Click the Buy Passes tab at the top of this page and create an account at shop.coloradoski.com/registration.
For each student in grades 3–6, you will need to upload:
Limit one (1) CSCUSA pass or card per student/child. Please allow 3–5 business days for activation.
Only one Proof of Grade document can be uploaded for each student.
Each Proof of Grade document must include the student’s name, grade, and school year.
Acceptable documents include:
If your student’s Ski Passport documentation does not include the required information (student name, grade, and school year), you will be notified by email with instructions about how to correct the Proof of Grade.
If your student has an activated Ski Passport from a prior year and is still eligible for a Ski Passport (within the grade 3–6 range), you do not need to submit an updated Proof of Grade when you purchase this year’s Ski Passport for your student.
CSCUSA Ski Passports are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
While we appreciate that it can be effortful to acquire Proof of Grade documentation and while we know that you sincerely want to buy the appropriate Ski Passport for your student (we know you do, and we love that!), the following Proof of Grade documents are not accepted:
Any current student in grades 3–6 is eligible for a CSCUSA Ski Passport.
If your student does not have public or private school documents with their name, grade, and school year, you may submit a birth certificate or a passport as your Proof of Grade document.
All Proof of Grade documents are reviewed manually, and CSCUSA uses Denver Public School (DPS) age-grade guidelines to determine Ski Passport eligibility. Birth dates that are out of range will not be activated.
You can find the DPS eligibility guidelines here.
The age eligibility criteria for 2024–25 Ski Passport Grade 3 will be as follows: students must have turned 5 on or before October 1, 2019.
CSCUSA Ski Passports are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
A student is eligible for each grade’s pass only once.
Students repeating all or a portion of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade do not qualify for a repeat pass.
If an applicant provides any false or inaccurate student information in their application, a pass will not be activated.
If a pass has already been activated, it will be revoked if it is determined that false or inaccurate information has been provided.
All information provided in the application is subject to verification by CSCUSA.
Legal guardians may purchase Ski Passports for any students in grades 3–6 that are in their care.
After you complete your purchase and your Ski Passport has been activated, log in to the CSCUSA Pass Portal.
Once there, validate each of your planned visits to a member resort. You can validate a visit up to seven (7) days in advance. You will receive a Visit Validation code email (you can also access each of your Visit Validation codes in your Pass Portal) and instructions for How to Redeem at each member resort.
We’ll track exactly how many visits you have available at each member resort. Just validate and visit the ticket window!
CSCUSA passes and cards take approximately 3-5 days* to activate. You will receive an email notifying you when they are ready to use.
*Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
Click the Pass Portal tab at the top of this page and log with the username and password you created at the time of purchase.
Reminder: usernames are all lower case, no spaces.
Go to our Visit Validation FAQs page or watch this helpful video. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
Passes and cards may be validated as early as seven (7) days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
Once a validation is confirmed, it cannot be canceled.
Some member resorts may require you to follow a multi-step process to redeem your Visit Validation code.
We recommend taking a screenshot of each of your Visit Validation codes, so you don’t have to rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
Each Ski Passport comes with two (2) free junior daily rental packages from our Presenting Sponsor Christy Sports.
Please watch for instructions in your Pass Portal.
Kids’ Ski Passports (grades 3–6) are good at the following 20 CSCUSA member ski areas:
Our Gems Passes and Cards are good at the following 11 CSCUSA Gems ski areas:
All CSCUSA passes and cards are blacked out on the following dates:
Ski Passports cannot be validated on any blackout dates.
CSCUSA Ski Passports are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
Ski Passports and all other CSCUSA passes and cards are non-refundable.
If you fail to upload eligible Proof of Grade documents, your student’s Ski Passport will not be activated, and you will not receive a refund.
We sincerely hope you have the opportunity to use your pass or card this season at one (or more!) of our member resorts. They say variety is the spice of life, and who knows? You might just find your favorite run in an unexpected place.
Because here in Colorado Ski Country USA, there’s a mountain for everyone.
We think Colorado is the best, but any student in grades 3–6—no matter where they live—is eligible for a CSCUSA Ski Passport.
All CSCUSA passes and cards must be activated prior to first use.
You will receive an email for each Ski Passport or other CSCUSA pass or card that has been activated.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
You like us! You really like us! And we’re activating as fast as we can!
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
If you are expecting an activation email, and you haven’t received one, check your email, including your junk or spam folders. We may have requested new Proof of Grade or photo documentation.
A commemorative Ski Passport is a printed plastic keepsake card.
You cannot use a commemorative Ski Passport to buy a lift ticket (or anything else, for that matter).
You can put it in a scrapbook, stick it on a bulletin board next to your kids’ artwork, or use it as an ice-scraper (although it will take you a looooooooong time to scrape your windshield, as it is the size of a credit card).
Commemorative Ski Passports are available for an additional $25 each through our shop.
Click the Buy Passes tab at the top of this page and create an account at shop.coloradoski.com/registration.
For each teen ages 12–17, you will need to upload:
Limit one (1) CSCUSA pass or card per teen. Please allow 3–5 business days for activation.
Only one Proof of Age document can be uploaded for each student.
Each Proof of Age document must include the student’s name and birthday, including year.
Acceptable documents include:
If your Gems Teen Pass documentation does not include the required information (name and birthday, including year), you will be notified by email with instructions about how to correct the Proof of Age.
CSCUSA Gem Teen Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
Legal guardians may purchase Gems Teen Passes for any children ages 12–17 that are in their care.
After you complete your purchase and your Gems Teen Pass has been activated, log in to the CSCUSA Pass Portal.
Once there, validate each of your planned visits to a member resort. You can validate a visit up to seven (7) days in advance. You will receive a Visit Validation code email (you can also access each of your Visit Validation codes in your Pass Portal) and instructions for How to Redeem at each member resort.
We’ll track exactly how many visits you have available at each member resort. Just validate and visit the ticket window!
CSCUSA passes and cards take approximately 3-5 days* to activate. You will receive an email notifying you when they are ready to use.
*Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
Click the Pass Portal tab at the top of this page and log with the username and password you created at the time of purchase.
Reminder: usernames are all lower case, no spaces.
Go to our Visit Validation FAQs page or watch this helpful video. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
Passes and cards may be validated as early as seven (7) days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
Once a validation is confirmed, it cannot be canceled.
Some member resorts may require you to follow a multi-step process to redeem your Visit Validation code.
We recommend taking a screenshot of each of your Visit Validation codes, so you don’t have to rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
Gems Teen Passes and all other Gems products are good at the following 11 CSCUSA Gems ski areas:
Kids’ Ski Passports (grades 3–6) are good at the following 20 CSCUSA member ski areas:
All CSCUSA passes and cards are blacked out on the following dates:
Gems Teen Passes cannot be validated on any blackout dates.
CSCUSA Gems Teen Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
Gems Teen Passes and all other CSCUSA passes and cards are non-refundable.
If you fail to upload eligible Proof of Age documents, your Gems Teen Pass will not be activated, and you will not receive a refund.
We sincerely hope you have the opportunity to use your pass or card this season at one (or more!) of our member resorts. They say variety is the spice of life, and who knows? You might just find your favorite run in an unexpected place.
Because here in Colorado Ski Country USA, there’s a mountain for everyone.
We think Colorado is the best, but you don’t have to live here to buy and use a Gems Teen Pass at our 11 Gems resorts.
All CSCUSA passes and cards must be activated prior to first use.
You will receive an email for each Gems Teen Pass or other CSCUSA pass or card that has been activated.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
You like us! You really like us! And we’re activating as fast as we can!
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
If you are expecting an activation email, and you haven’t received one, check your email, including your junk or spam folders. We may have requested new Proof of Age or photo documentation.
Your Gems Discount Card entitles you to mix-n-match discounts, and the more you ski, the more you save.
Choose your discount at the ticket window or on the resort website. Skiing with a friend? Use your Gems Discount Card to buy one adult lift ticket and get one same-day adult lift ticket for a friend. Skiing solo? Use your Gems Discount Card to get 30% off a single adult lift ticket. Valid for 2 days each at Cooper, Echo, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight.
But wait… there’s more! Your Gems Discount Card also includes 2 days at Arapahoe Basin; online pre-purchase required of your $79 midweek adult lift ticket (Tue–Thu) or $99 weekend adult lift ticket (Fri–Mon).
Additional purchase of adult lift ticket required.
The more you ski, the more you save with the Gems Discount Card, Colorado’s own multi-mountain card.
It’s for you if:
The Gems Discount Card was designed with variety in mind, making it the perfect card if you want to explore Colorado’s off-the-beaten-track resorts affordably.
Click the Buy Passes tab at the top of this page and create an account at shop.coloradoski.com/registration.
Limit one (1) per customer. Please allow 3–5 business days for activation.
After you complete your purchase and your Gems Discount Card has been activated, log in to the CSCUSA Pass Portal.
Once there, validate each of your planned visits to a member resort. You can validate a visit up to seven (7) days in advance. You will receive a Visit Validation code email (you can also access each of your Visit Validation codes in your Pass Portal) and instructions for How to Redeem at each member resort.
We’ll track exactly how many visits you have available at each member resort. Just validate and visit the ticket window!
CSCUSA passes and cards take approximately 3-5 days* to activate. You will receive an email notifying you when they are ready to use.
*Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
Click the Pass Portal tab at the top of this page and log with the username and password you created at the time of purchase.
Reminder: usernames are all lower case, no spaces.
Go to our Visit Validation FAQs page or watch this helpful video. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
Passes and cards may be validated as early as seven (7) days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
Once a validation is confirmed, it cannot be canceled.
Some member resorts may require you to follow a multi-step process to redeem your Visit Validation code.
We recommend taking a screenshot of each of your Visit Validation codes, so you don’t have to rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
Gems Discount Cards and other Gems products are good at the following 11 CSCUSA Gems ski areas:
Kids’ Ski Passports (grades 3–6) are good at the following 20 CSCUSA member ski areas:
All CSCUSA passes and cards are blacked out on the following dates:
Gems Discount Cards cannot be validated on any blackout dates.
CSCUSA Gems Discount Cards are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
Gems Discount Cards and all other CSCUSA passes and cards are non-refundable.
We sincerely hope you have the opportunity to use your pass or card this season at one (or more!) of our member resorts. They say variety is the spice of life, and who knows? You might just find your favorite run in an unexpected place.
Because here in Colorado Ski Country USA, there’s a mountain for everyone.
We think Colorado is the best, but you don’t have to live here to buy and use a Gems Discount Card at our 11 Gems resorts.
All CSCUSA passes and cards must be activated prior to first use.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
You can check the status of any pending CSCUSA passes and cards by logging into your Pass Portal.
You like us! You really like us! And we’re activating as fast as we can!
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
If you are expecting an activation email and you haven’t received one, check your email, including your junk or spam folders. We may have requested new photo documentation.
The Gems Parent Pass gets you more mountains, more memories, more of what you love.
The Gems Parent Pass is available only with the purchase of a 2024-25 Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass in our shop. Before you can buy a Gems Parent Pass, you will need to complete the purchase of either a Ski Passport or a Gems Teen Pass.
Limit one (1) per household. Quantities limited.
Once you have received an email thanking you for your Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass purchase, log in to your Pass Portal to view the Gems Parent Pass offer.
The Gems Parent Pass is released in limited quantities each year. It’s designed to help CSCUSA continue to fulfill its mission: that is, to help get new-to-the-sport and non-core skiers and riders on the slopes—in as large numbers as possible.
And in order to maximize our reach to loyal customers like you, sales of the Gems Parent Pass are limited to one per household.
Have a second adult in your household? Buy a Gems Discount Card!
CSCUSA Gems Parent Passes are activated manually. We may refuse to activate your CSCUSA passes and cards if you obtain multiple Gems Parent Passes by fraudulent means.
Legal guardians of students grades 3–6 or children ages 12–17 may purchase one (1) Gems Parent Pass per household once they have purchased a qualifying Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass.
Before you can buy a Gems Parent Pass, you will need to complete the purchase of either a Ski Passport or a Gems Teen Pass.
If you have already purchased a 2024–25 Ski Passport and/or a Gems Teen Pass, go to your Pass Portal to view the offer and click Buy Now.
If you have not already purchased a 2024–25 Ski Passport and/or a Gems Teen Pass, click the Buy Passes tab at the top of this page to create an account.
You will need to complete the purchase of either a Ski Passport or a Gems Teen Pass. Once you have received an email thanking you for your purchase, log back in to your Pass Portal and click the Buy Now button.
Limit one (1) CSCUSA Gems Parent Pass per household. Please allow 3–5 business days for activation.
After you complete your purchase and your Gems Parent Pass has been activated, log in to the CSCUSA Pass Portal.
Once there, validate each of your planned visits to a member resort. You can validate a visit up to seven (7) days in advance. You will receive a Visit Validation code email (you can also access each of your Visit Validation codes in your Pass Portal) and instructions for How to Redeem at each member resort.
We’ll track exactly how many visits you have available at each member resort. Just validate and visit the ticket window!
CSCUSA passes and cards take approximately 3-5 days* to activate. You will receive an email notifying you when they are ready to use.
*Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
Click the Pass Portal tab at the top of this page and log with the username and password you created at the time of purchase.
Reminder: usernames are all lower case, no spaces.
Go to our Visit Validation FAQs page or watch this helpful video. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
Passes and cards may be validated as early as seven (7) days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
Once a validation is confirmed, it cannot be canceled.
Some member resorts may require you to follow a multi-step process to redeem your Visit Validation code.
We recommend taking a screenshot of each of your Visit Validation codes, so you don’t have to rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
Gems Parent Passes and all other Gems products are good at the following 11 CSCUSA Gems ski areas:
Kids’ Ski Passports (grades 3–6) are good at the following 20 CSCUSA member ski areas:
All CSCUSA passes and cards are blacked out on the following dates:
Gems Parent Passes cannot be validated on any blackout dates.
CSCUSA Gems Parent Passes are non-refundable and non-transferable. All sales are final.
Gems Parent Passes and all other CSCUSA passes and cards are non-refundable.
We sincerely hope you have the opportunity to use your pass or card this season at one (or more!) of our member resorts. They say variety is the spice of life, and who knows? You might just find your favorite run in an unexpected place.
Because here in Colorado Ski Country USA, there’s a mountain for everyone.
We think Colorado is the best, but you don’t have to live here to buy and use a Gems Parent Pass at our 11 Gems resorts.
All CSCUSA passes and cards must be activated prior to first use.
You will receive an email for each Gems Parent Pass or other CSCUSA pass or card that has been activated.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
You like us! You really like us! And we’re activating as fast as we can!
During the season, activation of passes and cards takes between 3–5 business days.
Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
If you are expecting an activation email and you haven’t received one, check your email, including your junk or spam folders. We may have requested new photo documentation.
Our new visit validation system helps you keep track of which ski areas you have visited and how many more visits you have remaining before you reach your maximum number at any given ski area. It helps us track visitation at our participating ski areas.
A visit validation is not a reservation, nor is it a daily lift ticket.
In order to obtain a daily lift ticket, you must follow the How to Redeem instructions for your chosen ski area. These can be found in your Pass Portal and in the automatically generated email you receive for each visit you successfully validate.
Passes and cards may be validated as early as 7 days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
We recommend that you do not rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
First, watch this helpful video. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
Or go to your Pass Portal and follow the instructions.
Passes and cards may be validated as early as 7 days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
We recommend that you do not rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
If you plan to use CSCUSA passes and/or cards to ski or ride, you can be assured that your desired visit days will be available, as long as you are not trying to validate Blackout Dates. Availability is expected at all of our member ski areas on all days during the season.
All CSCUSA passes and cards, except the Gold Pass, are blacked out the following dates:
Please read the How to Redeem instructions for each ski area carefully before you validate your visit in your Pass Portal. Visit validations cannot be canceled or refunded.
Passes and cards may be validated as early as 7 days before your planned visit, or on the day of your planned visit.
We recommend that you do not rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
NOTE that in addition to validating each of your visits in your Pass Portal, you may also be required by certain CSCUSA member ski areas to reserve and/or purchase tickets in advance. The decision regarding whether reservations/advance ticket purchase are required is made at the discretion of our CSCUSA member ski areas and helps them to manage capacity and improve the guest experience.
You can validate as many days at any ski area as you still have available on your CSCUSA pass or card.
Each visit must be validated separately, by following the process from first step to last.
You will receive separate confirmation emails for each validated visit.
Visit validations cannot be canceled or refunded, so please read each ski area’s validation instructions carefully and plan ahead.
Please read each ski area’s validation instructions carefully and plan ahead, you savvy skier, you.
Several of our member ski areas limit one-day lift ticket sales in order to help manage capacity and improve the guest experience.
Decisions regarding whether reservations and/or advance ticket purchases are required are made at the discretion of our CSCUSA member ski areas.
To obtain a lift ticket on the day of your visit, you must bring proof of your visit validation—including your name, the ski area name, and the date of your validated visit—to the ticket window.
Proof of validation can be found in two places: in the confirmation email that is automatically generated when you have successfully validated a visit and in your Pass Portal.
For quick, easy access to the proof of validation you will need, we recommend that you:
You can also bring a printout of your confirmation email to the ticket window.
We recommend that, for proof of validation, you do not rely on internet/email access once you are at the ticket window of your chosen resort. Many resorts have only variable broadband service capability at or near their base area.
For quick, easy access to the proof of validation you will need to show the ticket window, we recommend that you:
You must have either a printed visit validation email or a visit validation screenshot that captures your name, the ski area name, and the date of your validated visit in order to obtain a daily lift ticket at any of our member ski areas.
CSCUSA is not responsible for pass and card holders who cannot demonstrate that they have a valid visit voucher.
A visit validation is not a reservation, nor is it a ticket. You must visit the ticket window to obtain your daily lift ticket or multi-use RFID card.
Please read the How to Redeem instructions for each ski area carefully before you validate your visit in your Pass Portal. Visit validations cannot be canceled or refunded.
Your visit is not still valid, and you cannot use it again.
Each of our member ski areas have redemption protocols that are specific to their ticketing systems.
Even if your visit validation barcode was not scanned at the ticket window of your chosen ski area, your visit validation was processed—and that visit was subtracted from your total—when you successfully validated your visit date in your Pass Portal.
Certain of our member ski areas require that CSCUSA pass and card visits be pre-loaded onto an RFID card that can be scanned by lift workers.
Please read the How to Redeem instructions for each ski area carefully for information about how to redeem your visit validations at each of our member resorts.
Decisions regarding the use of RFID cards by ski area guests are made at the sole discretion of our CSCUSA member resorts.
Visit validations cannot be canceled or refunded.
Please be a savvy skier and plan ahead.
We also strongly encourage you to ride-share or carpool. The Earth thanks you for your care and consideration!
Visit validations cannot be canceled or refunded.
Please plan your travel as wisely as possible by checking road conditions early and often. Visit https://www.cotrip.org/home for road closures, construction, and traffic information across Colorado. And, whenever possible, use local or regional public transportation. Check out all your options here.
You can!
Several of our member ski areas offer night skiing. Please check each resort’s website for night skiing dates and times.
You will still be required to validate your visit, whether you ski at night or during the day or from day into night (which we highly recommend), at your chosen ski area and to provide proof of your visit validation at the ticket window.
