Comparisons
Fifteen family matchups. Not 800 permutations.
Side-by-side Family Score, ski-school ages, visitor childcare, beginner share, elevation, pass, and family-of-4 cost — pulled from the live resort pages. Unverified stays unverified.
Epic Pass vs Epic Pass
Beaver Creek vs Vail
7.3vs7.0Two Epic flagships at 8,100 feet. One publishes a play school. The other publishes a village you grow into.
Ikon Pass vs Epic Pass
Winter Park vs Breckenridge
7.4vs7.3Winter Park is Ikon. Breckenridge is Epic. Same county conversation — different pass, different altitude bill.
Epic Pass vs Ikon Pass
Park City Mountain vs Deer Valley
7.6vs7.7Across the street, different pass, different snowboard policy. Park City is the town. Deer Valley is the school.
Ikon Pass vs Ikon Pass
Brighton vs Solitude
6.9vs6.7Same canyon, same Ikon pass. Brighton is night skiing without care. Solitude is Moonbeam with a quieter base.
Ikon Pass / Mountain Collective vs Ikon Pass / Mountain Collective
Alta vs Snowbird
4.9vs6.2Little Cottonwood is not a first-family-ski-trip product. Alta refused to become one. Snowbird is the slightly more usable day.
Epic Pass vs Ikon Pass
Northstar California vs Palisades Tahoe
7.2vs6.8Northstar is Epic. Palisades is Ikon. Same lake, different pass, neither is a toddler-care mountain.
Ikon Pass vs Ikon Pass
Camelback Resort vs Blue Mountain
6.6vs6.6Two Ikon Poconos hills. Camelback is indoor backup. Blue is a slightly bigger hill. Neither is Vermont.
Ikon Pass vs Epic Pass
Stratton Mountain vs Mount Snow
7.0vs6.6Southern Vermont, different pass. Stratton is a 4-STAR nursery on Ikon. Mount Snow is Epic with Friday–Monday care.
Independent vs Epic Pass
Smugglers' Notch vs Okemo
8.4vs7.8Vermont’s family fork. Smugglers' is the village week. Okemo is the Epic mountain you already hold a pass for.
Ikon Pass vs Ikon Pass
Steamboat vs Winter Park
7.8vs7.4Same Ikon pass, different Colorado. Steamboat is the town and the program. Winter Park is Denver without I-70.
Ikon Pass vs Ikon Pass / Mountain Collective
Snowbasin vs Snowbird
5.9vs6.2Same Ikon pass, different job. Snowbasin is the Wasatch day that is not 8,000 feet. Snowbird is Cottonwood snow.
Ikon Pass vs Ikon Pass
Mt. Bachelor vs Crystal Mountain
7.5vs7.4Same Ikon pass, different whether a baby has a room. Bachelor publishes licensed care. Crystal publishes the Seattle drive.
Power Pass vs Epic Pass
Purgatory Resort vs Breckenridge
6.5vs7.3The cost story. Purgatory publishes kids 12-and-under always ski free. Breck is Epic, a town, and 9,600 feet.
Ikon Pass vs Epic Pass
Mont-Tremblant vs Stowe
7.2vs6.7Tremblant is Ikon and a pedestrian village. Stowe is Epic and a real Vermont town. Different pass. Different crib.
Independent vs Epic Pass
Big White vs Whistler Blackcomb
7.1vs6.8Canada is not one product. Big White is Tot Town and cheaper lifts. Whistler is scale, Epic, and residents-only daycare.