In a weeklong blitz of daily partner releases, Indy Pass has added 43 alpine ski areas across nine countries and 13 U.S. states for winter 2026-27:
And here’s the full 2026-27 roster - Indy Pass holders get two days each at these 256 alpine ski areas:
I kept up with Indy’s release blitz for as long as I could during a week in which 90 percent of my waking hours were claimed by packing, driving, unpacking, shopping, drinking, driving, driving, drinking, footballing, and driving. There was no crossover between the drinking and the driving, but unfortunately there was no crossover between the writing and the driving either. Which means I’ve delivered write-ups on nine of these new partners, and I owe you 34.
Indy Pass Adds Kendall, Colorado + Ski Areas in Japan, Quebec, Finland
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Ski Areas in Japan, Finland, Alaska, North Dakota join Indy Pass for winter 2026-27
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But here’s the upside: since the full new partner roster is live, I’m under no obligation to follow Indy’s release schedule. So let’s start with the most consequential new Indy partner not just in this cycle, but perhaps since Jay Peak in 2020: Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont.
Relax, Tough Guys, I didn’t say “best” or “most jump-tastic.” I said “most consequential,” and it is. In a region (the Northeast U.S.) in which Indy has historically sold half of its passes, Smugglers’ Notch delivers the second-highest average snowfall total (322 inches), the fourth-tallest vertical drop (2,610 feet), and the fourth-largest skiable acreage footprint (1,060). Smuggs sits less than an hour south of Jay Peak, New England’s snowiest ski area and Indy’s perennial redemption leader. That duo alone could push any ski pass, but Smuggs and Jay are just two outposts in a 30-mountain New England roster that also includes regional headliners Cannon, Waterville Valley, and Saddleback.
All that, plus two days each at 226 additional lift-served ski areas (and a bunch of Nordic ones), for the probably-not-on-sale-for-long fall Base Pass price of $419. Smuggs, like Jay, joins with no blackouts, but the Indy+ lifts all blackouts for just $50 more.
Since I missed Indy’s day-by-day release schedule, I’m going to cover the remaining 34 new partners in a few installments, starting with Smuggs.