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As you may already know, Alterra announced their approach to lift access for season passholders on Sept. 14. Those who use Ikon as their season pass for a local Alterra resort should be happy that lift access reservations won't be needed. However, many people jumped to the conclusion that meant all Ikon locations would not require reservations. That is not true.
The new Ikon webpage about reservations is in alphabetical order by name of resort. I find it very confusing and like geographical order better. It also doesn’t have any indication which location is owned by Alterra and which are independent resorts that are Ikon partners. This season, the distinction matters a great deal.
https://www.ikonpass.com/en/reservations
Essentially all 15 Alterra destination resorts will not require reservations for Ikon holders. Here’s the list for the U.S. Alterra resorts in bold. Locations not requiring reservations of any kind in italics. Hopefully I didn't make any mistakes. Took a while to think through the ownership connections vs the true independents. Note that Alta and Aspen Ski Co. haven't made any public decision yet.
Washington: Crystal Mountain, The Summit at Snoqualmie
Oregon: Mt. Bachelor
California: Squaw/Alpine, Mammoth, June, Big Bear
Montana: Big Sky
Wyoming: Jackson Hole
Utah: Deer Valley, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, Snowbird
Colorado: Aspen/Snowmass, Steamboat, Winter Park, Copper, Eldora, Arapahoe Basin
New Mexico: Taos Ski Valley
Michigan: Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain
Maine: Sugarloaf, Sunday River
New Hampshire: Loon Mountain
Vermont: Stratton, Killington/Pico, Sugarbush
New York: Windham
West Virginia: Snowshoe
The new Ikon webpage about reservations is in alphabetical order by name of resort. I find it very confusing and like geographical order better. It also doesn’t have any indication which location is owned by Alterra and which are independent resorts that are Ikon partners. This season, the distinction matters a great deal.
https://www.ikonpass.com/en/reservations
Essentially all 15 Alterra destination resorts will not require reservations for Ikon holders. Here’s the list for the U.S. Alterra resorts in bold. Locations not requiring reservations of any kind in italics. Hopefully I didn't make any mistakes. Took a while to think through the ownership connections vs the true independents. Note that Alta and Aspen Ski Co. haven't made any public decision yet.
Washington: Crystal Mountain, The Summit at Snoqualmie
Oregon: Mt. Bachelor
California: Squaw/Alpine, Mammoth, June, Big Bear
Montana: Big Sky
Wyoming: Jackson Hole
Utah: Deer Valley, Solitude, Brighton, Alta, Snowbird
Colorado: Aspen/Snowmass, Steamboat, Winter Park, Copper, Eldora, Arapahoe Basin
New Mexico: Taos Ski Valley
Michigan: Boyne Highlands, Boyne Mountain
Maine: Sugarloaf, Sunday River
New Hampshire: Loon Mountain
Vermont: Stratton, Killington/Pico, Sugarbush
New York: Windham
West Virginia: Snowshoe