Is the Mad River Glen season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Adult Season Pass (30-64) costs $959 and breaks even at about 9 days against ~$109 peak-window tickets at Mad River Glen. This mountain typically produces 12 powder days a season, and 32% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Mad River Glen is on no megapass, so this is the only unlimited option.
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 | Adult Season Pass (30-64) | Per day on the pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $327 | $959 | $320 |
| 5 | $545 | $959 | $192 |
| 8 | $872 | $959 | $120 |
| 12 | $1,308 | $959 | $80 |
| 20 | $2,180 | $959 | $48 |
| 30 | $3,270 | $959 | $32 |
Priced madriverglen.com season-pass page spring-sale table, fetched Jul 2026. Official pass page → $959 was the spring-sale price; fall-sale (Sep 8-30) pricing TBD; +6% VT tax
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Co-op-owned MRG sells only its own passes (limited quantities; shareholders pay $819); single-chair, skiers-only; not on Epic/Ikon/Indy.
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 $80 per deep day. See how Mad River Glen 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.
Mad River Glen season pass: straight answers
- Is the Mad River Glen season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Adult Season Pass (30-64) costs $959. At roughly $109 for a peak-window day ticket at Mad River Glen, it pays for itself at about 9 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 12 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 9 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Mad River Glen isn't on Epic, Ikon or Mountain Collective, so this pass is the only unlimited option.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Mad River Glen pass?
- About 9. That is $959 divided by the ~$109 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.
- How good is the skiing at Mad River Glen?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 32% of five-day trips to Mad River Glen would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 12 powder days a season, with 3 in its leanest recorded year and 18 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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