Best Deals For Seniors at 112 North American Ski Areas
SeniorsSkiing.com is pleased to provide subscribers with our annual listing of North American ski areas providing older skiers with free or deeply discounted season passes and/or lift tickets and the age to qualify. We believe these incentives are a positive for the snow sports industry and appreciate all the ski areas listed below.
Our general criteria for “deeply discounted” were passes available for under $50. Many areas offer the lowest passes in the spring and increase the cost as the season approaches. Some passes may no longer be available at super low prices or not available to purchase again until the spring.
While not intentional, this list may contain incorrect or out of date information. Ski areas may discontinue discounts or change prices at any time, so please defer to the ski areas posted pricing. We encourage readers to email corrections info@seniorsskiingmedia.com.
| ALASKA | |
| Eaglecrest | 75 |
| Moose Mountain | 80 |
| ARIZONA | |
| Arizona Snowbowl | 75 |
| Ski Valley | 70 |
| CALIFORNIA | |
| China Peak | 75 |
| Dodge Ridge | 76 |
| Mammoth, June, Big Bear, Snow Summit | 80 |
| Mount Shasta | 85 |
| Mt High | 70 |
| Pallisades Tahoe | 80 |
| Snow Valley | 80 |
| COLORADO | |
| Hesperus | 75 |
| Granby Ranch | 76 |
| Monarch Mountain | 69 |
| Powderhorn | 75 |
| Purgatory | 75 |
| Ski Cooper | 75 |
| Sunlight Mtn Resort | 80 |
| Telluride | 80 |
| Wolf Creek | 80 |
| IDAHO | |
| Lookout Pass | 80 |
| Pomerelle Mt | 70 |
| Schweitzer Mt Rst | 80 |
| MAINE | |
| Big Rock | 75 |
| Black Mt of Maine | 75 |
| Hermon Mountain | 70 |
| Mt Abram | 80 |
| Saddleback Mt | 80 |
| Pleasant Mtn | 80 |
| Sugarloaf, Sunday River | 80 |
| MARYLAND | |
| Wisp | 75 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | |
| Bousquet | 80 |
| Berkshire East | 80 |
| Otis Ridge | 70 |
| MICHIGAN | |
| Boyne Mt | 80 |
| The Highlands | |
| Crystal Mt | 80 |
| Mt Holiday | 70 |
| Nubs Nob | 70 |
| Shanty Creek | 70 |
| MICHIGAN-continued | |
| Snowriver Mtn | 80 |
| Snow Snake | 70 |
| MONTANA | |
| Bridger Bowl | 80 |
| NEVADA | |
| Diamond Peak | 80 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | |
| Sunapee, Crotched Mt, Attitash, Wildcat (2) | 80 |
| Bretton Woods Ski | 80 |
| Cannon Mountain (1) | 65 |
| Dartmouth Skiway | 80 |
| Gunstock | 70 |
| King Pine Ski Area | 80 |
| Loon Mt | 80 |
| McIntyre Ski Area | 65 |
| Ragged Mountain | 80 |
| Waterville Valley | 80 |
| NEW JERSEY | |
| Mountain Creek | 80 |
| NEW MEXICO | |
| Angel Fire | 75 |
| Parajito Mtn | 75 |
| Red River Area | 70 |
| Sandia Peak | 75 |
| Sipapu | 75 |
| Taos | 80 |
| NEW YORK | |
| Catamount | 80 |
| Hunter Mt (2) | 80 |
| Maple Ski Ridge | 70 |
| McCauley Mt. | 70 |
| Mt. Peter Ski Area | 70 |
| Swain Resort | 75 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | |
| Beech Mtn Resort | 70 |
| Catalooche | 70 |
| Sugar Mtn Resort | 75 |
| OREGON | |
| Hoodoo Ski Bowl | 75 |
| Mt Ashland | 70 |
| Mt Hood Meadows | 75 |
| Ski Anthony Lakes | 70 |
| Willamette Pass | 75 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | |
| Big Boulder, Jack Frost, Liberty Mtn, Ski Roundtop, Whitetail, Hidden Valley, Seven Springs, Laurel Mtn (2) | 80 |
| Shawnee | 70 |
| PENNSYLVANIA-cont | |
| Ski Sawmill | 70 |
| Spring Mountain | 70 |
| Bear Creek | 70 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | |
| Terry Peak Ski | 80 |
| UTAH | |
| Alta | 80 |
| Brian Head Resort | 75 |
| Nordic Valley | 75 |
| Powder Mountain | 75 |
| VERMONT | |
| Okemo, Stowe, Mount Snow (2) | 80 |
| Bolton Valley | 75 |
| Burke Mt | 80 |
| Jay Peak | 80 |
| Killington / Pico | 80 |
| VIRGINIA | |
| Massanutten | 70 |
| Wintergreen Rsrt | 75 |
| WASHINGTON | |
| 49o North | 80 |
| Crystal Mountain | 80 |
| Mt Spokane | 80 |
| Bluewood | 70 |
| Summit at Snoqualmie | 80 |
| White Pass | 73 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | |
| Canaan Valley | 70 |
| WYOMING | |
| Snowy Range | 70 |
| CANADA | |
| ALBERTA | |
| Banff Sunshine | 80 |
| Castle Mtn | 75 |
| Lake Louise | 80 |
| Marmot Basin | 80 |
| Mt. Norquay | 80 |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA | |
| Mt Washington | 75 |
| Fernie,Kicking Horse,Kimberly, Nakiska | 75 |
| Red Mt Resort | 75 |
| ONTARIO | |
| Mt Pakenham | 70 |
| Ski Chicopee | 80 |
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I thought that 70 was old, but get a ski discount at 80? I wonder what percentage of skier that are 80 still ski? I would like to know that I just turned 70 and continue to ski but for some reason or another can’t see myself at 80 still skiing.
I turn 80 in February and am still skiing. Of course, with each passing year more trails get crossed off what I am willing to do. There are still a few double blacks I’ll do but it has to be a packed powder, absolutely no ice day to do so.
I’m 66 and took up skiing at 63. I feel old. But, your post has inspired me!
Welcome. Skiing really gets good when you retire and can ski mid week so long as you don’t mind the lodge looking like a senior center!
Take skiing one year at a time. I thought like you do when I was 70. I am 80 and still skiing downhill and cross-country.
I’m 70 and can’t wait for decent snow at Bogus Basin ID. My dad had bad hips and in his 80’s would hobble over to the lift and away he went. Skiing is easier on the hips than walking I’m finding now that I have issues of my own. You can do it!
Many of us agree that skiing is easier than walking…especially in ski boots!
I am 87 and can’t imagine giving up skiing. I still patrol but don’t let customers know how old I am when I driving the toboggan. Age just comes a day at a time.
Here at Chicopee in Kitchener Ontario Canada we have 42 members over the age of 80 still participating with us.
If you go to a gym and exercise regularly (like hard), you can still be skiing into your 90’s depending on your genes. I’m 80 and still enjoy skiing.
I’ve managed to ski in the U.S. at numerous big named resorts and a great deal of Europe. I am very grateful of having the chance to do so. Currently I’m looking for a club to take part in their activities. The wife doesn’t ski now and I’d like to have people around who don’t ski (wives) to keep her entertained. 🙂
We live in southern Idaho. Buzz me if you have some good info…
Phil
You failed to list Minnesota ski areas, for crying out loud!
Many ski areas in Minnesota have discounted lift tickets for seniors. For instance , a daily ticket for those 65 and over at Hyland Hills is only $25 and a season pass only $199
Buck Hill, where Lindsay Vonn grew up and the home of one of the elite ski racing programs named by USSA has discounted liftvtickets
Where at 75+ skiing is free !
I have two big mountain additions for your British Columbia list. You listed Red Mountain in Rossland but I would add: Whitewater at Nelson and Panorama near Invermere. At all three skiing is Free for 75+. Yep: $0.
Well, you may need a RFID card for $5 for the season !
Thank you for the work to compile this list
yes, bravo….just turned 75 and see a tour of BC in my near future…wish it would snow there, I’d start now
“Our general criteria for “deeply discounted” were passes available for under $50. ”
Minnesota, at $199, does not qualify.
What and where are there deals for 65+ age group?
Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Only $30/weekday, and $35 on the weekend.
if you are 80+, skiing in free at Alta if you want to walk up to the ticket window every day. A season pass is $50 which includes a photo ID pass, free transportation on UTA busses to the ski resorts in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, and free parking at Alta. What’s not to like????
What do the numbers to the right of the ski resort mean?
The age to qualify.
Thank you. I kinda’ thought they were but I wasn’t sure as the numbers seem so high; I’m 66 and only last half days. I would think the resorts could drop the prices a bit at earlier ages. I live in Oregon and am relatively new to the sport. Any advice on connecting with other skiers in my age group?
I don’t remember their name but there is a group of skiers who actually charter a bus every week out of the Portland area. Sometimes the bus is full with their group but I was fortunate enough to get a seat when the bus wasn’t full. I think that I found them while trying to find out how to get to Mt Hood Meadows w/o driving. Best of luck
Bend, OR ski club has an excellent program for skiers of any age. They lead groups divided by level of expertise. There are many 60, 70 and 80 year olds. I’m 84 and ski in the advanced intermediate group. They also sponsor regular apres ski get togethers.
So mostly 80 yrs to get a discount. Gunstock is 70 which is a bargain considering you get an all inclusive season pass for 49.00 plus it is the oldest NE ski area. What’s not to like?
Last year you could opt not to pay the $40 but you had to go into the ticket office each time to have them activate your RFID card. Went up to $49 this season but that is still a small price to pay for the convenience of a permanently activated card.
Thanks for all the work that must have gone into compiling all this info.
Thanks for putting together a list. It looks like most mountains have upped the age though. Free is good but still being able to be out there is great!!
you’re not wrong, there certainly has been “age creep.” Back in the 80s and 90s there were areas that while it wasn’t free did give skiers in their 60s a discount. Bellayre in NY let you ski for free on your birthday (or the 6 month anniversary if you had a summer birthday – February for August birthdays, for example). My goal has long been to ski for free at 80, which I reach next month but I worried that when I hit 80 it would have been increased but, so far, not yet.
At Giants Ridge in Minnesota 65+ gets in for $40 during the week and $53 on the weekends. It’s one of the better places to ski in Minnesota with terrain for everyone.
Skiing out west is a rip off at any age.
Most skiers older than 65 are lucky to make it more than 4 hours while kids can ski forever at a lower rate. Ski resorts should be ashamed.
This deal is pure BS. The age requirement has continued to creep up to remain just ahead of the leading edge Baby-Boomers as myself…born 1946.
“Hang in there” As a 1944 Boomer (age 85 this August) I’ve been equally frustrated but I “make lemonade” if those that give me lemons” Check out the list. Luckily I’m In Calif and have 3 ski areas along the San Gabriel Mts and up the Eastern Sierra. Add to that 2 areas in Utah and another in Arizona. All within a 1-day drive. A short flight away New Mexico has 5 areas a short drive from Taos. All are fun and challenging enough for me and 4 of the 5 five are big enough for more than a 1 day ski. If you can swing enough days off and get a cheap (<$150) air fare, Whistler/ Blackcomb has a Season pass For (I think) about $140 US. It's one of my least favorite resorts but one could get a whole season's-worth of vertical feet in a week's trip.
There may be other resorts with similar options. I used to be able to ski Park City and/or Eastern side for reasonable $$$ but now to pay the single day $ while only having time to ski part of the massive area seems ridiculous. "44 wishes you will and in 3 years "46 and join "44.
Either Boomer doesn’t know his age or his birth date. But great to see him skiing.
Started skiing in 7th grade, and at 12 years old, I had to pay the adult price, as child rate was under 12.
I went to college at 18 and I had to pay the adult price, as students never got breaks during my years.
Began working in a career and of course, paid the adult price. And lift ticket breaks were being given to the 62 and older folks.
Now retired and well beyond 62 and I am continuing to pay the adult price.
Nowadays, college students get a BIG break, teenagers are considered children and get a BIGGER break, even adults under 33 years get a break. What gives? Only giving credo now to 75- 80 year olds with a break is not reciprocation for 1950s baby-boomers who had supported and prolonged this sport’s health for almost their entire lifetime. More like a Bite on the hand, considering, I am the proverbial hand that has fed the resorts for the past 56 years.
Thank you for doing such extensive research and sharing it with all of us not so younger seniors but not old enough or young enough, yet again!
Bought my first skis and boots in 1951 as a college freshman in Minnesota. Many skis and boots later still skiing in Canada to Colorado. Yoga helps to keep my “core” strong.
Bend, OR ski club has an excellent program for skiers of any age. They lead groups divided by level of expertise. There are many 60, 70 and 80 year olds. I’m 84 and ski in the advanced intermediate group. They also sponsor regular apres ski get togethers.
I’ll never forget skiing Squaw (about 20 years ago) with an 80 y.o. retired chiropractor from Reno who said “I don’t know why they give us such a discount. We’re the ones with all the money!”