STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

The Epic pass is out. In is the Ikon Pass and The Mountain Collective as Sun Valley Resort breaks out its 2022-23 season passes.

Both Sun Valley and its sister resort Snowbasin are entering into new pass partnerships with the Ikon Pass and The Mountain Collective.

“We are excited to start a new partnership program for the 2022-23 season,” said Bruce Fery, CEO of Grand America Hotels & Resorts, parent company of Sun Valley and Snowbasin. “As we continue our legacy as two premier independently owned and operated US ski resorts, we look forward to welcoming Ikon Pass and Mountain Collective Pass Holders and providing the legendary experience for which Sun Valley and Snowbasin are known.”

• The Ikon Pass is made up of 50 resort destinations with Sun Valley and Snowbasin being two of the newest to join, along with Chamonix Mont-Blanc. With resorts spanning five continents, 10 countries, 15 states and four Canadian provinces, the Ikon Pass gives pass holders access to some of the most iconic mountains in the world—including Sun Valley, North America’s No. 1 ski resort two years in a row.

  Other members include Winter Park, Crystal Mountain, Boyne Mountain, Taos Ski Valley, Snoqualmie and Schweitzer in northern Idaho.

  Ikon Pass holders will receive seven days of unrestricted access at both Sun Valley and Snowbasin and 10 Friends & Family discounts of 25 percent off day window tickets at both resorts.

  “We are thrilled to add these iconic and storied destinations, Sun Valley and Snowbasin, to the Ikon Pass community and expand pass holder options in Utah and the Pacific and Northwest,” said Erik Forsell, Chief Marketing Officer, Alterra Mountain Company. “Members of the Ikon Pass community will have even more ways to play with access to 50 global destinations, new pass options, and added benefits that offer flexibility, and inspire adventure and a commitment to get out there next winter.”

• Sun Valley was part of the Mountain Collective before it entered into its partnership with the Epic Pass a few years ago. The Mountain Collective pass offers two days at each of its world-class destinations for a total of 44 days of access and half-price on additional days without blackout dates.

  Mountain Collective’s roster include Alta, Arapahoe Basin, Aspen Snowmass, Banff Sunshine, Big Sky, Grand Targhee, Jackson Hole, Lake Louise, Mammoth, Palisades Tahoe, Revelstoke, Snowbird, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf and Taos.

  Mountain Collective pass holders will receive two days of unrestricted access at both Sun Valley and Snowbasin and half-price on additional days.

  SUN VALLEY’S 2022-23 passes are now on sale. The following options are available:

• New Platinum Pass – Sun Valley Challenger Platinum and Snowbasin Premier Platinum. The New Sun Valley Challenger Platinum and Snowbasin Premier Platinum passes will receive an Ikon Base Pass in addition to all access and benefits of the Challenger and Premier Passes. The Ikon Base Pass offers access to over 40 Alterra Mountain Company Destinations and Partner Resorts that accept the Ikon Pass.
• Sun Valley Challenger and Snowbasin Premier Pass Holders--In addition to all access and benefits of the Challenger and Premier passes, guests with these unrestricted passes will receive 50 percent off day window tickets at all Mountain Collective partner resorts starting the 2022-23 winter season.
• Sun Valley and Snowbasin Ski Free this Spring Benefit: Guests that are new to the 2022-23 Sun Valley Challenger or Sun Valley Challenger Platinum Pass will receive unlimited access to Sun Valley for the remainder of the 2021-22 winter season.

  All new Snowbasin Pass Holders for the 2022-23 winter season, will receive unlimited access to Snowbasin for the remainder of the 2021-22 winter season. This benefit is ineligible with a payment plan and guests must pay in full.

  The regular Challenger passes range in price from $639 for a child to $2,299 for an adult with options in between. A 15-Day Plus Pass costs $1,099 and Early/Late Pass, $439. A College Pass costs $439.

  Dollar Mountain passes are $799 for adults and $319 for children.

• Ikon Pass: Ikon Pass holders will receive seven days of unrestricted access at both Sun Valley and Snowbasin and a 10 Friends & Family discounts of 25 percent off day window tickets at both resorts.
• Ikon Base Plus Pass: Ikon Base Plus Pass holders will receive five days with holiday restricted access at both Sun Valley and Snowbasin and 8 Friends& Family discounts of 25 percent off day window tickets at both resorts.
• Ikon Base Pass: Ikon Base Pass will not receive access to Sun Valley or Snowbasin.
• Mountain Collective Pass: Mountain Collective Pass Holders will receive two days of unrestricted access at both Sun Valley and Snowbasin and an additional 50 percent off day window tickets for pass holders after using their two days.

To learn more visit https://www.sunvalley.com/mountain-passes/