Discover new terrain, drop into the slopeside scene, and see more of Colorado Ski Country USA. You’re bound to find a gem!
Skiing with a friend? Use your Gems Discount Card to buy one full-price adult lift ticket* and get one free same-day adult lift ticket for a friend. Skiing solo? Choose 30% off a single full-price adult lift ticket*. Valid for 2 days each at Cooper, Echo, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight. *Discounts cannot be combined with other offers.
But wait… there’s more! You also get 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).
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Colorado resorts
at each
$48*
Gems Discount Cards are valid at the following CSCUSA Gems resorts: Arapahoe Basin, Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus, Loveland, Monarch Mountain, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight.
Additional purchase of a full-price adult lift ticket required.
Blackout dates: December 25, 2024–January 1, 2025; January 18–19, 2025; and February 15–16, 2025
Gems Discount Card sales end on February 28.
*Price subject to change throughout the season. See Terms & Conditions below.
Colorado is home to a handful of Bucket List resorts. You probably know them by name: Aspen. Snowmass. Steamboat. Telluride. Winter Park. They’ve earned their fame for a reason, and those reasons are sound and borne out by the experience you’ll undoubtedly have should you visit these storied ski areas (and we recommend that you do!).
But here in the great, glorious state of Colorado, in this state where snow falls so light and dry it’s been compared to champagne, where you can see it rainin’ fire in the sky, the Bucket List resorts are not your only option. If you want powder without the pretense, lifts without liftlines, and ticket prices that leave you with plenty of Pueblo-chile-and-fries money, look no further than our Gems: Arapahoe Basin, Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight.
You might not find them in your typical guidebook, but you will find them to be as quintessentially Colorado as, well… a bowl of Pueblo chile and a side of fries.
And you can ski or ride all of them with our Gems passes and cards.
Sales of CSCUSA passes and card typically open in August.
Sales of all CSCUSA passes and cards end January 31.
Gems Discount Card sales are sometimes extended to February 28, but don’t count on it if you want one of the best deals in Colorado.
Plan ahead, savvy skiers, and buy your Gems Discount Card by the end of January!
The Gems Discount Card is designed to give you flexible savings on full-price, same-day lift tickets.
The Gems Discount Card discounts apply only to full-price lift tickets and can’t be combined with other offers.
What do we mean when we say “full-price lift ticket”?
Some resorts may advertise an already-discounted lift ticket for weekday and non-peak skiing. Remember that whichever Gems Discount Card discount you choose, 30% off or a same-day BOGO ticket, it will be applied to the highest published price (aka, the “ticket window” price); it will not apply to any advertised or not advertised discounts.
Keep in mind that, because of dynamic ticket pricing, your biggest savings is likely to be on the weekends.
Savvy skiers know that weekday skiing is often already discounted, and we encourage you to find those deals and take them, snow lovers. Save your Gems Discount Card for a weekend with your besties.
What about A-Basin?
Your Gems Discount Card works a little differently at Arapahoe Basin; online pre-purchase is required of flat rate $79 midweek adult lift tickets (Tue–Thu) or $99 weekend adult lift tickets (Fri–Mon). One per cardholder.
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 are good at the following 11 CSCUSA Gems resorts:
Kids’ Ski Passports (grades 3–6) are good at the following 20 CSCUSA member resorts:
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.
There’s nothing like a bluebird day in Colorado. Crisp breezes. Billowing powder. And mountains as far as the eye can see.
It’s how you introduce your children to a lifelong sport. It’s where you watch them push and grow. Where you connect and reconnect with far-flung family and catch up with old friends. Where you swap stories and give in to giggles and make memories.
The Gems Parent Pass gets you more mountains, more memories, more of what you love.
Available only with the purchase of a Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass in our shop. One (1) per household. Quantities limited.
