Is the White Pass season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Unrestricted Season Pass costs $699 and breaks even at about 7 days against ~$105 peak-window tickets at White Pass. This mountain typically produces 17 powder days a season, and 44% 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 | Unrestricted Season Pass | Per day on the pass | Indy Pass route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $315 | $699 | $233 | $474 |
| 5 | $525 | $699 | $140 | $684 |
| 8 | $840 | $699 | $87 | $999 |
| 12 | $1,260 | $699 | $58 | $1,419 |
| 20 | $2,100 | $699 | $35 | $2,259 |
| 30 | $3,150 | $699 | $23 | $3,309 |
Priced 2025-26 rate; 2026-27 pending — White Pass estore 25/26 adult pass product page, via search Jul 2026. Official pass page → 2026-27 fall sale rates announced early September 2026; unrestricted passes sold in very limited quantities
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
Adult (18-61) full-mountain unrestricted pass; 2026-27 unrestricted rate is still TBD (only the $309 Lower Area Pass has a published 26-27 price); White Pass is not on Epic/Ikon/Indy (Powder Alliance partner resort).
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 17 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $41 per deep day. See how White Pass 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.
White Pass season pass: straight answers
- Is the White Pass season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Unrestricted Season Pass costs $699. At roughly $105 for a peak-window day ticket at White Pass, it pays for itself at about 7 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 17 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 White Pass for 2 days, so compare both.
- How many days do you need to ski to break even on the White Pass pass?
- About 7. That is $699 divided by the ~$105 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.
- White Pass season pass vs Indy Pass: which is better?
- Indy Pass ($369) only covers 2 days at White Pass. If White Pass is your home mountain and you ski it a lot, the $699 local pass pulls ahead; if you travel to several of the megapass's resorts, it doesn't.
- How good is the skiing at White Pass?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 44% of five-day trips to White Pass would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 17 powder days a season, with 4 in its leanest recorded year and 32 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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