7 Discount Ski Season Passes for Students for 2025-2026

Skiing is expensive. So is college. The Top Ramen memes exist for a reason.

Yet, despite the student struggles, pursuing a diploma presents a golden opportunity to soak in as much skiing as you can.

During these halcyon years, it’s possible to ski two, three, or four days in a single week. But to do so—without setting your wallet ablaze, that is—you’ll need a season pass.

The first obvious place to look is the realm of the Ikon and Epic pass. These behemoths offer absurd ski resort access, and if you’re a student, they’re cheaper than they would otherwise be, making them solid choices. However, there are some resort-specific student passes with discounts, too. It all depends on where you’re attending college and where you want to ski.

These are six discount ski season passes for students for 2025–26.

All prices are subject to change.

1. Epic Pass

Vail’s ever-dominant Epic Pass is a multi-pass titan known for its relative affordability and staggering access. In its complete form, this pass offers days at well-known destinations like Whistler Blackcomb, Vail, and Park City. In terms of cost and perks, the Epic Pass stands nearly unrivaled, excluding Alterra Mountain Company’s answer: the Ikon Pass.

But does the Epic Pass have any student discounts? Yes. The $739 Epic Local College Pass is the flagship student ski pass product, with unlimited access (including peak dates) to Keystone, Breckenridge, and Stevens Pass—among many others throughout North America. Limited, five-day access to Swiss destinations Andermatt-Sedrun-Disentis and Crans-Montana add further value.

As is Epic tradition, there’s also a bevy of region-specific passes that fall within the student category. The $605 Tahoe Local College Pass, for instance, focuses on ski areas throughout the Lake Tahoe, California, area.

2. Ikon Pass

And then there’s the Ikon Pass. With numerous destinations and no blackout dates, this Alterra offering is another value-stuffed multi-pass program that greatly simplifies prospective ski trips. The flexibility here is pretty immense. You can use the Ikon Pass at your home resort and bring it along when you visit your pals to ski in another state. Popular Ikon Pass destinations include Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth Mountain, and Copper Mountain Resort, but there are many, many others.

Like Epic, Ikon offers discount ski season passes for students. At the Ikon Pass checkout, there’s an option to confirm your student status, and Alterra also provides student discounts through its College Club Program. With this program, eligible students need to find and contact with a participating ski club (list is available here). The slightly convoluted approach is well worth it—Ikon college club passes cost $979, which is nearly $500 less than the standard $1,429 Ikon Pass.

3. Killington College Pass

Killington, as a ski resort, is known for providing the longest ski season in the Northeast, regularly operating between November and late May or early June. So, in terms of days on the hill, there’s a lot of value to be scored with Killington’s student pass, even if it only provides access to one ski resort.

4. St. Mike’s Ski and Ride Pass

Saint Micheal’s College, a Catholic institution in Colchester, Vermont, knows how to appeal to skiers.

The school offers the St. Mike’s Ski and Ride Pass program to its students, which comes in two tiers. The first, the Value Pass, is $115 and scores Saint Micheal’s students unlimited access to Sugarbush’s Mt. Ellen and midweek access to the ski resort’s Lincoln Peak. The second, the Premium Pass, costs $200 and includes unlimited Sugarbush access. Simplifying Saint Micheal’s student ski access is free transportation from the college to Sugarbush on weekends provided by the Adventure Sports Center.

Sugarbush, outside of the Saint Micheal’s deal, already takes care of local students. The $399 Local College Pass provides unlimited access to Mt. Ellen and Lincoln Peak.

5. Whistler Blackcomb Student Pass

While the Epic Local College Pass nets ten days at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (these ten days are shared with Vail Mountain and Beaver Creek), there’s another way for students to score cheap access to this Canadian destination resort.

Whistler Blackcomb’s student pass provides almost unlimited days at the resort and goes for $808 CAD (that’s $587 USD), which is roughly 50% less than the standard unlimited pass. The lone blackout period for the student pass takes place between December 26 and December 31—outside of this window, you can ski as much as you’d like.

And when it comes to Whistler Blackcomb, there’s a lot to choose from across the resort’s 8,171 skiable acres that cover everything from world-class parks to high-alpine lines. Around $500 USD for access to one of North America’s top resorts isn’t half bad.

6. Bogus Basin Student Pass

Just outside Boise, Idaho, is Bogus Basin, a non-profit 2,600-acre mountain frequented by local residents. The hill’s accessibility is great. It’s about a 45-minute drive from downtown and offers 200 acres of night skiing for outdoor-oriented study breaks—plus, students get a discount.

The college winter season pass at Bogus Basin costs $499. Other pass products, like the night season pass ($119) and Nordic season pass ($159), are discounted for students, too, adding flexibility. Attempting to ski frequently while attending college is easiest when whichever ski area you choose is close by. Bogus Basin makes that equation simple.

7. Free Skiing at Fort Lewis and Purgatory

Fort Lewis and Purgatory ski resort know how to lure skiers to Durango. What’s their angle? Free ski passes for first-year, full-time students. The offer applies to students enrolling at Fort Lewis College in fall 2025 and spring 2026. To qualify, they need to be taking 12 or more credits by the census date.

Durango and its accompanying ski resort, Purgatory, don’t need to be sugarcoated, though. They stand on their own. Durango’s an outdoor activity hotspot known for climbing, rafting, and fly-fishing. Purgatory spans more than 1,600 skiable acres and is tucked away from the often-busy ski resorts near Denver. Fort Lewis College, meanwhile, stands out with affordable tuition and small class sizes. Of course, the free ski passes don’t hurt, either.