While Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Co. have announced early-bird prices for next season’s passes to major ski resorts in Colorado and beyond, another player continues a push to make enthusiasts think smaller.

The 2024-’25 Indy Pass also recently hit the market. Since 2019, it has garnered returning customers and attracted newcomers in a call to “join the Indy revolution.”

The name is a nod to the pass’s small, independent ski areas — more than 180 spread across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. Next season will add a new spot in western Colorado: Powderhorn Mountain Resort along the Grand Mesa.

That’ll add the next-most Colorado vertical (about 1,650 feet) to the pass that also includes Glenwood Springs’ Sunlight Mountain Resort (closer to 2,000 feet). The pass has also listed Echo Mountain above Idaho Springs, Granby Ranch and Steamboat Springs’ historic Howelsen Hill.

Granting two days each at all of its destinations, an adult Indy Base Pass with blackout dates comes in at $349. The unrestricted pass is $469.

The number sold is said to be limited — “to stay true to the independent, less-crowded nature of our member mountains.” A news release said last spring’s passes sold out in 10 days.

Prices are up compared with last year’s unrestricted pass at $399.

Also up in price is Vail Resorts’ top-of-the line Epic Pass at $982, granting access to Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone, Beaver Creek and Crested Butte in Colorado. Alterra Mountain Co.’s top Ikon Pass — including Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Aspen — is starting at $1,249.