Ikon Pass BLACKOUT DATES 2026-2027

Updated October 4, 2026

The full Ikon Pass has no blackout dates. The Ikon Base Pass and the Ikon Session Pass do.

North American Blackout Dates (Ikon Base Pass and Ikon Session Pass):

Dec. 26 – 30, 2026
Jan. 16 – 17, 2027
Feb. 13 – 14, 2027

That's the week between Christmas and New Year's, Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and Presidents' Day weekend.

NO Blackout dates for Base Pass holders at Arapahoe Basin (new this season, after Alterra bought it), Copper Mountain, Winter Park, Eldora, Big Bear Mountain Resort, Snow Valley, Snowshoe, Tremblant and Blue Mountain (Ontario).

Base Pass holders are blacked out on those dates at Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth and June Mountain, and at Steamboat, where the Base Pass gets five days rather than unlimited skiing. Check ikonpass.com for Solitude before you plan a holiday trip there.

Southern Hemisphere Blackout Dates (Base and Session)

July 4 – 19, 2026
July 3 – 18, 2027

What the Base Pass doesn't cover at all: Jackson Hole, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, Sun Valley and Alta. Snowbird gets five days, and Aspen Snowmass means five days at Snowmass only. The Base Plus Pass, which used to add Jackson and Aspen for an extra fee, was discontinued after 2024-25, so the only way to those mountains on Ikon is the full Ikon Pass ($1,449, with seven days at each).

For skiers who aren't skiing those big holiday weekends, the Ikon Base Pass ($1,019) does nicely: unlimited skiing at Palisades Tahoe, Mammoth, Copper, Winter Park, A-Basin and more, plus five days at most of the other Ikon partners. Skiers who need Christmas week, MLK or Presidents' Day, or who want Jackson Hole, Deer Valley or Alta, should buy the full Ikon.

Reservations: Jackson Hole, Deer Valley and Loon require Ikon Pass reservations this season. Aspen Snowmass dropped them.

The Ikon Session Pass (2, 3 or 4 days, from $319) carries the same blackout dates.

Prices go up after Oct. 8, 2026, and Ikon passes go off sale in early December. For every pass compared side by side, see our 2026-27 Season Pass Guide, and for this winter's strong El Niño, see which resorts get more snow in El Niño winters.