Is the Pleasant Mountain season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Pleasant Mountain Access Pass (Adult) costs $979 and breaks even at about 11 days against ~$95 peak-window tickets at Pleasant Mountain. This mountain typically produces 3 powder days a season, and 10% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Pleasant Mountain 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 | Pleasant Mountain Access Pass (Adult) | Per day on the pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $285 | $979 | $326 |
| 5 | $475 | $979 | $196 |
| 8 | $760 | $979 | $122 |
| 12 | $1,140 | $979 | $82 |
| 20 | $1,900 | $979 | $49 |
| 30 | $2,850 | $979 | $33 |
Priced pleasantmountain.com official season passes page, fetched July 2026. Official pass page → No posted expiry on current rate
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Boyne-owned Pleasant Mountain's own single-mountain unlimited pass; the resort is also covered by the four-resort New England Gold/Nitro passes but is not on Epic/Ikon/Indy itself.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 3 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $326 per deep day. See how Pleasant Mountain 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.
Pleasant Mountain season pass: straight answers
- Is the Pleasant Mountain season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Pleasant Mountain Access Pass (Adult) costs $979. At roughly $95 for a peak-window day ticket at Pleasant Mountain, it pays for itself at about 11 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 3 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 11 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Pleasant Mountain 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 Pleasant Mountain pass?
- About 11. That is $979 divided by the ~$95 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 Pleasant Mountain?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 10% of five-day trips to Pleasant Mountain would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 3 powder days a season, with 0 in its leanest recorded year and 7 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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