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Epic Pass has launched its calendar of events for the 2025-2026 ski and snowboard season, with a number of music, art and culinary offerings in addition to access to the top slopes and resorts across North America.
Vail Resorts’ winter event lineup includes a Sofi Tukker performance on December 13, with more artists and concert dates set to be announced for Vail’s “Après at the Amp” mountaintop sets.
A few miles East, Breckenridge debuts the “Rockstar Energy Open” December 19-21, with the three-day festival combining snowboarding competitions with live music, art installations, and an “interactive fan village” all set against the backdrop of Breck’s five snow-capped peaks. Breckenridge’s Ullr Fest also returns for its 62nd year, with the winter festival celebrating the Norwegian God of Snow. Locals says the annual festival is the reason why Ullr blesses Breckenridge with some of the finest snow in the world (the festival also boasts the world’s longest shotski, but that’s likely not the Norwegian nor Norse God-related).
Other entertainment offerings at Epic Pass resorts this season include “Heavenly Toyota Air,” which returns for its fourth season at Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly Mountain Resort. The big-air event features “gravity-defying stunts” on a 45-foot jump, in addition to pop-up DJ sets (this year’s activation featured sets from DJ and producer Vandelux, Australian DJ Hayden James, and EDM star VNSSA, among others).
Worth nothing: this year is also Whistler Mountain’s 60th Anniversary and Heavenly Ski Resort’s 70th Anniversary, and organizers have teased “non-stop fun” planned all winter at both resorts.
The new events come on the heels of Epic Pass’ price increase on November 16. Skiers can lock in a pass now to save on access to the resorts and events. Pricing starts at just $833 for an Epic Local Pass, which provides unlimited, unrestricted access to 29 resorts. The best value is the Epic Pass ($1,121) which offers unlimited, unrestricted access to Vail Resorts’ 42 owned and operated resorts in North America, plus access to partner resorts ike Telluride, Colorado, and ski areas in Japan, Switzerland and other slopes across Europe.
Active and retired service members can score a military discount, which drops the price of an unlimited pass down to just $200. And you can also save when purchasing single-day or week-long passes in advance. See more details here.
New this season are the Epic Friend Tickets, which gets pass holders 50% off on up to six lift tickets for friends and family. Epic Pass prices are set to increase after November 16, so it’s worth locking in the discounted pricing now.
All passes come with Epic Mountain Rewards, which offer exclusive discounts for pass holders, including 20% off on-mountain food and beverage, lodging, ski and ride lessons, equipment rentals and more. Find out more about Epic Pass promotions and perks at EpicPass.com.
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