New England Season Pass Price Comparison Table

[Conrad]

With many ski areas selling their season passes already, I created an Excel table with all the season pass prices I could find in New England and then sorted them by price. The result is this. Let me know if you see any new season passes going on sale and I will add them to the chart. However, this is meant to show the first round of pricing only so I won't update the chart to reflect increased prices. The size of the ski area category is a bit arbitrary, hopefully it's not cause for debate.

Ski Area Haystack/Hermitage Club Okemo Killington Sugarbush Nor'Easter Pass Mount Snow Sugarloaf Sunday River Loon White Mountain Superpass Mt Sunapee Bromley Stratton Bretton Woods Cannon Jiminy Peak Waterville Valley Jay Peak Saddleback Mountain Attitash Wildcat Shawnee Peak Cranmore Black Mountain Magic Mountain Burke Berkshire East Sundown Ragged Mountain Bolton Valley Mt. Abram Gunstock Crotched Pats Peak Powder Ridge Pico Catamount Yawgoo Valley Butternut Blandford Otis Ridge Baker Mountain Big Rock Big Squaw Black Mountain Camden Snow Bowl Hermon Mountain Lonesome Pine Trails Lost Valley Ski Area Mt. Jefferson Pinnacle Ski Club Powderhouse Hill Quoggy Jo Spruce Mountain Titcomb Abenaki Arrowhead Blackwater Campton Dartmouth Granite Gorge Kanc Recreation Area King Pine McIntyre Mt Prospect Red Hill Outing Club Storrs Hill Veterans Memorial Ski Hill Whaleback Wight Blue Hills Bosquet Bradford Easton Mt Greylock Ski Club Nashoba Valley Osceola Park Wachusett Ski Ward Mohawk Southington Woodbury Bellows Falls Chapman Hill Gebbies' Farm Hard Ack Harrington Hill Hitching Post Living Memorial Park Lyndon Outing Club Mad River Glen Middlebury College Snow Bowl Northeast Slopes Quechee Smugglers' Notch Stowe Suicide Six Vermont Academy Vermont Tech

Size 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 3 1 3 4 5 3 1 1

State VT VT VT VT Multiple VT ME ME NH Multiple NH VT VT NH NH MA NH VT ME NH NH ME NH NH VT VT MA CT NH VT ME NH NH NH CT VT MA RI MA MA MA ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME ME NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA CT CT CT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT VT

Unlimited Price $2,575.00 $1,169.00 $1,099.00 $1,049.00 $1,029.00 $1,029.00 $999.00 $999.00 $999.00 $949.00 $929.00 $895.00 $849.00 $799.00 $799.00 $776.00 $729.00 $699.00 $675.00 $629.00 $629.00 $599.00 $599.00 $550.00 $539.00 now $499 $499.00 $479.00 $479.00 $449.00 $449.00 $441.00 $439.00 $419.00 $419.00 $385.00 $369.00 $345.00 $325.00 $300.00 $249.00 $129.00

Special Deal $679.00 $779.00 $499.00 $629.00 $685.00 $685.00 $685.00 $719.00 $449.00 $399.00 $699.00 $599.00 $449.00 $529.00 $575.00 $519.00 $519.00 $629.00

Special Deal Explanation/Other Notes Requires $60,000 Membership Fee Includes Mount Sunapee. 18 Blackout Dates Includes Pico. 15 Blackout Dates with 3 Blackout Tickets Mt. Ellen Only 11 Blackout Dates 13 Blackout Dates 13 Blackout Dates 13 Blackout Dates Includes Okemo. 17 Blackout Dates 16 Blackout Dates 17 Blackout Dates 21 Blackout Dates New Hampshire Residents Sunday-Friday With Blackout Dates Saturdays + Holiday Periods Blacked Out Includes Burke If you live within a 50 mile radius 19 Blackout Dates. Includes Wildcat and Crotched Mt 19 Blackout Dates. Includes Attitash and Crotched Mt By April 1st With skiing at Attitash and Wildcat By April 1st August

Last updated:
March 31, 2014
March 30, 2014
April 19, 2014: Smugglers Notch = $529

 

[BenedictGomez]

Cool list, thanks for putting this together!

I'd love to see a table like this with yearly ticket data. I think someone (Billski maybe?) has kept that for a while.

 

[thetrailboss]

Nice !

I love the Haystack note--$60,000 fee.

 

[thetrailboss]

Vermont Tech has a ski area?

 

[VTKilarney]

Vermont Tech has a ski area?

Sort of:
http://www.vtc.edu/right.php/pid/29/sid/341/tid/1075

 

[pcampbell]

are these pre season or regular rates?

mad river glen is

749 pre
963 post 10/15... those are for adult 7 day, i guess that is what these all are.


I get a week day pass at MRG for like $250. no blackouts

 

[Conrad]

I'd love to see a table like this with yearly ticket data. I think someone (Billski maybe?) has kept that for a while.

I know people keep track of regular lift ticket prices from year to year, but yes, it would be nice to see season pass prices from year to year and if someone does that, then that is great, but if not, then this will begin it!

Vermont Tech has a ski area?

I relied on NewEnglandSkiHistory to put together the list of ski areas. Here's the link: http://www.newenglandskihistory.com/Vermont/vermonttech.php

 

[Conrad]

are these pre season or regular rates?

mad river glen is

749 pre

These are the earliest possible rates, a lot of them expire in April or May. One or two of them expire as soon as April 1st!

On MRG, are you certain that these are for next season? The website doesn't appear to be updated yet.

 

[VTKilarney]

Interesting to see. Ragged, Gunstock and a couple of other middle-tier hills are pretty good values. At Attitash, who is willing to trade 19 blackout dates to save a mere $110? Bretton Woods has 21 blackout dates in exchange for a measly $100 savings! I guess if you are retired and want to avoid peak periods it may make sense, but that is still a lot of blackout dates for very little savings.

I'm surprised to see such a difference between Loon and Waterville Valley. Loon is basically begging people to buy the pass with 13 blackout dates.

 

[jimk]

Interesting to see it all there in black and white. Mt. Ellen only for $499 might be the most gnar for the money. :smile: With moderate crowds most of the time too.
Edit: Pico's a good deal too.

 

[xwhaler]

Did Magic increase their pass price quite a bit this yr? IIRC it was something like $369 or so for early buy in previous yrs.
Interesting that in Central/So VT, Pico is $369 for a 5 day/week operation with 2 HSQ's and arguably a longer season while Magic is $539 running 4 days and some snowmaking challenges in getting open early.

If I were a local I'd give real thought to a Pico pass as the better 'value'----have to wonder if Magic is pricing themselves a bit on the high side? I say this as a big big fan of Magic so don't get on my case---just making a point.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Nicely done on the list. I'm curious how that "Size" ranking works. Burke and Suicide 6 are the same size?

 

[Savemeasammy]

Did Magic increase their pass price quite a bit this yr? IIRC it was something like $369 or so for early buy in previous yrs.
Interesting that in Central/So VT, Pico is $369 for a 5 day/week operation with 2 HSQ's and arguably a longer season while Magic is $539 running 4 days and some snowmaking challenges in getting open early.

If I were a local I'd give real thought to a Pico pass as the better 'value'----have to wonder if Magic is pricing themselves a bit on the high side? I say this as a big big fan of Magic so don't get on my case---just making a point.

I'm a fan, but at that price Magic will just be an occasional day trip contender like many other mountains for me. Bummer.


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[ScottySkis]

That a lot of work. good job i wish i lived in VT. Since I live in NY i think i will go with NY Gold pass like 800$ get to use it at 85% of the hills in NY. Hopefully i still bave job to pay for pass in several months.

 

[steamboat1]

I'll be purchasing a Killington/Pico mid-week pass again. They raised the price $20 for next season (early purchase price $449). I don't live in VT.

Early purchase cut-off date is June 12.

edit: Comes with these perks.

BLACKOUT AND MIDWEEK SEASON PASS HOLDERS DISCOUNTS
20% off select lodging booked through Killington Central Reservations
15% off Killington Snow Sports School Group Lessons (excludes seasonal programs)
15% off Killington Snow Sports School Private Lessons (not valid Saturdays or peak dates)
10% off food and non-alcoholic beverages at all base lodges
10% off Killington Sports retail purchases (excluding sale items)
20% off 1-day lift tickets at all Powdr Resorts
30% off gym membership at the Pico Sports Center
50% off midweek, 25% off weekend/peak at the following resorts: Mt. Creek, NJ, Wachusett, MA, Mt. Southington, CT, Bromont, Quebec and Moonstone St. Louis, Ontario
25% off Summer 2014 Killington lift access, Mountain Biking trail access and Disc Golf

 

[MadMadWorld]

Did Magic increase their pass price quite a bit this yr? IIRC it was something like $369 or so for early buy in previous yrs.
Interesting that in Central/So VT, Pico is $369 for a 5 day/week operation with 2 HSQ's and arguably a longer season while Magic is $539 running 4 days and some snowmaking challenges in getting open early.

If I were a local I'd give real thought to a Pico pass as the better 'value'----have to wonder if Magic is pricing themselves a bit on the high side? I say this as a big big fan of Magic so don't get on my case---just making a point.

I'd have to agree. If the season pass goes up then the day pass will probably be going up as well. This a bummer for me.

 

[pcampbell]

These are the earliest possible rates, a lot of them expire in April or May. One or two of them expire as soon as April 1st!

On MRG, are you certain that these are for next season? The website doesn't appear to be updated yet.

you are right--I don't know if these rates are good for 14/15.

 

[SandwichTech]

Cannon/Bretton's Bold & Beautiful is tough to beat for NH (if you are a mid-weeker)...however I wish they would add a "buy late season, ski for the last _# of weeks free" deal.

 

[octopus]

Pico is in Rhode Island? Weird

 

[Masskier]

Wow, interesting, thanks for posting. I never new what a great value Burke and Jay Peak are.