Snowboarding is all the time higher with a buddy, and the Epic Move desires to make that simpler by introducing new discounted companion tickets.
The “Epic Good friend Tickets” provide 50% off the value of raise tickets for companions throughout the 2025-26 season, in response to Vail Resorts, which owns the Epic Move. All 37 of Vail’s North American resorts will settle for the brand new buddy tickets.
“For those who ski or journey, chances are high somebody introduced you into the game, and we wish to make it simpler so that you can pay it ahead,” Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts, stated in a press release shared with TPG.
In response to the corporate, Epic Move holders who bought their go earlier than April 14 will obtain 10 buddy tickets, whereas skiers who bought a go after that may obtain six. These will substitute the earlier “Buddy Tickets,” which Vail stated sometimes provided fewer financial savings and different relying on the resort.
Passholders can redeem their buddy tickets by way of the Epic Move web site. To activate the ticket, they will use the My Epic app or go to the resort ticket window in particular person.
Moreover, your buddy will be capable to apply the complete value of their redeemed Epic Good friend Ticket to the value of a 2026-27 Epic Move.
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“By making it simpler for our Move Holders to share the ski expertise with mates — by way of financial savings throughout not one, however two winter seasons — we hope to assist spark traditions that may encourage teams of mates to return to the mountains for years to come back,” Katz stated.
The Epic Move presents limitless entry to over 40 mountains and restricted entry to many extra worldwide. It’s at present on sale for $1,075, however Vail Resorts stated the value will improve after Sept. 1.
Vail additionally presents different choices, such because the Epic Native Move ($799), which incorporates limitless entry to 29 mountain resorts, and the Epic Day Move (from $58 to $838), which is geared towards vacationers who plan to ski for one to seven days. (Whereas the Epic Move and the Epic Native Move qualify for Epic Good friend Tickets, the Epic Day Move is just not eligible.)
Vail owns and operates 42 completely different mountains throughout North America, Europe and Australia, together with Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, Park Metropolis Mountain in Utah, Breckenridge in Colorado, Stowe in Vermont and Crans-Montana in Switzerland. The corporate additionally companions with dozens of different resorts throughout the U.S., Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Austria, France and Italy.
In Australia, Vail presents comparable “Deliver A Mate” tickets, which embody as much as 50% off single-day raise tickets at Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham.
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