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The Ikon Pass Is Your Golden Ticket to Ski Resorts Around the World

The multi-resort ski passes for the 2024-2025 season are on sale March 14.
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For skiers and snowboarders who dream of hitting a smorgasbord of mountains come wintertime, the Ikon Pass is like a passport to a kingdom of potential adventures. If you’ve been waiting for these golden tickets to become available again, there’s good news: Starting March 14, you can buy the 2024/2025 Ikon Pass. They will be valid for the remainder of the current winter season which, thanks to recent storms, will probably see lifts spinning beyond Memorial Day at some resorts (we’re looking at you, Mammoth).

For those not familiar, Ikon is a multi-resort pass that gives you access to a whopping 57 destinations across 5 continents, 17 US States, and 4 Canadian Provinces. This includes bucket-list spots like Aspen Snowmass, Palisades Tahoe, Jackson Hole, Chamonix/Mont Blanc, Niseko, Japan, and Big Sky (one of Condé Nast Traveler's Best Places to Go in 2024, by the way). It gives you access to roughly 180,000 skiable acres, which is exhausting just to contemplate.

There are a few Ikon Pass options, with the top two tiers including unlimited days of skiing at slightly over a dozen marquee resorts. This really incentivizes you to get out there, because the more days you use the pass, the better of a deal you're getting. Considering the cost of daily lift tickets at some of the big-name spots, it’s almost always cheaper to purchase a season pass if you plan to be on the slopes for more than four or five days a year.

Another reason to snag an Ikon Pass is its list of perks. For example, once a month at participating resorts, Ikon Pass holders get to experience First Tracks, where the lifts start spinning for you an hour before everybody else. The pass also gets you discounts on gear at companies like The North Face, Blenders eyewear, and F45, plus a 15% discount for on-resort food and frequent deals on lodging. New this year, the pass will get you more single-day 25% discounts for friends/family, a free day in participating summer bike parks, and $200 CAD off per day for CMH Heli-Skiing. Of course, Ikon isn’t the only multi-resort pass in the game: Vail’s rival Epic Pass also features some dreamy destinations, so it’s worth checking out both; depending on where you live (or where you want to visit this year) one pass may be a better fit.

Below, we break down the various tiers of Ikon Pass, and the resorts participating in the 2024/2025 season.

The passes

Ikon Pass: This pass is the most comprehensive option, and it offers unlimited access to 17 destinations, plus up to 7 days each at the remaining 40 resorts. There are zero blackout dates. When it first goes on sale it’s $1,249 for adults (23+), $929 for ages 13 to 22, $369 for ages 5 to 12, and $149 for age 4 and under. For US nurses, college students, and military, it’s discounted to $899. For those that had last season’s pass and are renewing, it’s $1,149.

Ikon Base Pass: With unlimited access to 14 destinations, plus up to 5 days each at 36 of the other resorts, the Ikon Base Pass has more restrictions than the Ikon Pass, but is still a good deal. This pass has some blackout dates around popular winter holidays, and significantly it does not include any access to some of the biggest names, including Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Aspen Snowmass, Deer Valley Resort, Alta Ski Area, Sun Valley, Snowbasin, and Taos. It has a starting price of $869 for adults (age 23+), $629 for ages 13 to 22, $299 for ages 5 to 12, and $99 for age 4 and under. For US nurses, college students, and military, it's $619, and renewals are $819.

Ikon Base Plus Pass: This upgrade offers the same stats as the Base Pass as far as blackout dates and which resorts you have unlimited access to, but the Base Plus Pass adds up to 5 days at each of the 7 resorts excluded above, so if you’re hoping to hit any one of those next season, this will be worth the extra $250. It has a starting price of $1,119 for adults (age 23+), $879 for ages 13 to 22, $549 for ages 5 to 12, and $349 for age 4 and under. For US nurses, college students, and military, it’s discounted to $869. Renewals are $1,069.

Ikon Session Pass (2-Day, 3-Day, or 4-Day): Last but, well, least, we have the Ikon Session Pass. It’s basically a small block of pre-paid tickets to 42 of the Ikon Pass destinations (you can see which are included here). It is also subject to blackout days. You can choose a 2, 3, or 4 day pass, and spread them out at various resorts however you want, and it will almost certainly be a significant savings over buying individual day passes at the mountain. For adults age 23 and up, it’s $449 for the 4-day, $379 for the 3-day, and $259 for the 2-day. As with the passes above, there are discounts for younger folks, nurses, military, and college students (though there is no renewal discount).

The Ikon Pass will get you unlimited access to Steamboat in Colorado.

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The partners

Alaska: Alyeska Resort

California: Palisades Tahoe/Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain, Big Bear Mountain Resort (Bear Mountain, Snow Summit), Snow Valley

Colorado: Aspen Snowmass, Steamboat, Winter Park Resort, Copper Mountain Resort, Arapahoe Basin, Eldora Mountain Resort

Idaho: Sun Valley, Schweitzer

Maine: Sugarloaf, Sunday River

Michigan: Boyne Mountain, The Highlands

Montana: Big Sky Resort

New Hampshire: Loon Mountain

New Mexico: Taos Ski Valley

Pennsylvania: Blue Mountain Resort, Camelback Resort

New York: Windham Mountain Club

Oregon: Mt. Bachelor

Utah: Deer Valley Resort, Solitude Mountain Resort, Alta Ski Area, Snowbird, Brighton, Snowbasin

Vermont: Stratton, Killington - Pico, Sugarbush Resort

Washington: Crystal Mountain, The Summit at Snoqualmie

West Virginia: Snowshoe Mountain

Wyoming: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Canada

Alberta, Canada: SkiBig3 (Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise, Mt. Norquay)

British Columbia, Canada: Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Cypress Mountain, Red Mountain, Panorama, CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures

Ontario, Canada: Blue Mountain

Quebec, Canada: Tremblant

Europe, Asia, South America, Oceana

Andorra: Grandvalira Resorts, Andorra

Austria: Kitzbühel

France: Chamonix Mont-Blanc Valley

Italy: Dolomiti Superski

Switzerland: Zermatt Matterhorn

Japan: Niseko United, Arai Snow Resort

Chile: Valle Nevado

Australia: Thredbo, Mt. Buller

New Zealand: Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Mt. Hutt

This article has been updated with new information since its original publish date. Additional reporting by Katherine LaGrave.