Our big list of Washington State ski ticket discounts

There are 13 Washington State ski areas, 10 in the West and Central parts of the state and 3 in the East:

Nine ski areas in the Cascade Range nearest the Seattle-Tacoma metro area.
One ski area in the Olympic Range on the Washington Peninsula.
Two ski areas in the eastern part of the state, closer to the city of Spokane.
One ski area in the southeastern part of the state, close to the city of Walla Walla.

For each ski resort in the list below, we give adult daily ski lift ticket prices and the cost of a regular season pass. The regular prices are followed by different ways to get discount tickets for daily tickets or passes.

Advance purchase is often one way to save on ski lift tickets and season passes. Be sure to confirm pricing and cancellation policies before you buy.

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Ski Lift Ticket Discounts General Information

Washington Ski Season typically runs November-March. We usually update ski lift ticket discounts beginning in April when the current season ends, and operators announce their prices for the next season.

Daily Ski Lift Ticket Discounts

Common discount tickets include weekdays, youth and seniors, and half-day or late arrival. Other types of discounts may be offered, such as ticket packages or group purchase, military, night skiing (if available), special events, sponsorships (Toyota, Pepsi, etc.), or other discounts.

Some ski areas also offer discounts if you only plan to go snowshoeing or Nordic (cross-country) skiing on groomed trails, or “tubing” at play areas. For these activities, resorts offer much lower rates than those for alpine or downhill skiing and snowboarding.

Especially for the more remote areas, there are often lodging packages that include ski lift tickets. So look for links to these discounts and deals on the individual ski area websites.

Ski Lift Season Passes

If you plan to ski regularly or take ski lessons, buy a ski lift season pass. If you purchase a season pass anytime during the ski season, you will pay full price. To get a discount on a season pass, buy it during the off-season. The earlier you buy, the more you save. Payment plans are available for some passes, especially for pre-season purchase.

Here are the general guidelines for saving money on ski lift season passes:

Good discount: before the current season opens (November), most resorts offer a modest discount on the purchase of ski lift passes.
Better discount: during summer, many resorts offer a good discount on ski lift season passes purchased before fall.
Best discount: at the end of each season (April), some resorts offer a steep discount on season passes purchased for the next year.

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Ski Resorts in Washington State

Generally, ski terrain is more rugged in the North Cascades or at higher elevations. Snow is drier at higher elevations and/or on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountain Range.

The best powder is usually found in the western part of Washington State at the Mt. Baker and Mission Ridge ski areas and in the east at Bluewood. In my experience, powder in Washington State ski areas is heavier than say, the Rocky Mountains and other popular ski destinations around the country.

Before you go, you may want to check snow conditions:

Washington State Snow Report
Ski Resort Info: Snow report Washington State
National Weather Service: Washington Mountain Forecast
United States Department of Agriculture: Washington Snowpack Summary Maps and Graphs

When traveling to any Washington State ski area, always check WSDOT Mountain Pass conditions and be prepared for winter driving.

Cascade Mountain Ski Areas

Cascade Mountain Range ski areas are listed in order by driving distance from Seattle.

Note: Hurricane Ridge, located in the Olympic Mountains on the Washington Peninsula is listed in the next section, followed by the Spokane area ski resorts in the eastern (and southeastern) part of the state.

Summit at Snoqualmie Pass and Alpental is located 1 hour east/southeast of Seattle via I-90. Snoqualmie Pass is composed of four unique ski areas offering a huge diversity of terrain. Elevation: West 765’-3765’, Central 1025’-3865, East 1100’-3710’, Alpental 2280’-5420’. Total: 62 trails, 24 lifts, 1981 skiable acres.

Snoqualmie/Alpental regular ski tickets: Prices vary by day and demand, and are subject to change daily. Prices begin at $38 for all-day.
Snoqualmie/Alpental ski ticket discounts: Discount on passes include off-peak “remedy” pass, twilight (after 2PM), and Nordic trails. Plus discounts for various ages groups.
2022 Spring Fling Pass is $139 from March 28, 2022 until the close of the 2022 ski season.

Snoqualmie Summit 2022-2023 Season Passes

Unlimited Pass $689 – On sale April 5, 2022 (age 26-61, discounted for other age groups): Unlimited access to every area at The Summit (including Alpental) for the entire 2022-23 season. Plus other discounts and deals.
Remedy Pass $379 (age 13+) is a great value for locals that don’t need to ski or ride on peak weekends. It provides access to any Summit lifts open during off-peak days, including Alpental.

Stevens Pass is located 2 hours east/northeast of Seattle via I-405, SR-522, and US-2. Situated on the crest of the Cascade Range, the ski area straddles two national forests: Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie on the west side of the crest and Wenatchee National Forest on the east. Elevation: 4061’-5845’, 37 trails, 10 lifts, 1125 skiable acres.

Stevens regular ski tickets: Adult daily $109, Stevens season pass $343, Epic local pass $626 (includes over 2 dozen ski areas), Epic pass $841 (no blackout dates for over 2 dozen ski areas, additional benefits)
Stevens ski ticket discounts: purchase daily tickets online 7 days in advance for the best price. Other ways to save include partner ski shop purchase, off-peak (most weekdays), 4-hour flex, 4- or 6-day pack, night time (after 4pm), and 5-night pack, plus 5^th graders, youth, seniors, learning area, early bird pass, college student pass, military pass.

2022/2023 Stevens Pass and Epic Ski Lift Passes

EPIC Pass $841 (age 13+): unlimited days at U.S. and Australian resorts with no blackout dates, plus discounts tickets and/or limited access to more U.S., Canadian, Japanese, and European resorts, some with blackout dates.
Epic Local Pass $626 (age 19+): unlimited days at U.S. resorts, plus discounts tickets and/or limited access to more U.S., Canadian, and Japanese resorts, some with blackout dates.
EPIC Day Pass $180+ (children) $347+ – (age 13+): Flexible pass for up to 50% off–choose 1 to 7 total days with or without holiday restrictions at U.S. and Canadian resorts.
Stevens Pass Select (Off-Peak) Pass $343 (age 13-69): limited access on selected dates and unrestricted access on other dates. Discount available for seniors 70+.

Crystal Mountain is located 2¼ hours south/southeast of Seattle via I-5, SR-18, SR-164, SR-410, in the eastern shadow of Mt. Rainier (with some killer views from the top of the ridge). It is the largest ski resort in Washington State. The ski area operates in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Elevation: 4400’-7002’, 57 trails, 11 lifts, 2300 skiable acres.

Crystal regular ski tickets: Prices vary based on day and time. Tickets as low as $59 are available in late spring. Regular season daily passes as low as $89. IKON multi-resort season pass $419 – $1,079.
Crystal ski ticket discounts: Buy passes early online. Other discounts: off-peak (most weekdays), youth, senior, beginner chair, night time, spring skiing.
2022 3-Day Spring Wild-Card passes for $239, $299 for unlimited spring skiing through closing day.

IKON 2022/2023 worldwide ski lift season pass discount

Parking is included with all passes. A handful of other pass options are available as well.

IKON PASS $1,079 (age 23+): ski unlimited days at 15 U.S. & Canadian destinations and 7 days each at 50 worldwide destinations with no blackout dates. Includes summer gondola passes. Payment plan available. Discount available for renewals.
IKON BASE PASS $749 (age 23+): ski unlimited days at 14 U.S. & Canadian destinations and 5 days each at 26 worldwide destinations with some blackout dates. Payment plan available. Discount available for renewals.
IKON SESSION PASS 4-DAY $419 (age 23+): ski four days total at 37 U.S. & Canadian destinations with some blackout dates.
CRYSTAL LEGEND PASS – new this year- $1699. No blackouts or restrictions. unlimited summer gondola rides, food discounts, and more.

Mt. Baker Ski Area is located 2½ hours north/northeast of Seattle via I-5 Exit and SR-542. The ski area is within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, operated under a permit granted by the United States Forest Service. Elevation: 3500’- 5089’, 31 trails, 10 lifts, 1000 skiable acres.

Mt. Baker regular ski tickets: Adult daily $75.46
2022/2023 season passes- Not available yet as of April 21, 2022
Mt. Baker ski ticket discounts: Advance purchase discount $718 by September 30, or $755 by November 2. Other discounts: mid-week, half-days, family, and beginner chair, plus discounts and FREE skiing for children, 5th graders, seniors, military.

Leavenworth Winter Sports Club (LWSC) is located 2½ hours east/northeast of Seattle via I-405, SR-522, and US-2 (30 minutes past Stevens Pass). LWSC is a great family play option offering an alpine ski area with two rope tows, ski jump hill, a tubing hill, and 26 kilometers of Nordic (cross-country) trails. Elevation: 1200’-1400’, 2 trails, 2 lifts.

LWSC regular ski tickets: Skiing and snowboarding adult daily $24
2022/2023 season passes– Individual adult pass $265. Family pass, $530.
LWSC ski ticket discounts: Multiple options for season passes, including season family passes. Other discounts: Afternoon (1PM), military, 2-day tickets, youth, senior, family, business pass, lifetime passes. Tubing, snowshoeing, and sledding are separately priced. Discount for tubing & skiing tickets purchased together.

White Pass is located 3¼ hours south/southeast of Seattle via I-5, WA-512, WA-7, and US-12, on the southeastern side of Mt. Rainier. Elevation: 4500’-6550’, 40 trails, 8 lifts.

White Pass regular ski tickets: Adult daily $79 and season pass $669. Off-peak season passes $499. 2022/2023 passes- Limited amount available. Spring prices- $669 Adult Unrestricted pass with no blackout dates or advance reservations. $499 Adult off-peak pass. More passes released in the fall at a different rate.
White Pass ski ticket discounts: Save on reload purchase passes. Other discounts:half-day, lower area only, military, youth, 3^rd graders, senior, beginner area, night skiing.

Mission Ridge is located 3½ hours east/southeast of Seattle via I-90, US-97, and US-2, on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains. Elevation: 4570’-6820’, 36 trails, 6 lifts, 2000 skiable acres.

Mission Ridge regular ski tickets: Adult daily $77-$97.
2022 Spring Pass $179 from March 1 until the end of the season with select blackout dates.
2022/2023 season passes– Limited amount available. $749 for adult Premier Pass with no blackout dates/times. $549 for adult core value pass- unlimited M-F skiing with additional perks and access. Weekday only and nighttime only passes are also available.
Mission Ridge ski ticket discounts: youth, children <10 with paying adult, senior, family, 3-day (reloadable), renewal, late arrival (12pm), night time, military, beginner chair, rope tow, groups of 15 or more.

Loup Loup Ski Bowl is located 4½ hours east/northeast of Seattle via I-90 and US-97, between the towns of Twisp and Okanogan. The ski area is operated under a special use permit with the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest. Elevation: 1220’-5280’, 10 trails, 3 lifts, 300 skiable acres.

Loup Loup regular ski tickets: Adult daily $60.
2022/2023 season passes– Season pass price TBD.
Loup Loup ski ticket discounts: Loup Loup passes include a number of free days and discounts at other ski areas in and outside Washington State. Other discounts include mid-week, half-days, family passes, and lower mountain (poma + rope tow), plus the typical discounts for children, students, seniors, military, and corporate.

North Cascade Heli (NCH) in Mazama, WA is located 5 hours east/northeast of Seattle via I-90 (or from the north via US-2) and US-97. Note that the northly route via I-5 and US-20 (aka North Cascades Highway) is typically closed due to avalanche dangers from mid-November to mid-April. NCH offers the highest elevation skiing in Washington State on the eastern slopes of the Cascade range. Elevation: 5300’-8200’.

North Cascade Heli regular ski tickets: One-day Heli-Skiing $1500pp; get $50 off for each additional day. 3-Night or 4-Night Yurt Trip $1,600pp or $1,800pp.

Olympic Mountain Ski Areas

We could not confirm prices for Hurricane Ridge for 2018-2019 as their (apparently new) website has no pricing information and many of the pages bring up nonsense language.

Hurricane Ridge Ski Area is located 3½ hours north/northwest of Seattle via I-5, the Edmonds-Kingston Ferry, and SR-104 to the Olympic National Park. It is one of only a few remaining lift operations in the National Parks (the others are Badger Pass in California’s Yosemite National Park and Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park). Rising a mile high, Hurricane Ridge features stunning Pacific Northwest winter vista. The National Park charges an entrance fee, $15 per car, or purchase a yearly pass for $30. Weather dependent, the road generally opens to uphill traffic at 9am and closes to uphill traffic at 4pm. Elevation: 4800’-5500’, 10 trails, 3 lifts.

Hurricane Ridge regular ski tickets: Daily adult $49 and season pass $330.
2022/2023 season passes– $625 family pass for 5 family members. $330 Adult pass.
Hurricane Ridge ski ticket discounts: family season pass, Indy pass, half-days, intermediate lifts, bunny lifts, non-profits, and groups of 10 or more. 4th and 5th graders free.

Spokane & Eastern Washington Area Ski Areas

(Listed north to south)

49 Degrees North is located 330 miles east of Seattle via I-90 and WA-231 and 60 miles north of Spokane via US-395, in the heart of the Colville National Forest. Spokane International Airport and for small planes the Chewelah Municipal Airport/Sand Canyon airport. Elevation: 3,923’-5,774’, 82 trails, 7 lifts

49 Degrees North regular ski tickets: Prices vary based on the day. Average daily price $71, season pass $469.
2022 Spring Pass– $189 valid March 1, 2022, until the end of the season.
2022/2023 season passes- Regular adult pass $469. Combo adult pass with Silver Mountain, $599.
49 Degrees North ski ticket discounts: youth, child, student, military, senior, and corporate. Other discounts: different events and promotions held throughout the season.

Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park operates within Mt. Spokane State Park located 310 miles east of Seattle via I-90 and WA-206 and 30 miles north of Spokane via US-2 and WA-206. In addition to Nordic skiing, the park offers snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and year-round camping, horseback riding, biking, hiking trails, berry picking, and more. Elevation: 4,200′-5,889′, 52 trails, 7 lifts

Mt. Spokane regular ski tickets: Adult daily $70.
2022/2023 season passes– Regular adult pass, $799. Midweek adult pass $499. Deeply discounted if you order early!
Mt. Spokane ski ticket discounts: pre-season purchase, half-day, nighttime, mid-week, youth, child, student, military, family pack (20 tickets). Select days are free for children and youth.

Bluewood is located in the southeastern part of Washington, miles southeast of Seattle and miles from Yakima. Bluewood is known for clear skies, more than 300 inches of light, fluffy, smoke-dry powder snow, and a wide variety of terrain. Elevation: 4545′-5670′, 24 trails, 4 lifts

Bluewood regular ski tickets: Adult daily $60
2022/2023 season passes– Adult season pass $449. Family $995-$1095.
Bluewood ski ticket discounts: advance purchase, child, student, senior, military, family pass, half-day Vintner’s Ridge and Cat Skiing (ungroomed terrain), and select events.

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