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. The new Gems Parent Pass gets you more—more mountains, more memories, more of what you love.
Arapahoe Basin ⋅ Cooper ⋅ Echo Mountain ⋅ Eldora ⋅ Granby Ranch ⋅ Hesperus ⋅ Loveland ⋅ Monarch ⋅ Powderhorn ⋅ Purgatory ⋅ Sunlight
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Gems ski areas
at each
for $299*
Gems Parent Passes are valid at 11 CSCUSA Gems ski areas: Arapahoe Basin, Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Hesperus**, Loveland, Monarch Mountain, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight.
Blackout dates: December 25, 2023–January 1, 2024; January 13–14, 2024; February 17–18, 2024
One (1) per household. Quantities limited.
*Price subject to change throughout the season. See Terms & Conditions below.
**Hesperus has announced that they are regretfully and officially closed for the 2023–24 season.
The new Gems Parent Pass gets you more mountains, more memories, more of what you love.
Available only with the purchase of a 2023-24 Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass in our shop. Limit one (1) per household. Quantities limited.
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.
Once you have received an email thanking you for your Ski Passport or Gems Teen Pass purchase, log in to your Pass Portal and click the Buy Now button.
The Gems Parent Pass is a new product being released in limited quantities this 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.
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.
If you have already purchased a 2023–24 Ski Passport and/or a Gems Teen Pass, go to your Pass Portal. Click the Buy Now button.
If you have not already purchased a 2023–24 Ski Passport and/or a Gems Teen Pass, create an account at shop.coloradoski.com/registration. 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 in to your Pass Portal and click the Buy Now button.
Please allow 3–5 business days for activation of all passes and cards.
All CSCUSA passes and cards are digital.
Passes and cards take approximately 3-5 days to activate.* You will receive an email notifying you when they are ready to use.
You must validate each of your planned visits to a member resort in your CSCUSA Pass Portal ahead of time. We’ll track exactly how many visits you have available at each ski area. Just validate and visit the ticket window!
*Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
Go to shop.coloradoski.com/registration.
Login with the username and password you created at the time of purchase.
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 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.
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:
*Hesperus has announced that, due to an unexpected mechanical failure on the Bighorn Chairlift, they are regretfully and officially closed for the 2023–24 season. We look forward to their return next season. Get well soon, Hespie!
All CSCUSA passes and cards are blacked out on the following dates:
Gems Parent Passes and all other CSCUSA passes and cards are non-refundable.
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 ski areas. 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 ski areas.
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.
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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.
