A New Multi-Mountain Ski Pass Will Launch This Year, Here's What We Know So Far
A new multi-mountain ski pass with a cooperative model that returns 80% of revenue to participating resorts in its first year is set to join the increasingly crowded North American pass landscape next winter, as first reported by Ski Area Management (SAM).
The product is from Snow Partners, the mountain group that owns the indoor ski area Big SNOW American Dream and Mountain Creek Resort in New Jersey. The company also created the ski area enterprise software SnowCloud.
As for pass products, Snow Partners launched the Snow Triple Play, a three-day, flexible ticket bundle that can be used at multiple resorts last winter.
Called the Snow Pass, the new pass includes two days each at the included resorts, similar to the Indy Pass or Mountain Collective.
The resorts for the new Snow Pass haven't been announced yet, but they could include ski areas already on the Snow Triple Play, Snow Partners CEO Joe Hession, told SAM.
Most of those resorts were in the Northeast this past winter, like Gore Mountain in New York, Mount Southington in Connecticut, and Ski Butternut in Massachusetts.
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Hession also anticipated that some resorts, which are part of the Ikon Pass' Bonus Mountains and Mountain Collective programs, will sign on. The Snow Pass doesn't have an exclusivity clause, SAM reported.
As far as cost, skiers can expect to pay less than $400, making the Snow Pass comparable price-wise to options outside the flagship Epic and Ikon Passes.
Vail Resort's Northeast-focused pass, the Northeast Value Pass, costs $662 and includes unlimited access to several mountains. While it's not currently on sale, the 2026-27 Indy+ Pass ran $419 for wait-listers, offering two-day access to over 300 resorts. The Mountain Collective costs $669, unlocking two-day access at 27 resorts, many of which are big-name destinations.
Through the cooperative structure, the Snow Pass will return 80% of revenue to resorts that join up during the first year. The other chunk will go towards the marketing budget and administrative fees. The goal is to have the Snow Pass pay out 85% in subsequent seasons to partners.
Next winter, that revenue will come in three installments ("25 percent pre-paid on Jan. 1 based on estimated usage, 25 percent on March 1, and a final reconciliation on May 1," according to SAM). From then on, Snow Partners expects to deliver up to 50% of the projected revenue before the season starts.
"We want to get the resorts their revenue when they need it," Hession told SAM.
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This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM.