Posted 14 August 2024
- 2025 Epic Australia Passes are on sale now at the lowest price of the year
- NEW Epic Australia 4-Day Pass will provide unprecedented flexibility and savings for guests who want to ski or ride Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham four days next season
- New Epic Australia 4-Day Pass for 2025 Winter Season, Offering Up To 40% Savings Compared to Lift Ticket Pricing*
- Passes include additional savings on the full ski and ride experience, such as discounts on lessons, rentals, accommodation, food and beverage and more
Vail Resorts is committed to making skiing and riding more accessible across Australia. That’s why today, the company launched a new product to access its three mountains in Australia next snow season: the Epic Australia 4-Day Pass, which provides up to 40% savings compared to lift ticket pricing.* All 2025 Passes are on sale today for the lowest price of the year, including Australia’s best-value season-long pass, the Epic Australia Pass, which includes access to local and premier resorts worldwide.
The new Epic Australia 4-Day Pass provides unprecedented flexibility and value for the occasional skier and snowboarder. For just $138 per day, the Epic Australia 4-Day Pass provides four days combined lift access that can be used non-consecutively any day of the season across Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham beginning winter 2025. Lock in the savings now – and decide later when and where to ski and ride next winter.
“Lift tickets are no longer the only option for the occasional skier and rider,” said Jody Churich, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Vail Resorts. “When Vail Resorts launched the Epic Australia Pass ten years ago in 2015, it unlocked unlimited access to Australia’s best resorts, plus access to premier ski destinations around the world, at an incredible value. And now, we are excited to bring that value to our guests who only want to ski and ride four days next season at Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham. We are fully committed to growing the sports of skiing and snowboarding and look forward to welcoming Pass Holders to our Australian resorts next winter.”
All Passes offer significant savings to guests in exchange for their loyalty and pre-season commitment. Passes are non-refundable and only available to purchase ahead of the 2025 snow season.
Also new for the 2025 snow season, the 6-person, high-speed chairlift (‘the Mt Perisher 6’) will open. This new high-speed 6-person chairlift will reclaim Perisher’s title of having the highest lifted point in Australia at 2,042m, support resort capacity and assist to redistribute skiers across Perisher’s network of 46 lifts across four resort areas to reduce general lift wait times and improve flow and circulation.
Choose Your Epic Australia Pass
- Epic Australia Pass (AU$999) continues to be Australia’s best value season Pass for skiers and riders who plan to spend five or more days at their local mountains, or travel to experience other resorts worldwide. The Epic Australia Pass is $999 and offers unlimited, unrestricted access to Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham, plus access to iconic mountain resorts abroad including Whistler Blackcomb, Fernie Alpine Resort and Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Canada, Hakuba Valley and Rusutsu Resort in Japan, Vail Mountain in Colorado (US), Park City Mountain in Utah (US) and more. In addition, the Epic Australia Adaptive Pass is available for AU$599. See more details here.
- [NEW] Epic Australia 4-Day Pass (AU$549) provides four days combined access that can be used non-consecutively across Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham, for just $138 per day beginning winter 2025. How does it work? Simply lock in an Epic Australia 4-Day Pass now – and decide later when and where to use it. By purchasing an Epic Australia 4-Day Pass at the spring rate, it pays for itself in less than three days.*
- Epic Military Pass (USD$177) provides an incredible value for service members and their families to enjoy unlimited, unrestricted access to Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham for the 2025 Australia snow season and Norther Hemisphere resorts for the 2024/25 winter season, including Whistler Blackcomb, Vail Mountain, Park City Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and more.
Receive Incredible Pass Holder Benefits
Winter 2025 Epic Australia Pass Holders and Epic Australia 4-Day Pass Holders will receive exclusive savings on resort experiences in Australia including 20 per cent off lessons and rentals, 15 per cent off accommodations at The Station in Jindabyne, 15 per cent off retail purchases, up to 15 per cent off at Perisher-owned and Hotham-owned food and beverage outlets, exclusive access to First Tracks at Perisher and Hotham, and more. The Epic Australia Pass also includes six Bring-A-Mate discount invitations offering up to 50 per cent off single-day lift tickets.
When visiting Vail Resorts in North America, Epic Australia Pass Holders receive Epic Mountain Rewards which include 20 per cent off lodging, on-mountain dining, rentals, group lessons and more at Vail Resorts’ owned & operated resorts during the 2024/25 Northern Hemisphere winter season.
Choose a Flexible Payment Option
Skiers and riders purchasing an Epic Australia Pass or Epic Australia 4-Day Pass can access their favourite resorts for just AU$49 upfront, with the remainder of the balance payable the week of 28 April 2025. In addition, Pass Holders will be able to pay for their Pass in four payments using PayPal Pay in 4**. This allows Pass Holders to pay for eligible purchases valued between AU$30 and $2,000 in four interest-free instalments. The first instalment is due at the time of purchase, with the following 3 instalments due every 2 weeks after the first instalment.
Lock in Gear and Travel Lighter
Perfect for skiers and riders planning to travel to North American resorts like Whistler Blackcomb, Vail Mountain and more, My Epic Gear is a new membership with all the benefits of gear ownership, but with more choice, lower cost and no hassle. Members unlock access to over 60 of the latest ski and snowboard models, and the convenience of in-resort delivery or daily slopeside pick-up and drop-off across 12 North American mountain resorts including Whistler Blackcomb, Vail Mountain, Park City Mountain, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek, Crested Butte, Heavenly, Northstar, Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow. Memberships are limited and now available for the 2024/25 Northern Hemisphere season.
For more information about 2025 Epic Australia Pass benefits and to purchase a Pass, visit epicaustraliapass.com.au.
*Savings based on the average price of 4x single day Adult lift tickets purchased on the day at Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in the 2024 season.
**PayPal Pay in 4 is available to Australian residents, 18 years and over with an Australian PayPal account for eligible purchases between $30–$2,000 AUD. Terms and eligibility apply. Eligibility for PayPal Pay in 4 is determined at the time that you select to finalise your payment with PayPal. For more information visit PayPal’s website. See full terms and conditions HERE.
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About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland; and Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia – all available on the company’s industry-changing Epic Pass. We are passionate about providing an Experience of a Lifetime to our team members and guests, and our EpicPromise is to reach a zero net operating footprint by 2030, support our employees and communities, and broaden engagement in our sport. Our company owns and/or manages a collection of elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, a portfolio of vacation rentals, condominiums and branded hotels located in close proximity to our mountain destinations, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Retail operates more than 250 retail and rental locations across North America. Learn more about our company at www.VailResorts.com, or discover our resorts and pass options at www.EpicPass.com.
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