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26-05-2025
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How To Use Your Multi-Resort Ski Pass This Summer
What good is a ski pass in the summer? Pretty good, actually. Many of the major multi-pass programs, like the Ikon Pass and Epic Pass, include perks that apply to the warmer months. These perks, which range from comped bike park tickets to free days at participating golf courses, may sway your decision-making process as you think about which multi-pass is right for you. Several passes also include access to ski resorts in the southern hemisphere, surely satisfying skiers in pursuit of keeping the ski season going as long as are a few standout multi-resort ski pass summer to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. If you're frustrated by the lack of snow in the summer, you have three primary options. Go ski in a fridge, schlep up the side of a peak that might be holding onto a bit of snow, or book a plane ticket. Several of the major multi-pass programs facilitate the latter approach, provided you don't mind crossing the equator to keep the ski season going.: A small collection of southern hemisphere ski areas are accessible with the Ikon Pass, including Valle Nevado, Chile; Thredbo, Australia; and The Remarkables, New Zealand.: Three Australian ski resorts are accessible with the Epic Pass: Mount Hotham, Falls Creek, and Perisher. One note, though—2025-2026 Epic Pass holders get access to these resorts in 2026. So, don't buy an Epic Pass in the summer of 2025 expecting that you can use it to ski in Australia the same year. Instead, you'll need to plan a southern hemisphere ski trip for the following summer.: The Power Pass is an inexpensive multi-pass offering from Mountain Capital Partners (MCP), a ski resort group focused primarily on the American Southwest. However, MCP also has a foothold in South America, so if you've always wanted to ski at La Parva or Valle Nevado, the Power Pass could be a great option. The 2025-2026 iteration of the multi-pass provides ten free interconnected days at La Parva and Valle Nevado during the 2025 southern hemisphere ski biking might be the best alternative to skiing, and with the major multi-pass programs, there are several associated bike park perks to Pass: Ikon Pass holders get two complimentary bike park tickets that work at numerous mountains (Ikon Base Pass holders get one bike park ticket), including: Aspen, Colorado; Brighton Resort, Utah; and Mammoth Mountain, California, among numerous others. While these tickets can only be used once and are not eligible for one day at each destination, they still present a way for mountain-biking-curious skiers to dip their toes into the world of dirt and Pass: The Epic Pass' mountain biking benefits are more modest than the Ikon Pass. At participating destinations covered by the multi-pass, like Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, and Park City, Utah, Epic Pass holders receive a 20% discount on bike Pass: The 2025-2026 Power Pass includes unlimited access to Spider Mountain Bike Park through April 30, 2026. Located near Austin, Texas, Spider Mountain is lift-served and open year-round to mountain bikers between Friday and Monday. Plus, the Power Kids Pass, which is available for youth 12 and under for free, includes unlimited mountain biking at the Lee Canyon, Nevada; Brian Head, Utah; and Pajarito, New Mexico, bike parks, as well as Spider Passport: The Boyne Passport is a niche, expensive multi-pass product that rings in at above $2,500 for adults. In paying that price, though, you'll receive relatively expansive summer bike park access to four participating ski resorts: Big Sky, Montana; Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington; Loon Mountain, New Hampshire; and The Highlands, of course, isn't just about playing with gravity. Sometimes, a chiller experience, like a scenic lift ride, is preferable. These are some additional summer-themed multi-pass perks worth checking Pass: The Ikon Pass and Ikon Base Pass include scenic lift access at 16 participating ski resorts, including Crystal Mountain, Washington; Copper Mountain, Colorado; and Schweitzer, Idaho. Several Ikon Pass mountains offer 15% off food, beverages, and retail to pass holders in case you get the shopping itch or need a bite to Pass: The Epic Pass provides free scenic lift access in the summer. This access includes every Vail-owned and operated resort that is covered in the winter by whichever type of Epic Pass you purchased. For instance, if you bought the flagship 2025-2026 Epic Pass, you'll score scenic lift rides at Vail, Colorado; Stevens Pass, Washington; and Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia—to name a few. This access doesn't apply to bike hauls or partner Epic Pass resorts. A discount of 20% that applies to food, lodging, and golf is also bundled with the Epic Pass. These discounts vary depending on which resort you Pass: The Power Pass, Power Pass Select, Power Pass Core, and Weekday Power Pass all come with six discounted tickets that subtract 35% from the online rate at U.S. Power Pass mountains. These discounts can be applied to scenic lift rides or mountain bike uplifts. Golfers can also take advantage of the Power Pass' two free midweek (Monday through Thursday) golf days at Birdie Ranch or Bison Golf Club. Both courses are in Show Low, Passport: With the Boyne Passport, pass holders can access scenic lift rides at every participating resort covered by the multi-pass, as well as the SkyBridge Michigan at Boyne Mountain, Michigan, and the Gatlinburg SkyPark, Tennessee. The Boyne Passport includes discounts on lodging, food, and retail, too.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
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Valle Nevado, Chile, Announces Opening Date
While the ski season in the northern hemisphere is still going strong at many resorts, Valle Nevado, Chile, is already thinking about the beginning of austral resort announced in a press release Thursday that its wintertime operations will begin on June 20, 2025, conditions permitting. Valle Nevado intends to remain open through early winter, Valle Nevado opened earlier than planned on May 31 and opened for daily operations on June 7, thanks to a round of pre-season snowfall. The previous ski season at the resort continued until October 20 after an extension. Throughout the season, Valle Nevado received 23 feet of to keep up with the best stories and photos in skiing? Subscribe to the new Powder To The People newsletter for weekly updates. Valle Nevado is accessible with the Ikon Pass, Mountain Collective Pass, and Power Pass. The latter, a product sold by the Colorado-based Mountain Capital Partners (MCP), also includes ten interconnected days at La Parva—Valle Nevado's neighboring resort—during the 2025 season in the southern claimed majority ownership of Valle Nevado in April 2023. In May 2024, MCP announced plans to purchase La Parva, solidifying the mountain conglomerate's South American foothold. In the recently shared press release, Valle Nevado's general manager, Ricardo Margulis, said prospective visitors should begin thinking about booking a ski trip to Chile now so they can 'lock in the best rates and ensure availability during peak periods.'Lodging discounts ranging from 10 to 15 percent are available for a limited time to Ikon Pass, Mountain Collective, and Power Pass holders. Children 12 and under and adults 75 and older also ski free, an initiative Valle Nevado said is part of its 'ongoing commitment to accessibility and family travel.'Events at the resort this winter include the Fun Valle Week (July 5 to July 10), the Valle Nevado Wine Week (August 12 to August 16), and Wellness Week (September 10 to September 13).Ski Portillo, another Chilean mountain resort popular amongst skiers from the northern hemisphere, has published an opening date of June 21 on its website.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
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Southwest Ski Area Closes, La Niña Probably Isn't Helping
Sandia Peak, a small ski area near Albuquerque, New Mexico, has temporarily suspended winter operations, citing warm temperatures and limited snow ski area, which received three feet of snow during a massive storm in November, is now 'actively monitoring the weather and will take every opportunity to resume snowmaking when conditions allow,' it said in a social media services at the ski area will contact skiers and snowboarders with pre-purchased lift tickets, providing them with one of two options: use the ticket credit at one of Sandia Peaks' partner ski areas — Sipapu Ski Resort or Pajarito Mountain Ski Area — or wait to use the credit when Sandia Peak reopens. The credits expire April its website, Sandia Peak encouraged guests to 'Stay tuned for updates as we work to get you back on the mountain soon this season.' The temporary closure follows a period of uncertainty for Sandia Peak. In fall 2023, ski area conglomerate Mountain Capital Partners announced that it would take over operations at Sandia Peak in a joint venture with Sandia Peak Ski Co. Before then, the ski area was unable to open for several seasons as it was beset by limited snowfall and staffing shortages, the Santa Fe New Mexican commenter below Sandia Peak's recent closure announcement suggested that the ski area should turn itself into a bike park. 'The writing is on the wall,' their post New Mexico, snow water equivalents — a measure of the water content in the snowpack — are well below the median. Some New Mexican basins, like the Gila-San Francisco, have reached as low as 16%, indicating that a typical La Niña pattern is playing out, at least in the American Southwest. La Niña typically leads to a warm and dry winter for the region. Statewide, temperatures have been warm, week, several cities in New Mexico, including Albuquerque, surpassed record high temperatures as springlike conditions dominated, KRQE reports. In Albuquerque, the National Weather Service called for a high of 71 degrees today. At Sandia Peak, no snow is forecasted for the foreseeable far this winter, Sandia Peak has received 44 inches of snowfall, which is under half of its average seasonal the first to read breaking ski news with POWDER. Subscribe to our newsletter and stay connected with the latest happenings in the world of skiing. From ski resort news to profiles of the world's best skiers, we are committed to keeping you informed.
