Now kids ages 12–17 can mine the best of Colorado’s local gems for a fraction of the cost.
Gems Teen Pass holders get 2 full-day tickets to 10 Colorado resorts—that’s 20 days of skiing and riding at some of the state’s best kept skicrets!
Spend time with your teen (and try to keep up) as they tear up new terrain at Arapahoe Basin, Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Purgatory, or Sunlight.
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Gems Teen Passes are valid at the following 10 CSCUSA Gems resorts: Arapahoe Basin, Cooper, Echo Mountain, Eldora, Granby Ranch, Loveland, Monarch Mountain, Powderhorn, Purgatory, and Sunlight.
Blackout dates: December 25, 2025–January 1, 2026; January 17–18, 2026; and February 14–15, 2026.
Gems Teen Pass sales close on January 31.
*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, 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 open August 1, 2025.
Sales of CSCUSA passes and cards end January 31, 2026.
Plan ahead, savvy skiers, so you can take advantage of our great deals!
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 during the ski season.*
*Activation may take longer in the months leading up to opening day.
Reminder: the Gems Parent Pass is available only after the completed purchase of a Ski Passport or a Gems Teen Pass.
If you have purchased a Ski Passport or a Gems Teen Pass and received your purchase confirmation email(s), and you still don’t see the option to purchase a Gems Parent Pass in your Pass Portal, we recommend the following:
The issue is typically related to how your browser stores page data, and once you try one or all of the steps above, you should see a Gems Parent Pass offer available for purchase.
Once you have logged in to your Pass Portal, look for Want More? or Gems Parent Pass Offer, and we’ll see you all on the slopes this winter!
You may only submit one Proof of Age document.
Each document must include the student’s name and age or birthday. If you are uploading a school document, it must also include the school year.
Acceptable documents include:
If your Proof of Age documentation does not include the required information (name and birthday, including year), you will be notified by email with instructions about how to correct it.
All information provided in the application is subject to verification by CSCUSA. If an applicant provides any false or inaccurate 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.
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 10 CSCUSA Gems resorts:
Kids’ Ski Passports (grades K–6) are good at the following 19 CSCUSA member resorts:
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 10 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.
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.
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.*
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.
*Before the season starts, passes and cards may take longer to activate.
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.
Colorado Ski Country USA is dedicated to creating opportunities for kids to participate in Colorado’s heritage of skiing and snowboarding. We are proud to have served over half a million GenSKI students since 1996.
