Start with the decision you actually have
The useful answer is not one winner. Choose whether you are comparing Epic against Ikon, an Epic tier, or an Ikon tier. Then test the mountains, dates, shared allocations, and destination caps in your own plan. These pages use dated product records and point to the official seller for the final recheck.
These snapshots are planning evidence, not checkout quotes or access guarantees. Terms, prices, eligibility, reservations, parking, operations, taxes, and availability can change.
Three decision paths
Each page gives a different answer. None treats an absent restriction, a broad access label, or a low sticker price as permission to skip the operator recheck.
Across pass families
Start here when your mountain list can go either way. It keeps all four dated adult snapshots, destination-specific caps, and lower-tier blackout distinctions in one decision frame.
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Inside the Epic family
The 290 lower adult snapshot is only useful if the published peak-date limits and one shared Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler day pool fit your plan.
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Inside the Ikon family
The 430 lower adult snapshot has access-group differences: caps, exclusions, and both blackout-free and restricted Base groups.
Compare Ikon tiers →
Four dated price records
Adult snapshots are shown together only to orient the decision. Product-specific access terms below and on the comparison pages are what keep the numbers from becoming false equivalencies.
Lower-price Epic tier
$829
Official Epic Pass store, checked August 20, 2026 (adult ages 31+)
Published access summary: 10 total days, excluding Peak Dates, at Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler Blackcomb; unlimited excluding Peak Dates at Park City, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, and Stowe; unrestricted at the remaining listed core resorts. Partner terms can differ.
Lower-price Ikon tier
$1,019
Official Ikon Pass store, checked August 20, 2026 (adult ages 23+)
Published access summary: Unlimited at 15 published destinations and 5 days at other access groups. Peak-date restrictions do not apply everywhere: the official 2026-27 access table has both northern-restricted and blackout-free groups. Excludes Jackson Hole, Alta, Snowbasin, and Deer Valley.
Full Epic tier
$1,119
Official Epic Pass store, checked August 20, 2026 (adult ages 31+)
Published access summary: Unlimited access at Vail Resorts core mountains with no peak-date exclusions. Partner-resort terms can differ; check the official access list before travel.
Full Ikon tier
$1,449
Official Ikon Pass store, checked August 20, 2026 (adult ages 23+)
Published access summary: Unlimited at 18 destinations and 7 days at many other destinations. No blackout dates on the full pass; destination access and reservation rules vary.
Epic Local's published calendar names the affected mountains and peak dates, while Ikon Base separates restricted and blackout-free groups. Both records also have access distinctions beyond the calendar itself. Use the exact destination and dates, not a generic holiday label.
Compare published Epic Local and Ikon Base blackout records →
The Epic Local record has one shared 10-day allocation at Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler Blackcomb. Ikon products can use destination-specific access groups and day caps. Assign each intended ski day once before deciding whether one pass, tickets, or a second pass is the fit.
Source-linked access records
Epic Local's published calendar names its peak-date windows and affected mountains. Ikon Base's record makes a separate point: not every Base group has the same blackout treatment. Neither source settles reservations, parking, partner terms, operating status, eligibility, or checkout.
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