

The $67 Season Pass – Kids Ski These 19 Colorado Resorts on the Cheap
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Families seeking affordable laps in Colorado next season are in luck. Colorado Ski Country USA is expanding its Ski Passport program to cover all elementary schoolers, Kindergarten through sixth grade. The nonprofit trade association represents 20 of the state’s ski areas, and the program will now include 19 of them.
Kids passes starting at $67 for grades K–2 and $72 for grades 3–6. Each passport includes four ski days at 19 participating resorts and two junior rental packages. If you max out the pass, it comes out to less than a buck a day for your kid to ski.
"From first turns to lifelong traditions, the family-favorite Ski Passport is where it all begins," said Melanie Mills, president of Colorado Ski Country USA. "This program now provides a seven-year on-ramp to the sport for kids and their families at an accessible price point."
Here’s what’s included:
- 19 Resorts: Arapahoe Basin, Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, Ski Cooper, Copper Mountain, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Howelsen Hill, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, Snowmass, Steamboat, Sunlight, Telluride, and Winter Park.
- Four days at each mountain: plenty of variety to keep kids stoked all winter.
- Two junior rental packages: through Christy Sports.
- Open to kids nationwide: you don’t have to live in Colorado to snag one.
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The program isn’t just for the groms. The Gems program is also back for 2025–26:
- Gems Teen Pass: $207, ages 12–17, two days at each of 10 participating resorts.
- Parent Pass: $337, one adult per household with a Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass, two days at each Gems resort.
- Gems Discount Card: $49.99, fixed-price lift tickets for two visits at each Gems resort.
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Participating Gems resorts include A-Basin, Ski Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight.
With the Ski Passport expansion, families can now pair affordable kids’ tickets with discounted adult and teen options. Hopefully, it means ski trips to places like Steamboat, Telluride, or Winter Park will be in reach for more families.
"This expansion is all about planting the seeds for a lifelong love of the mountains," Mills said. "This is an investment in childhood, in shared family experiences, and in the future of skiing and snowboarding."
For full details or to buy a pass, head to Colorado Ski Country USA.