Is the Granby Ranch season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Granby Ranch Unlimited Season Pass costs $619 and breaks even at about 6 days against ~$119 peak-window tickets at Granby Ranch. This mountain typically produces 8 powder days a season, and 24% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Indy Pass ($369) 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 | Granby Ranch Unlimited Season Pass | Per day on the pass | Indy Pass route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $357 | $619 | $206 | $488 |
| 5 | $595 | $619 | $124 | $726 |
| 8 | $952 | $619 | $77 | $1,083 |
| 12 | $1,428 | $619 | $52 | $1,559 |
| 20 | $2,380 | $619 | $31 | $2,511 |
| 30 | $3,570 | $619 | $21 | $3,701 |
Priced 2026-27 new-passholder rate per granbyranch.com and Colorado Ski Country USA spring 2026 roundup (verified Jul 2026). Official pass page →
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Unlimited access including night skiing and Nordic, 7 half-price buddy tickets, and a discounted Indy Pass add-on (Granby Ranch is an Indy resort); a $369 weekday pass is the cheaper tier.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 8 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $77 per deep day. See how Granby Ranch 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.
Granby Ranch season pass: straight answers
- Is the Granby Ranch season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Granby Ranch Unlimited Season Pass costs $619. At roughly $119 for a peak-window day ticket at Granby Ranch, it pays for itself at about 6 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 8 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 6 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Indy Pass ($369) also covers Granby Ranch for 2 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Granby Ranch pass?
- About 6. That is $619 divided by the ~$119 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.
- Granby Ranch season pass vs Indy Pass: which is better?
- Indy Pass ($369) only covers 2 days at Granby Ranch. If Granby Ranch is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $619 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Granby Ranch?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 24% of five-day trips to Granby Ranch would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 8 powder days a season, with 1 in its leanest recorded year and 13 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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