Is the Telluride season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Telluride Unlimited Season Pass costs $2,200 and breaks even at about 8 days against ~$289 peak-window tickets at Telluride. This mountain typically produces 12 powder days a season, and 38% 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 | Telluride Unlimited Season Pass | Per day on the pass | Epic Pass route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $867 | $2,200 | $733 | $1,119 |
| 5 | $1,445 | $2,200 | $440 | $1,119 |
| 8 | $2,312 | $2,200 | $275 | $1,408 |
| 12 | $3,468 | $2,200 | $183 | $2,564 |
| 20 | $5,780 | $2,200 | $110 | $4,876 |
| 30 | $8,670 | $2,200 | $73 | $7,766 |
Priced 2025-26 Unlimited early-bird; 2026-27 pricing publishes fall 2026 (tellurideskiresort.com). Official pass page → Early-bird rate; refresh when 2026-27 pricing posts in fall.
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Unlimited, no blackouts at Telluride. Telluride is also on the Epic Pass, which is far cheaper for most skiers.
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 $183 per deep day. See how Telluride 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.
Telluride season pass: straight answers
- Is the Telluride season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Telluride Unlimited Season Pass costs $2,200. At roughly $289 for a peak-window day ticket at Telluride, it pays for itself at about 8 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 12 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 8 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Note that Epic Pass ($1,119) also covers Telluride for 7 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the Telluride pass?
- About 8. That is $2,200 divided by the ~$289 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.
- Telluride season pass vs Epic Pass: which is better?
- Epic Pass ($1,119) only covers 7 days at Telluride. If Telluride is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $2,200 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at Telluride?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 38% of five-day trips to Telluride would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 12 powder days a season, with 6 in its leanest recorded year and 25 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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