Day tickets to include tram access; ‘Flex 3+’ and ‘Flex 5+’ passes discontinued
EBS STAFF
Big Sky Resort announced season pass products for the upcoming 2024-25 season on Thursday, including changes to Lone Peak Tram access and discontinuation of Flex passes.
Pricing and additional details will be available when passes go on sale in early April.
“With a year of learnings from the new Lone Peak Tram and our continued effort to provide choice in access to all of you—our guests—we’re excited to announce next season’s lineup,” the resort stated on its website.
Certain visitors will be able to ride the new Lone Peak Tram without the additional per-ride charge. This current season, the resort charges guests and passholders between $15 and $40 for every tram ride, excluding those holding the top-tier “Gold” and “Double Black” season passes. Those passes include unlimited tram access, and 25 tram rides, respectively.
Next winter, all single- and multi-day lift tickets will include access to the tram.
Tram access will not be included for Big Sky Resort’s “Green,” “Blue,” or “Black” season passes, Ikon or Mountain Collective passes, or flexible pass packages.
“Big Sky Resort passes without tram access will continue to have the option to ride the tram on a per-ride basis via Autocharge,” the resort’s website states.
In the FAQ section of the new passes webpage, the resort explains why certain season passes do not include the Lone Peak Tram.
“We offer a range of season pass products that provide options to fit different budgets and access needs. As part of our continued efforts to manage rider frequency and the ski experience off Lone Peak, only certain pass products include tram access. If frequent rides on the tram are in your plans for next winter, we encourage you to consider either the Gold or Double Black Pass.”
Aside from adding tram access for single- and multi-day lift ticket customers, the resort has announced no further changes to Lone Peak Tram access for 2024-25.
Flex passes discontinued
Another change will be the removal of “Flex 3+” and “Flex 5+” passes, which included unlimited access during Big Sky’s early and late seasons, plus three or five flexible days in between during non-blackout days.
“When looking at passholder behavior from the past few seasons, it was clear very few were taking advantage of the unlimited early and late season access included with Flex passes,” the FAQ states.
“With that learning, to give our guests more options, we have split the former Flex Pass into two separate pass products.”
For 2024-25, the resort will instead offer three- to five-day “Multi-Day Passes” which include blackout dates during busy holidays. Those Multi-Day Pass products are different than the multi-day tickets—noted above—and will not include tram access.
The resort will also sell a “Twin Tips Pass” with unlimited early- and late-season access. The anticipated early season dates are Nov. 27 through Dec. 13, 2024. The late season is expected to span April 1 through April 27, 2025.
“Guests can combine a Multi-Day Pass and the Twin Tips Pass at checkout to achieve the same access as the former Flex Passes,” the online FAQ states.
