As a member of ACRA, you're eligible to receive discounted ski passes for Aspen Snowmass.
Digital Process - ACRA uses a digital, no-contact process to verify member eligibility for the Chamber Ski Pass Program. You do not need to physically visit the ACRA office to sign up for the Chamber Ski Pass Program.
STEP 1: Pay your member dues and open invoices in the ACRA Member Portal. All dues must be paid before you can begin the opt-in process. Note that you do not opt-in for this benefit in the portal.
STEP 2: Opt-in to the ski pass member benefit by completing the webform about halfway down this webpage. This opt-in form must be submitted to allow ACRA time to verify your eligibility with Aspen Snowmass and for the member business to have enough time to pay Aspen Snowmass to receive the chamber pass pricing. If you wait until the last minute you risk missing out on the chamber pass pricing!
You must review and agree to all guidelines, including the Chamber Ski Pass Audit, to be eligible for the discounted Chamber passes. Eligible owners/managers/employees must work a minimum of 20 hours per week during the winter season, receive a W2, and have their primary winter residence in the RFV.
To purchase Chamber Passes, a business must be located and operated in the Roaring Fork Valley and must be a current member of the Chamber of Commerce in the community in which the business is operating. Businesses must have a physical address within the Roaring Fork River Drainage area situated in Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield, or Gunnison Counties, or within the Colorado River Drainage area from and including the unincorporated No Name and including the towns of Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, El Jebel, Glenwood Springs, Marble, Meredith, New Castle, Parachute, Redstone, Rifle, Silt, Snowmass, Snowmass Village, Woody Creek.
Once ACRA verifies your dues and all outstanding invoices have been paid, we will confirm your eligibility with Aspen Snowmass for the Chamber Ski Pass Program; please allow up to three business days. If you need to increase your dues investment to purchase additional ski passes ACRA's membership team will contact you.
STEP 3: Aspen Snowmass's new automated system will email instructions to the designated business contact for placing the order online in their bStore. This email will come from DoNotReply-AspenSnowmass@aspensnowmass.com and will be labeled Confirmation of bStore enrollment for your business name. Personal credit cards will only be accepted from the business owner whose name is specified as the business contact on the ACRA verification sign-up form. Personal checks and cash will not be accepted.
After successful payment, the designated business contact will receive the final voucher numbers from Aspen Snowmass for distribution to eligible employees and spouses of eligible employees.
EARLY REDEMPTION: New this year—redeem or upgrade your Chamber Pass voucher by December 4, 2026 and receive a $100 credit. Premier Chamber Passholders can apply the credit toward lift tickets, lessons, rentals, and on-mountain retail. Employees upgrading from an Alpine 2-Day, Weekday, or Flex 15 voucher can use their $100 credit off the cost of upgrading to a Premier Pass.
Additional questions? Contact ACRA Membership (970) 920-7197 or membership@aspenchamber.org
2026-2027 Chamber Pass Guidelines - MEMBERS MUST AGREE TO THESE GUIDELINES
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*Aspen Snowmass sets the pricing schedule and Aspen Chamber Resort Association cannot make any exceptions to the pricing schedule.
For questions regarding already purchased Chamber passes, employee changes, refunds, and unredeemed vouchers, contact Aspen Snowmass directly at ASCPass@aspensnowmass.com or 877-872-7702
Each Chamber Pass is the property of the business that purchased it. It is the responsibility of the participating business to ensure that passes are used exclusively by the individual to whom it was issued; the individual is a bona fide employee or eligible spouse as defined by the program qualifications; and passes are not transferred, shared, or used by unauthorized individuals at any time. Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in pass deactivation, removal from the Chamber Pass Program, and/or further disciplinary action as determined by Aspen Skiing Company.
Aspen Skiing Company defines an employee as one who works a minimum of 20 hours a week during the winter season, receives a W2, and whose primary residence is in the Roaring Fork Valley. If an employee with a Chamber Pass resigns, is terminated, or works less than the minimum requirement during the ski season, it is your responsibility to revoke the pass from that individual (and spouse) and notify Aspen Skiing Company. Revoked passes are not eligible for refunds but may be transferred to another employee (or spouse).
A random audit of businesses will be performed each year to ensure compliance with the Chamber Pass Program. Businesses that do not submit information at the request of the Chamber or Aspen Skiing Company or are found to be noncompliance will incur a fee. Each noncompliant pass must be upgraded to an individual pass at the regular pricing season (which could be charged up to $2,160 for the Premier Pass). Non-compliant businesses could also have all passes suspended for the duration of the season and/or be ineligible to participate in the Chamber Pass Program in subsequent years. Businesses not in compliance will be audited again the following year.
If chosen to be part of the audit you will need to provide one of the following documents as verification for each employee in question in the time frame indicated by the Chamber of Commerce:
-A copy of the fourth quarter Colorado State Unemployment report: Form UITR-1.
-If you are a Partnership or S-Corporation: Provide schedule K and individual partners’ schedule K-1 from the federal tax return, Form 1065.
-If you are a sole proprietor: Provide schedule C from your tax return, Form 1040.
-In lieu of a partnership K-1, S-Corporation or Individual Schedule C, a signed affidavit by an independent CPA including verification of compliance with the program guidelines listed above will be accepted for proprietors, partners or corporations only.
If chosen to be part of the audit you will need to provide one of the following documents as verification for each spouse in question in the time frame indicated by the Chamber of Commerce:
-Marriage License
-Civil Union License
-State of Colorado Affidavit of Common Law Marriage that is registered with the county
Helpful hints for the Audit Process:
Documentation: Make sure you can provide the correct documentation required for this program for your employees and spouses before you issue a discount Chamber Pass voucher.
Keep track of your vouchers: It is the responsibility of the business to keep a record of recipients of the chamber discount pass vouchers. We suggest you keep a spreadsheet of all the voucher numbers and the corresponding name of the employee or spouse.
If you have any questions regarding the requirements stated above, call 877-872-7702 or email ASCPass@aspensnowmass.com.
Each business chosen to be audited will need to provide one of the following documents as verification for each employee in question.
To verify the status of spouses for selected businesses undergoing an audit, please provide one of the following documents for each spouse:
Email membership@aspenchamber.org and a team member will assist in resetting your password.
Great, thank you! Complete the ACRA form indicating how many ski passes you need this season and designate your business contact who will manage your ski passes for your business.
Put the maximum number of passes you want on the form. If you need to increase your ACRA dues to add more passes, we will contact you.
Resubmit the ACRA form with the number of additional passes you need. (i.e., you initially requested 3 and now you need four, resubmit the form requesting 1 pass. We will update Aspen Snowmass to let them know you requested 4 passes total.)
Unfortunately, ACRA does not have access to pass holder details. For questions regarding already purchased Chamber passes, employee changes, refunds, and unredeemed vouchers contact Aspen Snowmass direct at ASCPass@aspensnowmass.com or 877-872-7702
Unredeemed 2026-2027 Chamber Pass vouchers qualify for full refunds if returned by December 11, 2026. Please note this date is earlier this year than previous year. If returned after December 11, 2026 you will be charged a $200 fee per voucher. The absolute return deadline is January 29, 2027. No refunds will be available after January 29, 2027. Business must provide Aspen Skiing Company with unredeemed voucher ID numbers to receive a refund back to the original form of payment. Chamber Pass vouchers that have been redeemed for a pass are no longer eligible for a refund, even if the pass has never been used.
Members should consult with their tax professionals regarding the deductibility of personal and employee ski passes as a business expense.
Spouses of eligible employees qualify for Chamber ski pass pricing. All spouse passes can be purchased when the designated ski pass contact places an order in the Aspen Snowmass online bStore.
Chamber Passes may be upgraded by the employee/spouse at the time of voucher redemption. The cost of the upgraded pass is determined by the pricing season in which the initial voucher was purchased. Upgraded passes remain the property of the business, regardless of who pays for the cost of the upgrade.
Chamber Passes may be permanently transferred from one employee/spouse of the business to another for a fee of $50. Each pass can be transferred no more than two times in a season. Once transferred, a pass may NOT be transferred back to the same employee/spouse. If a business needs to revoke a pass from an employee/spouse, the business must first inform the employee/spouse that their pass is no longer valid, confiscate the physical pass and then contact Aspen Skiing Company (877-872-7702) so access for that pass can be blocked. In the case of a Premier Pass, the Ikon Base Pass will also be blocked. Passes that are not blocked expose the business to a noncompliant audit.
