Ikon Pass 2025-26: Ischgl joins; Jiminy Peak, Cranmore, Wild, Buck Hill Join as 2-Day Partners; Windham Departs; Unlimited A-Basin; Base+ Pass Dies
Ikon Pass $1,329, Base $909
Ikon, ever forward
Windham Mountain, New York will leave the Ikon Pass for the 2025-26 ski season, the first resort to do so in the pass’ eight-year history. Windham, which joined Ikon for the 2020-21 ski season and provided the pass a day-trip link to the lucrative New York City market, will remain accessible on the Ikon Pass through the conclusion of the 2024-25 season.
Windham Mountain Club President Chip Seamans has teased the potential of an Ikon Pass access change or exit since a group of hospitality-focused owners purchased the ski area in 2023. Under their direction, Windham has sharply limited crowds, raised prices, and rebuilt much of their infrastructure, amenities, and food and beverage operations to build a base of high-income club members (the ski area remains open to the public).
“Ikon Pass didn’t fit our long-term model,” Seamans told The Storm. “We had a great partnership, but after many discussions, we agreed to mutually part ways for next winter.”
Seamans said that Windham would not consider joining any other multi-mountain pass in the immediate future.
Austrian titan Ischgl will balance Ikon’s roster by joining the pass from the far side of the Atlantic. With 239 kilometers of trails, a 4,904-foot vertical drop, and 45 lifts, Ischgl is one of the largest ski resorts in Austria. With a season that typically lasts into May and a notoriously raucous party scene, Ikon’s seventh European partner – and second in Austria – is a solid complement to an already strong EuroRoster.
Four additional U.S. ski areas will also join Ikon on a new two-day “bonus” tier: jointly owned Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts and Cranmore, New Hampshire; Wild Mountain, Minnesota; and Buck Hill, Minnesota. The mountains will not join the Base or Session passes, and will be the first Ikon partners subject to blackouts on the full pass. While seemingly small and scattered, these additions could supercharge Ikon recruiting in crucial cold-weather markets – especially Minneapolis – that had previously lacked compelling day-trip options on the pass. Here’s a look at the new partners:
Ikon will also simplify its product offerings, eliminating the Base Plus Pass tier. Skiers will now have to purchase a full Ikon Pass to access Aspen, Jackson Hole, Alta, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, and Sun Valley. Since its introduction ahead of the 2020-21 ski season, the price differential between Ikon Base and Base Plus had grown, while the price between Base Plus and full Ikon had shrunk, making the product less attractive for passholders and less necessary for Alterra.
Arapahoe Basin, Ikon owner Alterra’s latest acquisition, will jump to the unlimited access tier on Ikon, and will remain at five days with no blackouts on Ikon Base. Access tiers for all other ski areas on Ikon and Ikon Base will remain unchanged for the 2025-26 ski season.
Passes go on sale March 13. Prices ticked up slightly from last year:
Here’s a look at the full 2025-26 roster:
As usual, new Ikon Pass holders can start using next year’s pass at select Alterra-owned ski areas beginning March 13. Access expands on March 31, and again on April 7. Notably, spring skiing now includes Arapahoe Basin (for full Ikon passholders only), which has a habit of remaining open into June:
The Ikon Day Pass continues to be a product of questionable utility that excludes many of the pass’ best resorts and offers no blackout-free version. There is one notable addition for 2025-26, however: Taos. I do wish Alterra would assign one of their pass wizards to gut renovate this thing along the lines of Vail’s Epic Day Pass:
Here’s a deeper look at the major changes to Ikon’s 2025-26 pass suite, and what they mean for passholders: