Is the Whiteface season pass worth it for 2026-27?
The short answer: the Adult SKI3 Full Season Pass (Ages 30-69) costs $999 and breaks even at about 7 days against ~$145 peak-window tickets at Whiteface. This mountain typically produces 7 powder days a season, and 21% of five-day trips here would have caught at least one. Whiteface 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 | Adult SKI3 Full Season Pass (Ages 30-69) | Per day on the pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | $435 | $999 | $333 |
| 5 | $725 | $999 | $200 |
| 8 | $1,160 | $999 | $125 |
| 12 | $1,740 | $999 | $83 |
| 20 | $2,900 | $999 | $50 |
| 30 | $4,350 | $999 | $33 |
Priced whiteface.com official 2026/27 season pass page (new-pass rate, May 1-Aug 5 tier), read July 2026. Official pass page → $999 new-pass rate through Aug 5 2026 ($919 renewal), then $1,119 Aug 6-Dec 2 and $1,259 Dec 3 onward
What the pass includesStraight from the resort
ORDA's SKI3 Full Season Pass covers Whiteface, Gore, and Belleayre with no blackout dates and counts as each mountain's own pass; Whiteface is also a Mountain Collective destination and SKI3 holders get 50% off MC resorts.
Is the snow worth committing to?Counted from 36 winters, not forecast
At 7 powder days in a typical season, this pass works out to about $143 per deep day. See how Whiteface 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.
Whiteface season pass: straight answers
- Is the Whiteface season pass worth it for 2026-27?
- The Adult SKI3 Full Season Pass (Ages 30-69) costs $999. At roughly $145 for a peak-window day ticket at Whiteface, it pays for itself at about 7 days on the hill, and this mountain typically delivers 7 powder days a season. Ski fewer than 7 days and day tickets are cheaper; ski more and the pass wins. Whiteface 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 Whiteface pass?
- About 7. That is $999 divided by the ~$145 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 Whiteface?
- Across 36 recorded winters, 21% of five-day trips to Whiteface would have included at least one morning after 6+ inches of new snow. It averages 7 powder days a season, with 2 in its leanest recorded year and 13 in its best. That is counted from the record, not forecast.
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