Over the next week, Indy Pass will announce at least 30 additional ski areas, pushing the product’s total past 300 for winter 2026-27. I can’t release the names yet, but there is at least one knock-you-on-your-ass headliner on the roster. Indy waitlisters have their chance to lock in a pass beginning at 10 a.m. ET today. If any remain on Sept. 8, Indy will hold a public sale. Here are the insanely stupid prices that you’ll pay for two days each at 300-plus ski areas:
How stupid are those prices? Well, this is how much the other national ski passes cost per partner:
How stupid are those prices? Here’s how much it will cost you to ski per day on your SnoSportMegaAssKicker Pass:
How stupid are those prices? Not quite as stupid as these prices:
Here’s what Indy and its competing passes have added so far for winter 2026-27:
Unfortunately, Indy lost a few regional bangers this season, in the form of Midwest Family Ski Resorts’ Lutsen, Minnesota; Granite Peak, Wisconsin; and Snowriver, Michigan. Those are heavy losses - some of the largest and best ski areas between New England and Colorado - that migrated to Ikon. The Indy status of Tamarack, Idaho is also unclear after that mountain signed onto Ikon’s two-day tier for 2026-27 (Indy officials tell me they’re considering how to manage that partnership). And both Indy and Snow Pass are currently claiming Snow King, the little brother to Jackson Hole that towers over the town of Jackson, Wyoming. I’m attempting to reach Snow King officials to clarify their intentions, as Indy, unlike Mountain Collective or Ikon two-day, is uninterested in sharing partners.
Anyway this is Indy’s 2026-27 Alpine roster before its coming new-partner blitz. This list does not include ski areas that require you to ski sideways (cross-country), which Indy does include in its “300-resort guarantee” for passholders who decide they want their money back because there just isn’t enough choice here.
That list will be bigger next week. Stand by.
Mission Ridge quietly dropped Indy this year. HUGE hit to the critical mass of Indy resorts in WA.
You are my hero. Crunching all the numbers so I don’t have to. One note, Pizol in Switzerland 🇨🇭 is amazing! It’s a new Indy resort that I highly recommend. Random work trip for my husband brought us there after 5 days in St.Moritz. It’s not fancy, but a great vibe and a terrific addition.