Is the Cypress Mountain season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Cypress Mountain Gold Season Pass (Adult) costs $603 and breaks even at about 7 days against ~$92 peak-window tickets at Cypress Mountain. This mountain typically produces 12 powder days a season, and 35% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Ikon Base ($1,019) also covers it for 5 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 | Cypress Mountain Gold Season Pass (Adult) | Per day on the pass | Ikon Base route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $276 | $603 | $201 | $1,019 |
| 5 | $460 | $603 | $121 | $1,019 |
| 8 | $736 | $603 | $75 | $1,295 |
| 12 | $1,104 | $603 | $50 | $1,663 |
| 20 | $1,840 | $603 | $30 | $2,399 |
| 30 | $2,760 | $603 | $20 | $3,319 |
Priced cypressmountain.com official downhill season passes page, fetched Jul 2026 (C$849 ≈ US$603). Official pass page → Prices increase at successive deadlines through the fall
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Gold is the only unlimited day+night tier (cheaper restricted Silver/Bronze tiers exist, from ~C$349); Boyne-owned Cypress is also on the Ikon Pass.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 12 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $50 per deep day. See how Cypress Mountain 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.
Cypress Mountain season pass: straight answers
- Is the Cypress Mountain season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Cypress Mountain Gold Season Pass (Adult) costs $603. At roughly $92 for a peak-window day ticket at Cypress Mountain, it pays for itself at about 7 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 12 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 7 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Ikon Base ($1,019) also covers Cypress Mountain for 5 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Cypress Mountain pass?
- About 7. That is $603 divided by the ~$92 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.
- Cypress Mountain season pass vs Ikon Base: which is better?
- Ikon Base ($1,019) only covers 5 days at Cypress Mountain. If Cypress Mountain is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $603 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Cypress Mountain?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 35% of five-day trips to Cypress Mountain would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 12 powder days a season, with 1 in its leanest recorded year and 32 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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