Is the Grand Targhee season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Grand Targhee Season Pass costs $1,659 and breaks even at about 9 days against ~$189 peak-window tickets at Grand Targhee. This mountain typically produces 28 powder days a season, and 66% 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 | Grand Targhee Season Pass | Per day on the pass | Mountain Collective route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $567 | $1,659 | $553 | $794 |
| 5 | $945 | $1,659 | $332 | $983 |
| 8 | $1,512 | $1,659 | $207 | $1,266 |
| 12 | $2,268 | $1,659 | $138 | $1,644 |
| 20 | $3,780 | $1,659 | $83 | $2,400 |
| 30 | $5,670 | $1,659 | $55 | $3,345 |
Priced 2026-27 Tier 2 adult (23-64) on grandtarghee.com, verified Jul 26 2026. Official pass page → Tier 2 ends Sept 30, 2026 (11:59PM MT); rises to $2,009 Oct 1.
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Unlimited at Targhee; Tier 2 $1,659 through Sept 30, then Tier 3 $2,009 to March 15 2027; Targhee is also on Mountain Collective (2 days).
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 28 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $59 per deep day. See how Grand Targhee 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.
Grand Targhee season pass: straight answers
- Is the Grand Targhee season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Grand Targhee Season Pass costs $1,659. At roughly $189 for a peak-window day ticket at Grand Targhee, it pays for itself at about 9 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 28 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 9 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Mountain Collective ($699) also covers Grand Targhee for 2 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Grand Targhee pass?
- About 9. That is $1,659 divided by the ~$189 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.
- Grand Targhee season pass vs Mountain Collective: which is better?
- Mountain Collective ($699) only covers 2 days at Grand Targhee, then 50% off after. If Grand Targhee is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $1,659 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Grand Targhee?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 66% of five-day trips to Grand Targhee would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 28 powder days a season, with 13 in its leanest recorded year and 51 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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