Is the Alta season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Alta Season Pass (Adult) costs $1,549 and breaks even at about 8 days against ~$199 peak-window tickets at Alta. This mountain typically produces 31 powder days a season, and 67% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Mountain Collective ($699) also covers it for 2 days — compare both below.
What it costs at your day count
Pure arithmetic — no forecast involved. Find the row that matches how much you actually ski.
| Days skied | Day tickets | Alta Season Pass (Adult) | Per day on the pass | Mountain Collective route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $597 | $1,549 | $516 | $799 |
| 5 | $995 | $1,549 | $310 | $998 |
| 8 | $1,592 | $1,549 | $194 | $1,296 |
| 12 | $2,388 | $1,549 | $129 | $1,694 |
| 20 | $3,980 | $1,549 | $77 | $2,490 |
| 30 | $5,970 | $1,549 | $52 | $3,485 |
Priced Ski Utah resort-season-pass table, checked Jul 2026; 2026-27 passes on sale per alta.com. Official pass page → Plus $5 RFID card fee; Alta raises pass prices in tiers through fall
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Alta-only unlimited pass; the joint Alta-Bird pass is $3,048, and Alta is also a limited-days partner on Ikon and Mountain Collective.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 31 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $50 per deep day. See how Alta ranks →
Run your own planEvery pass, your day count, this season's forecast
The table above is static arithmetic. PassCast's Pass Finder runs your actual plan — including trips to other mountains — through 10,000 simulated seasons and honours every day cap and shared allotment, then ranks all 132 passes by expected value.
Alta season pass: straight answers
- Is the Alta season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Alta Season Pass (Adult) costs $1,549. At roughly $199 for a peak-window day ticket at Alta, it pays for itself at about 8 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 31 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 8 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Mountain Collective ($699) also covers Alta for 2 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Alta pass?
- About 8. That is $1,549 divided by the ~$199 peak-window day ticket. The table on this page shows the cost per day at 3, 5, 8, 12, 20 and 30 days so you can find your own crossover.
- Alta season pass vs Mountain Collective: which is better?
- Mountain Collective ($699) only covers 2 days at Alta, then 50% off after. If Alta is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $1,549 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Alta?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 67% of five-day trips to Alta would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 31 powder days a season, with 14 in its leanest recorded year and 62 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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