoke Mountain Resort, RED Mountain, Cypress Mountain, Panorama Mountain Resort and Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia, In Europe is gives access at Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley in France, Dolomiti Superski in Italy, Grandvalira Resorts Andorra in Andorra, Kitzbühel in Austria, Zermatt in Switzerland; Then in Australia it includes Thredbo and Mt Buller in Australia; in New Zealand Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt; Niseko United and Arai Snow Resort in Japan and Valle Nevado in Chile.