Epic Pass Cost: Prices, Fees & Ways to Save

The Epic Pass is Vail Resorts' season pass for its group of ski resorts. Several versions are sold, and the price depends mostly on your age and on how many restrictions you accept. This page covers the 2026-27 season prices announced when sales opened.

Read the figures as starting prices. Vail Resorts opens sales with its lowest prices and raises them later in the season, so what you pay today can be higher than the numbers here. TownLift reported them, with the page checked on Oct 13, 2026. Confirm the live price on the official Epic Pass site before you buy.

For the 2026-27 season, the full Epic Pass for adults 31 and older started at $1,089/yr. Riders aged 13 to 30 were offered a lower starting price of $869/yr for the same pass, a discount Vail Resorts introduced with the 2026-27 sales launch.

The full pass is the one with the fewest restrictions, which is why it carries the highest price. If you ski a lot or travel to several resorts in a season, it is the version most people compare first.

The Epic Local Pass is the cheaper option. Adults 31 and older saw a starting price of $809/yr, and riders aged 13 to 30 saw $649/yr. The trade-off is that the Local Pass comes with more restrictions than the full pass, so check what the pass excludes before you assume it covers your usual trips.

Limits on a lower-priced pass may include blackout dates or fewer days at certain resorts. The pass details on the official site spell out the exact rules for the season you are buying.

• Adults 31 and older pay the standard starting prices: $1,089/yr for the Epic Pass and $809/yr for the Local Pass.
• Ages 13 to 30 pay less, at $869/yr and $649/yr.
• Child and teen pass prices are set separately and are not part of the figures above. Check the official page for your family's ages.

Season passes are sold on a rising schedule. The earliest buyers get the lowest price, and the price steps up at set points before and during winter. That means a figure quoted in spring may not match what you see in the fall.

If you are planning to buy, decide early. Waiting rarely lowers the price, and you may pay more for the same pass.

The pass price is not the full cost of a ski trip. Plan for these separately:

• Lodging, which is usually the biggest expense near major resorts.
• Travel to the mountain, including gas, flights, or airport transfers.
• Equipment rental or purchase, lessons, food, and lift-side parking where it applies.
• Protection or insurance products, if you want to cover an injury or a cancelled season. Ask what the pass purchase offers and what it does not.

A pass pays for itself when you ski enough days to beat the cost of buying individual lift tickets. Compare the price of a day ticket at the resorts you visit with the pass price to see where your break-even falls.

• Buy early. The starting price is the lowest the pass will be offered.
• Check the age tier. If you are 30 or under, the discounted tiers apply.
• Choose the Local Pass if your trips avoid peak holidays and your resorts are covered.
• Look at credits and offers on the official site. Vail Resorts has offered credit toward a pass for people who bought lift tickets earlier in the season, and the terms change from year to year, so read the current rules.