Is the Mt Hood Meadows season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the All Access Pass costs $979 and breaks even at about 7 days against ~$155 peak-window tickets at Mt Hood Meadows. This mountain typically produces 23 powder days a season, and 55% 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 | All Access Pass | Per day on the pass | Indy Pass route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $465 | $979 | $326 | $524 |
| 5 | $775 | $979 | $196 | $834 |
| 8 | $1,240 | $979 | $122 | $1,299 |
| 12 | $1,860 | $979 | $82 | $1,919 |
| 20 | $3,100 | $979 | $49 | $3,159 |
| 30 | $4,650 | $979 | $33 | $4,709 |
Priced OnTheSnow 2026-27 Meadows pricing table, fetched Jul 2026 (official skihood.com store is JS-rendered and would not return prices). Official pass page → 26/27 passes on sale now; Meadows historically raises prices in fall
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Adult (25-64) unlimited winter access pass sold by the resort itself; Mt. Hood Meadows is also an Indy Pass partner (2-day allotment), not on Epic/Ikon.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 23 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $43 per deep day. See how Mt Hood Meadows 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 Hood Meadows season pass: straight answers
- Is the Mt Hood Meadows season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The All Access Pass costs $979. At roughly $155 for a peak-window day ticket at Mt Hood Meadows, it pays for itself at about 7 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 23 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 7 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Indy Pass ($369) also covers Mt Hood Meadows for 2 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Mt Hood Meadows pass?
- About 7. That is $979 divided by the ~$155 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 Hood Meadows season pass vs Indy Pass: which is better?
- Indy Pass ($369) only covers 2 days at Mt Hood Meadows. If Mt Hood Meadows is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $979 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Mt Hood Meadows?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 55% of five-day trips to Mt Hood Meadows would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 23 powder days a season, with 2 in its leanest recorded year and 48 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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