Is the Mt. Bachelor season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Full Season Pass costs $1,349 and breaks even at about 9 days against ~$165 peak-window tickets at Mt. Bachelor. This mountain typically produces 26 powder days a season, and 59% 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 | Full Season Pass | Per day on the pass | Ikon Base route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $495 | $1,349 | $450 | $1,019 |
| 5 | $825 | $1,349 | $270 | $1,019 |
| 8 | $1,320 | $1,349 | $169 | $1,514 |
| 12 | $1,980 | $1,349 | $112 | $2,174 |
| 20 | $3,300 | $1,349 | $67 | $3,494 |
| 30 | $4,950 | $1,349 | $45 | $5,144 |
Priced Launch pricing from Bend Source / KTVZ / SnowBrains coverage, Mar 2026. Official pass page → Lowest rates ran through June 2, 2026, so the current price may have stepped up from the launch rate
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Unlimited winter access, no blackouts ($1,349 new / $1,249 renewal at launch; premium Outplay 365 tier $1,999 new); Mt. Bachelor is also an unlimited destination on the full Ikon Pass.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 26 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $52 per deep day. See how Mt. Bachelor 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.
Mt. Bachelor season pass: straight answers
- Is the Mt. Bachelor season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Full Season Pass costs $1,349. At roughly $165 for a peak-window day ticket at Mt. Bachelor, it pays for itself at about 9 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 26 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 9 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Ikon Base ($1,019) also covers Mt. Bachelor for 5 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Mt. Bachelor pass?
- About 9. That is $1,349 divided by the ~$165 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.
- Mt. Bachelor season pass vs Ikon Base: which is better?
- Ikon Base ($1,019) only covers 5 days at Mt. Bachelor. If Mt. Bachelor is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $1,349 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Mt. Bachelor?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 59% of five-day trips to Mt. Bachelor would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 26 powder days a season, with 8 in its leanest recorded year and 46 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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