Regardless that summer season continues to be in full swing, now could be the proper time to lock in your Epic Move and begin planning for this winter’s ski season — particularly earlier than costs rise Sept. 1. Whether or not you are a newbie skier or a seasoned professional, one of the best ways to get your carry tickets is normally to pay for a ski go as an alternative of particular person mountain carry tickets. And whereas the bottom costs of the yr have handed, grabbing your Epic Move now nonetheless means unimaginable financial savings.
An Epic Move can prevent cash on snowboarding even in case you are solely planning a single journey — or maybe snowboarding for as little as in the future.
For instance, a one-day grownup carry ticket at Colorado’s Beaver Creek Resort can price $295 (for the 2025-2026 ski season). Probably the most you’d pay for one customary day on the slopes at Beaver Creek Resort or every other Vail Resorts-owned mountain if you happen to purchase a one-day Epic Move now for subsequent yr is $121 (or $142 for a peak date). It is an astounding value distinction.
Epic Move fundamentals
For these trying to save cash and ski at resorts on the Epic Move, buying now for this upcoming season is one of the best ways to safe glorious worth. Present pricing will improve Sept. 1, after which we’ll usually see a small soar once more later this fall, with go gross sales almost definitely ending sooner or later in early December.
Your particular per-day value relies on the go you buy and the way typically you are on the mountains.
When you take pleasure in Vail Ski Resort and its companion mountains, an Epic Move is a superb choice. In truth, my household has bought the Epic Move for the previous 5 years, and we will probably be snowboarding with the Epic Move once more this yr.
Revamped Epic Buddy Ticket profit
For years, the Epic Move included two various kinds of discounted carry tickets for mates tagging alongside for the day. Whereas they offered some financial savings for these last-minute buddies, they did not present a major worth. Fortuitously, Epic Move simply introduced a newly revamped program to supply an excellent higher discounted companion ticket choice.
With the brand new profit for the 2025-2026 season, all passholders will obtain at the least six Epic Buddy Tickets, the place their companion can ski for 50% off in any respect 37 of Vail’s opened North American resorts. This implies if the walk-up value at Vail is $330, the ticket price with the low cost is $165. When you’re nonetheless in all probability higher off buying an Epic Day Move prematurely, for these not trying to lock in a ticket prematurely, this can be a important financial savings.
And better of all, mates may apply the price of one redeemed Epic Buddy Ticket towards an Epic Move for the next 2026-2027 season.
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Observe that for individuals who bought their season go previous to April 14, you will obtain 10 Epic Buddy Tickets as an alternative of six.
Epic Move pricing
There are a number of varieties of Epic Passes with totally different pricing. Listed below are the most typical.
Epic Native Move
The Epic Native Move is at present on sale for $799. It gives limitless, unrestricted entry to 29 resorts, together with Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort, Keystone Resort and Crested Butte Mountain Resort. For limitless nonholiday entry, it contains Park Metropolis Mountain Resort in Utah; Heavenly Ski Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort in California; and Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont. It additionally covers 10 days at Colorado’s Vail Ski Resort and Beaver Creek Resort, in addition to British Columbia’s Whistler Blackcomb.
Whereas this go carries a “Native” title, that does not imply it is restricted to buy by those that dwell close to the mountain; anybody can profit from tons of snowboarding all through the season. “Native” primarily means it has some peak-date restrictions in the course of the busiest vacation occasions of the yr.
Epic Move
The total Epic Move, priced at $1,075, unlocks limitless snowboarding at Vail, Beaver Creek, Whistler Blackcomb, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Stowe, Keystone, Park Metropolis and plenty of different Vail-owned and companion resorts. Plus, you will additionally obtain seven days at Colorado’s Telluride Ski Resort and choose resorts all through the Canadian Rockies.
Regional passes
There are additionally many mountain-specific or regional go choices, such because the Northeast Worth Move.
For $656, you possibly can ski all the Northeast mountains (21 in complete) all through the season. This contains widespread resorts resembling Okemo Mountain Resort and Mount Snow in Vermont, Hunter Mountain Resort in New York, and Mount Sunapee Ski Resort in New Hampshire. Whereas there are a number of vacation blackout dates for choose mountains and solely 10 entry days for Stowe, this go can present nice entry to the area.
Particular passes
Moreover, there are important reductions for college kids, army personnel (lively, retired and dependents), seniors and people with everlasting disabilities.
Epic Day Move
Nonetheless, if you happen to’re solely trying to take one or two journeys to the mountain, you possibly can as an alternative go for the Epic Day Move, which supplies you a set variety of ski days at a choose variety of resorts.
An Epic Move will prevent cash even on a brief journey
Chances are you’ll not assume getting an Epic Move is price it if you happen to solely ski or snowboard a day or two every season. Nonetheless, with so many alternative go choices, you may discover one which works completely to your ski habits.
The Epic Day Move has three tiers based mostly on the mountains included. You should buy entry to 22 resorts (together with the smaller Vail resorts), 32 resorts or all 46 mountains.
For a single-day ticket, the grownup go value begins at $58 ($29 for youngsters) for a restricted variety of ski resorts (these within the Midwest, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania). The fee then jumps to $94 per day for many ski resorts ($48 for youths) or $121 per day ($64 for youths) for the complete vary of Vail-owned and companion resorts.
The extra days you buy, the inexpensive it’s per day. For instance, a seven-day go on the 22 resorts on nonpeak dates is simply $333 complete, or $47.50 per day. Or, you are taking a look at $101 per day for all-access. In fact, if you happen to’re trying to ski throughout peak vacation dates (there are solely 11 of them), the value goes up; it is capped at $142 per day.
This might help you save, contemplating single-day walk-up passes can begin near $300 per day at resorts resembling Vail and Beaver Creek. So, even if you wish to ski simply in the future at Vail in the course of the peak Christmas week, you should buy an Epic Day Move prematurely and lower your expenses.
Observe that solely four-day, five-day, six-day and seven-day passes with “All Resorts” entry embrace entry to Telluride and the six resorts of the Canadian Rockies.
Epic Passes present unique reductions
On high of all that, vacationers with the Epic Move, Epic Native Move, Epic Day Move and extra can take pleasure in reductions via the Epic Mountain Rewards program.
It gives the next reductions at Vail Resorts’ 37 North American resorts:
- 20% off meals and nonalcoholic drinks (as much as $150 per day)
- 20% off group ski and snowboard classes
- 20% off lodging owned and operated by Vail Resorts
- 20% off the Epic Mountain Specific non-public or shared shuttles from Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) and Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Colorado
- 20% off gear leases
- 20% off choose on-mountain actions
- One free wax and one 50%-off tune per season at choose U.S. places
Moreover, all 2025-2026 Epic Move merchandise routinely embrace Epic Protection, which gives refunds for private occasions resembling job loss, harm and sickness, in addition to for sure resort closures.
Epic Move vs. Epic Native Move
Whereas the Epic Move is the juggernaut, the inexpensive Epic Native Move is the most effective worth for vacationers who do not plan to ski over holidays or throughout peak durations.
This season, the vacation dates that have an effect on the Native Move are Nov. 28-29, 2025; Dec. 26-31, 2025; Jan. 17, 2026; and Feb. 14-15, 2026. Remember the fact that a few of the regional passes have further restricted dates, together with at Vail, Park Metropolis, Beaver Creek and Whistler Blackcomb, amongst others.
Epic Move
When you’re craving entry to all of Vail’s resorts, with further entry to companion resorts, and do not need to cope with the beforehand talked about vacation restrictions, the complete Epic Move will suit your wants.
Passes for the 2025-2026 season at present price $1,075 for adults (ages 13 and up) and $548 for youngsters (ages 5 to 12). There are not any full Epic Move reductions for teenagers.
This Epic Move will get you entry to:
- Vail Ski Resort in Colorado
- Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado
- Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado
- Keystone Resort in Colorado
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colorado
- Park Metropolis Mountain Resort in Utah
- Heavenly Ski Resort in California
- Northstar California Resort in California
- Kirkwood Mountain Resort in California
- Stevens Move Ski Resort in Washington
- Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia
- Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont
- Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont
- Mount Snow in Vermont
- Mount Sunapee Ski Resort in New Hampshire
- Attitash Mountain Resort in New Hampshire
- Wildcat Mountain in New Hampshire
- Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire
- Hunter Mountain Resort in New York
- Liberty Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania
- Roundtop Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania
- Whitetail Resort in Pennsylvania
- Jack Frost Huge Boulder in Pennsylvania
- Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania
- Laurel Mountain Ski Resort in Pennsylvania
- Hidden Valley Resort in Pennsylvania
- Afton Alps in Minnesota
- Mount Brighton in Michigan
- Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort in Wisconsin
- Alpine Valley Ski Space in Ohio
- Boston Mills Brandywine in Ohio
- Mad River Mountain in Ohio
- Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Missouri
- Snow Creek Mountain Resort in Missouri
- Paoli Peaks in Indiana
- Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis in Switzerland
- Crans-Montana in Switzerland
- Verbier 4 Vallees in Switzerland
- Perisher Ski Resort in Australia
- Falls Creek Alpine Resort in Australia
- Hotham Alpine Resort in Australia
At companion resorts, the complete Epic Move will get you entry to seven days at Telluride Ski Resort, seven days at Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, limitless entry to 26 European resorts and 5 days in Japan.
And for the 2025-2026 season, you will obtain 5 days of consecutive, unrestricted entry to Verbier 4 Vallees.
Epic Native Move
For the 2025-2026 season, the Epic Native Move gives limitless entry to:
- Breckenridge Ski Resort
- Keystone Resort
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort
- Stevens Move Ski Resort
- Okemo Mountain Resort
- Mount Snow
- Mount Sunapee Ski Resort
- Attitash Mountain Resort
- Wildcat Mountain
- Crotched Mountain
- Hunter Mountain Resort
- Afton Alps
- Mount Brighton
- Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort
- Alpine Valley Ski Space
- Boston Mills Brandywine
- Mad River Mountain
- Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Missouri
- Snow Creek Mountain Resort
- Paoli Peaks
- Liberty Mountain Resort
- Roundtop Mountain Resort
- Whitetail Resort
- Jack Frost Huge Boulder
- Seven Springs Mountain Resort
- Laurel Mountain Ski Resort
- Hidden Valley Resort in Pennsylvania
You may additionally get entry (with vacation restrictions) to Park Metropolis, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood and Stowe.
The Epic Native Move contains 10 complete mixed days (with beforehand talked about vacation restrictions) at Vail, Beaver Creek and Whistler Blackcomb.
Moreover, if you happen to plan to ski exterior of North America, you will obtain 5 days in Japan at Hakuba Valley and Rusutsu Resort, in addition to 5 days in Switzerland at Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis and Crans-Montana. For this upcoming season, you will additionally obtain 5 days of consecutive entry to Verbier 4 Vallees, however with some restricted days.
Briefly, if you happen to can work round a number of restrictions, the present Epic Native Move pricing is a deal at $799 for adults, $416 for youngsters ages 5 to 12 and $646 for teenagers between 13 and 18. To check, a seven-day, restricted Epic Day Move is at present $708 for adults, so you possibly can ski limitless occasions all through winter with out paying an excessive amount of more cash.
Regional ‘Tot Move’ reductions
When you’re trying to buy the Northeast Worth Move or Ohio Move and you’ve got a baby who’s 5 or 6 years previous, you should buy a Tot Move. This go is considerably cheaper. It is proper round $50 (pricing relies on once you buy the go), however you will must name Vail or an area resort to buy it. As we have realized from the previous few years, if the consultant is not conscious of this explicit go, it’s best to ask to talk to another person.
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What’s modified with Epic Move for the 2025-2026 season?
When you had an Epic Move final yr, you will discover that this yr’s choices are nearly similar; though the bottom tier pricing when go gross sales began this previous spring did improve by roughly 8%.
The principle change is that extra go choices — such because the Epic Native Move — now have entry to Switzerland’s largest ski resort, Verbier 4 Vallees.
A number of carry upgrades and terrain enhancements are additionally underway, resembling at Park Metropolis, Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis and Perisher.
Backside line
Utilizing a go has been essentially the most cost-effective solution to ski at main mountains for years. Now, with single-day carry tickets knocking on the door of $300 or extra, it is extra helpful than ever to plan forward and get some type of Epic Move to keep away from paying these extremely excessive charges.
Based mostly on how a lot my household skied final season, with the Epic Move in hand, our each day price was roughly $35 per day ($18 per day for my children). Whereas most of our snowboarding was at barely inexpensive mountains within the Northeast, this did embrace seven days in Beaver Creek and Breckenridge. Shopping for a go ended up being an enormous financial savings in comparison with the day charges at most mountains all through the U.S. and even the unbiased resorts not on Epic. And for this upcoming season, we plan to do the identical.
On high of these extra accessible costs to get you on the carry, you too can doubtlessly use your resort factors to remain close to (and even on) the mountain to maintain your out-of-pocket ski costs as little as potential. Simply ensure you plan forward.
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