Is the Kicking Horse season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Kicking Horse Adult Winter Pass costs $1,725 and breaks even at about 13 days against ~$137 peak-window tickets at Kicking Horse. This mountain typically produces 10 powder days a season, and 31% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Epic Pass ($1,119) also covers it for 7 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 | Kicking Horse Adult Winter Pass | Per day on the pass | Epic Pass route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $411 | $1,725 | $575 | $1,119 |
| 5 | $685 | $1,725 | $345 | $1,119 |
| 8 | $1,096 | $1,725 | $216 | $1,256 |
| 12 | $1,644 | $1,725 | $144 | $1,804 |
| 20 | $2,740 | $1,725 | $86 | $2,900 |
| 30 | $4,110 | $1,725 | $58 | $4,270 |
Priced 2025-26 adult regular price from RCR's store; RCR had published no 2026-27 pricing as of Jul 26 2026 (C$2,429 ≈ US$1725). Official pass page → 2026-27 pricing not yet released; the 2025-26 early-bird sale ended Oct 17.
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Unlimited Kicking Horse. This is the regular rate — the 2025-26 fall early bird was C$1,899. Kicking Horse is also on the Epic Pass (7 days).
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 10 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $173 per deep day. See how Kicking Horse 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.
Kicking Horse season pass: straight answers
- Is the Kicking Horse season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Kicking Horse Adult Winter Pass costs $1,725. At roughly $137 for a peak-window day ticket at Kicking Horse, it pays for itself at about 13 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 10 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 13 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Epic Pass ($1,119) also covers Kicking Horse for 7 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Kicking Horse pass?
- About 13. That is $1,725 divided by the ~$137 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.
- Kicking Horse season pass vs Epic Pass: which is better?
- Epic Pass ($1,119) only covers 7 days at Kicking Horse. If Kicking Horse is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $1,725 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Kicking Horse?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 31% of five-day trips to Kicking Horse would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 10 powder days a season, with 3 in its leanest recorded year and 19 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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