
What happened next is well documented on this website as well as social media, and was really a perfect storm of ski-town issues exacerbated by the pandemic, compounded by low pass prices, and hammered home by a low-snow year in parts of the country. Not surprisingly, skiers found this to be a heck of a deal, and Vail Resorts sold a record total of 2.1 million Epic Passes, a 47 percent increase from last season.

It was a rocky season for Vail Resorts, starting when the company shocked the ski universe when it cut Epic Pass prices by 20 percent across the board -bringing the cost of the mega pass back to 2015-’16 rates but with access to 70-plus resorts rather than 11. And aside from the addition of Pa.’s Seven Springs, Hidden Valley, and Laurel, purchased mid-2021-’22 season, Sun Valley and Snowbasin moving to Ikon, expanded Epic Day Pass options, and a new monthly EpicFlex payment plan that lets skiers finance the cost of the pass, the resorts, access, and perks remain mostly unchanged.Įpic Pass skiers get three new resorts in Pennsylvania, added during the current season. We finally have the answers, and in a nutshell, there are no major changes.įor the 2022-’23 season, Epic Pass prices increase, but only slightly. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!Ī massive price increase? More blackout dates? A cap on the number of passes sold? We’ve been waiting with anticipation on what Vail Resorts will roll out in regards to the 2022-’23 Epic Passes after a season marred by crowds, staff shortages, parking woes, and more at many of its ski areas.
