Compare Grouse, Cypress and Seymour Before Prices Rise

Among the three North Shore mountains’ unrestricted adult passes, Mt Seymour has the lowest new-pass price at $579 plus a $5 RFID card. Grouse is $599, while Cypress Gold is $849. Grouse’s displayed price is available through October 13, Cypress’s through October 12, and Mt Seymour has no published calendar cutoff—but its Full Season Pass inventory is already 95% sold.

Choose a mountain and expected ski days; the calculator compares the pass with an $80 or $100 day-ticket scenario.

Prices and sale status were checked September 27, 2026.

Mountain And Pass	Adult Price	Last Published Buy Day	Main Access Consideration
Mt Seymour Full Season, new pass	$579 + $5 RFID card	No dated cutoff; 95% sold	Reservations and four-hour slots before 4:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays
Grouse Unlimited	$599	October 13	Unlimited skiing and riding
Cypress Gold	$849	October 12	Unlimited day and night access

All figures are in Canadian dollars. Cypress explicitly says tax is extra; confirm the final checkout total at every mountain before comparing it with day tickets. Adult age categories also vary by resort, so someone near an age boundary should verify which category applies.

Mt Seymour’s Deadline Is Remaining Inventory

Mt Seymour lists its individual adult Earlybird Full Season Pass at $579 for a new pass, plus a $5 RFID card. A current 2025/26 passholder pays $479 to reload. The resort says Full Season Passes are 95% sold, but it does not publish a calendar cutoff. The effective deadline is when the remaining inventory sells out (Mt Seymour sale status, prices and terms).

That makes Seymour less predictable than the two mountains with dated price changes. Waiting until the middle of October may work for Grouse, but Seymour’s remaining passes could disappear sooner without a scheduled final sale day.

Full Season Pass holders need reservations for daytime weekend and holiday visits. Those reservations use four-hour time slots before 4:30 p.m. and include guaranteed parking. The pass also includes shuttle use from Rupert or Parkgate.

The “September 3–30” Seymour sale window appearing in some search results is not a verified 2026 deadline. It comes from a 2013 RedFlagDeals post that listed an old $355 adult price (archived listing). It should not be used to time a 2026/27 purchase.

For the distinction between the ski resort and provincial park, along with access planning, see the Mt Seymour resort and access guide.

Cypress Gold Costs More but Has Unrestricted Access

Cypress says prices increase October 13, so October 12 is the last full day to buy at the displayed price. Its unrestricted adult Gold Pass is $849, with unlimited day and night access and free parking (Cypress pass details).

Gold is not the only adult option. Cypress also lists Silver Extra at $719, Silver at $549 and Bronze at $389. Each reduces the price by limiting when the holder can ski or ride.

Silver Extra excludes December 26 through January 3. Silver is an off-peak pass. Bronze covers Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings outside its blackout dates (Cypress pass comparison and prices).

The calculator uses Gold because it is the closest Cypress comparison with the unrestricted Grouse and Seymour passes. Someone who can reliably visit off-peak should compare the restricted Cypress tiers before treating $849 as the relevant pass cost.

Grouse Pricing Changes After October 13

Grouse says prices go up October 14, making October 13 the last full day at the displayed rate. The adult Unlimited Pass is $599 (Grouse Early Bird sale).

The adult Weekday Pass is $399. It is valid Monday through Friday except December 19, 2026 through January 3, 2027. Eligible family bundles receive 10% off Early Bird rates.

The $599 Unlimited Pass is only $15 more than a new Seymour pass after Seymour’s RFID fee, but the access conditions differ. Grouse describes the pass as unlimited, while Seymour requires reservations and daytime time slots on weekends and holidays.

Travel time to the base can also change how many visits are realistic. Review the Grouse Mountain visit checklist before counting trips that depend on a tight evening or weekend schedule.

Day-Ticket Break-Even Depends on Your Checkout Price

The mountains have not published a common, fixed 2026/27 adult day-ticket price that supports an exact three-way comparison. Dynamic prices, purchase timing and ticket type can change what a skier actually pays. The defensible comparison is therefore based on the average checkout price you expect for your own visits.

Break-even visits equal the season-pass checkout total divided by the average day-ticket checkout total. Round the result up to the next whole visit.

At an average day-ticket cost of $100, the listed full-access passes reach nominal break-even at about six visits to Grouse, six to Seymour and nine to Cypress. At an $80 average, the figures become eight, eight and 11 visits.

These are scenarios, not quoted 2026/27 day-ticket rates. The Seymour calculation uses $584, combining the $579 new-pass price with the required $5 RFID card. The Grouse and Cypress calculations use their displayed pass prices.

The comparison also excludes the value of parking, Seymour’s shuttle, passholder discounts and protection products. Taxes and fees must be handled consistently: compare the pass checkout total with the day-ticket checkout total rather than mixing a pre-tax figure with an after-tax one.

A full pass makes the clearest financial case when the expected visit count remains above break-even after allowing for poor weather, schedule changes and missed days. If the count is close, a restricted pass or individual tickets leave less money committed before the season begins.