Indy Pass Is Back on Sale: What It Gets You in Utah for 2026-27

The Indy Pass is back on sale to the general public as of September 8. After adding 60 new resorts to reach 304 partner ski areas, Indy put a limited number of passes back on sale this week. The waitlist price was $449 for the Indy+ Pass and $399 for the Indy Base Pass. Public pricing runs slightly higher, with the Base Pass at $419 for adults.

The short version: two days of skiing at each partner resort, plus 25 percent off a third day. In Utah that means two days at Beaver Mountain, discounted tickets at Cherry Peak, and two cross-country trail days at White Pine Touring Center. Do not wait. Last spring the pass sold out in 37 minutes.

What Changed This Week

Indy opened 2026-27 sales on April 3 and sold out in 37 minutes. Director Erik Mogensen called it a clear signal that skiers want affordable access to independent ski areas. Since then Indy has added roughly 60 resorts, capped by a September 8 keynote announcing Vermont's Smugglers' Notch Resort: three mountains and 78 trails with no blackout dates, though visits will require advance reservations.

The total now stands at 304 resorts across four continents, 15 countries, 30 states, and six Canadian provinces. That growth created the capacity to reopen sales, with pass volume capped so partner mountains do not get overrun.

What the Pass Costs and Includes

Two tiers, simple structure. The Indy+ Pass has no blackout dates. The Indy Base Pass has blackout dates and costs less. Note that blackout dates for 2026-27 will be finalized by fall 2026, so check Indy's site before you buy.

Every passholder gets two days at each full partner resort, plus 25 percent off a third day, two trail pass days at cross-country resorts, and discounted tickets at Allied resorts.

One useful detail: if your favorite 2025-26 resort did not renew for 2026-27, you can request a refund for an unused pass by December 1, 2026.

The fall sale is a limited window. Once the quota sells out, Indy returns to an email waitlist. Given the 37-minute spring sellout, this round may not last long.

What It Gets You in Utah

Here is the honest Utah picture, because it has changed.

Beaver Mountain is Utah's lone full partner alpine resort for 2026-27. In Logan Canyon near Garden City, it lists about 1,700 feet of vertical, 48 trails, and six lifts, with night skiing and terrain parks. Two days on your Indy Pass, plus a third at 25 percent off, makes the Beav a solid weekend destination from Salt Lake.

Cherry Peak in Richmond is on the pass as an Allied resort, a separate tier Indy created to expand in dense regions without breaking its payout model. Passholders get up to two daily lift tickets at 25 percent off the window rate.

For nordic skiers, White Pine Touring Center in Park City is an Indy cross-country partner, good for two trail pass days.

Two Utah names that used to matter here are gone. Powder Mountain was on the Indy Pass for years before Reed Hastings bought the resort and moved it toward a semi-private model. And Eagle Point Resort will not operate at all this winter. The June Cottonwood Fire damaged four of its five chairlifts, destroyed two lodges, and burned roughly 300 acres of terrain. Owner Shane Gadbaw announced on August 3 that there was not enough time to complete repairs before the season. That closure is a real loss for Utah's independent ski scene.

The realistic Utah value is Beaver Mountain days, discounted Cherry Peak tickets, and two nordic days at White Pine Touring. The rest is in road trips: Loveland, Granby Ranch, Sunlight, and Echo Mountain in Colorado are all on the pass, and Utah's central location makes a multi-state independent ski tour genuinely feasible.

Who Should Buy This

The Indy Pass makes sense for skiers who do at least one trip a season beyond their home hill. If your home resort is not on Indy, the Indy AddOn Pass unlocks the same two-days-each access across the partner network at a discount, as long as you verify your current unrestricted season pass.

It also works as a budget alternative to the big multi-resort passes. You will not get Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, or Deer Valley days with it. You get independent mountains with shorter lift lines and cheaper everything else. One or two independent-resort road trips a year covers the cost.

The caveats are real. Base Pass blackout dates are still being finalized, some resorts require advance reservations, and the pass is capped, so the sale could end without warning. The risk of buying now is smaller than the risk of waiting. Last spring's sellout put the fence-sitters on the waitlist.

Before the season, run through the Wasatch September checklist, review Little Cottonwood Canyon traction rules for 2026-27, and read the all-mountain versus carving ski comparison if you are dialing in a quiver for varied independent resorts.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did the Indy Pass go back on sale for 2026-27?

Waitlist sales opened September 1, 2026, and remaining passes went to the general public on September 8 at 10 a.m. ET.

What is the difference between the Indy+ Pass and the Indy Base Pass?

The Indy+ Pass has no blackout dates. The Indy Base Pass includes blackout dates and costs less. Blackout dates for 2026-27 will be finalized by fall 2026.

Which Utah resorts are on the Indy Pass for 2026-27?

Beaver Mountain is the only full partner, giving two days plus 25 percent off a third day. Cherry Peak is an Allied resort with up to two daily tickets at 25 percent off. White Pine Touring Center is a cross-country partner with two trail pass days. Eagle Point will not operate this winter after the Cottonwood Fire.

How many resorts are on the Indy Pass now?

The 2026-27 Indy Pass includes 304 partner ski areas across four continents, 15 countries, 30 states, and six Canadian provinces, after adding 60 new resorts since last season.

What is the Indy Pass refund policy?

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