Whistler Blackcomb Lowers Lift Ticket Prices for Skiers and Riders Who Plan a Month Ahead 

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WHISTLER, British Columbia, Dec. 9, 2025 – In its latest move to make skiing and riding more accessible,  Whistler Blackcomb announced a new discount averaging over 30% off lift tickets for guests who purchase  four or more weeks in advance. 

“Up until this season, there were two ways to save on lift access at our mountain resorts – you could either  purchase an Epic Pass or Epic Day Pass pre-season for a huge value, or save a smaller amount on lift  tickets by purchasing online at least seven days in advance – our goal is to fill that gap,” said Vail Resorts  CEO Rob Katz. “While we will always give the best deal to our Pass Holders, with this new discount, our  hope is to make the sport more accessible for guests who aren’t thinking about skiing and snowboarding  until winter arrives.”  

The new lift ticket discount will be available for skiers and riders who plan to visit Whistler Blackcomb, Vail  Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Crested Butte, Park City Mountain, Heavenly, Northstar,  Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow during the 2025/26 season. At Whistler Blackcomb, skiers and riders can save up to $100 CAD per lift ticket, depending on the day, by purchasing four or more weeks in  advance. If purchased today, the first eligible day for the new savings is January 5, 2026. Lift tickets are available now on all Vail Resorts’ 37 North American resorts websites. Lift ticket prices vary by resort and  peak period. 

Today’s announcement follows the company’s debut of Epic Friend Tickets earlier this year, which provide friends of season-long Epic Pass Holders with half off lift tickets to celebrate the social side of skiing. The  Epic Friend discount is off window pricing and cannot be combined with this new discount. 

As an additional step to make skiing and riding more accessible, guests with a lift ticket this season can  turn their ticket in for savings on an Epic Pass for next season. Epic Friends can use the total cost  paid, and all other lift ticket purchasers can apply up to $175 USD of what they paid. Restrictions apply.* 

Nearly 75% of Vail Resorts visitation comes from skiers and riders with a season-long Epic Pass or Epic  Day Pass purchased ahead of the winter season, and the remaining ~25% of visitation is from guests who  purchase a lift ticket. Less than 2% of visitation comes from guests who purchased their skiing at the  ticket window. In 2019, Vail Resorts introduced Epic 1-7 Day Passes** for more occasional skiers and  riders which provide up to 65% off compared to the cost of lift tickets when purchased ahead of the season. 

Today’s announcement underscores Vail Resorts’ commitment to reimagining every step of the guest  experience. Alongside making the sport more accessible, the company is focused on a series of  enhancements – from simplifying how you book your trip to transforming how you get your gear. This  season, resorts will also be celebrating what makes each of them unique—and guests can look forward to more events, enhanced dining options on the mountain, a new connected Ski & Ride School experience,  and continued improvements to on-mountain flow through investments in new lifts and real-time lift-wait  transparency. 

*With the 2026/27 Epic Pass Lift Ticket Promotion, guests who were not a season Pass Holder in the 2025/26 North American winter  season and purchased and scanned a lift ticket in 2025/26 at one of our owned and operated North American Resorts can apply the  purchase price of the qualifying lift ticket, up to $175 USD, towards the purchase of an Eligible Pass for the 2026/27 North American  winter season (“Offer”). Please note that lift tickets purchased and scanned prior to the 2025/26 winter season do not qualify and this  Offer is only available to guests who were not season Pass Holders (including Epic Day Pass Holders and Whistler Blackcomb Day  Pass Holders) during the 2025/26 North American winter season. See Full Terms Here.

**Epic Day Passes are currently off sale for the 2025/26 winter season, these were the prices of an Epic 1-Day Pass with access to  Vail Mountain when it went off sale December 4, 2025. Epic Day Passes also come with Epic Mountain Rewards for 20% off savings  on food, group ski and ride school and more, which lift tickets do not come with. 

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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) 

Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail  Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across  North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland; and Perisher,  Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia – all available on the company’s industry-changing Epic Pass. We are  passionate about providing an Experience of a Lifetime to our team members and guests, and our  EpicPromise is to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030, support our employees and communities,  and broaden engagement in our sport. Our company owns and/or manages a collection of elegant hotels  under the RockResorts brand, a portfolio of vacation rentals, condominiums and branded hotels located in  close proximity to our mountain destinations, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole,  Wyo. Vail Resorts Retail operates more than 250 retail and rental locations across North America.  

Learn more about our company at www.VailResorts.com, or discover our resorts and pass options at  www.EpicPass.com. Please contact Vail Resorts Communications at news@vailresorts.com for more  information.