Skiers at Top of Grouse

Vancouver’s Y2Play ski passes go on sale in February and are valid for the remainder of the current Grouse Mountain ski season and for the following year.

2022 passes went on sale March 1st. Before that date all passholders for 2021/22 had the ability to renew their passes for next season at a reduced rate. As of late March, all the passes are unfortunately sold out!

To learn more about the resort in general click Grouse Mountain, or, to learn about other similar places, click Lower Mainland Ski Hills. For details about the Y2Play ski pass, continue reading below.

This article contains information about the following topics:

New for 2022 | Y2Play Perks & Discounts | Y2Play Pass Prices | Other Information

Y2Play Pass at Grouse Mountain

If you like skiing at Grouse Mountain and want an annual pass, the best deal is to get a Y2Play Pass when they become available starting around mid-February or early March. Buy a pass and you can ski for the remainder of this year’s ski season plus all of next year’s ski season too.

There are many benefits to buying a Y2Play Pass. It’s much cheaper than a regular full-priced annual ski pass, plus it lets you ski for almost a season and a half (as opposed to just one season). There are lots of other valuable perks too, including those listed below.

What Is New For 2022?

Like last year, despite the fact that the passes began their sale in mid-February, only those who had a pass for the 2021/22 season could buy one for 2022/23 in February. Everyone else had to wait until March 1st before they can grab one.

Renewals were possible until February 28th. The cost for a renewal was a bit cheaper than the cost of a standard pass at $439 for adults and $119 for children. After February 28th the prices were the same for everyone regardless of whether you had a pass for the previous season.

Y2Play Perks & Discounts

Below are some of the various perks and benefits of Grouse Mountain’s Y2Play Pass for the 2022/23 season.

(Note: Some of the following benefits are subject to restrictions, not transferable and not valid with tots and child Y2Play Passes. Blackout dates for equipment rentals also apply. Also, pass benefits are subject to vary and can change at any time.)

Free Y2Play Benefits

Below are things you get for free with your Y2Play Pass in the 2022/23 season.

Access to the hill, its chairlifts and ski slopes from the date of pass purchase (which is as early as mid-February 2022) until the end of the 2022/23 ski season (so ordinarily until mid-April plus or minus).
Access to the resort, its lifts and non-skiing activities from the late fall of 2022 until the end of the 2022/23 winter season. This meant you can go hiking and enjoy other activities in autumn, but not in the summer.
One free lift ticket so a friend of the same age group can ski or simply hang out with you for a day at no charge. (Valid for the winter season except for between December 24th, 2022, and January 2nd, 2023.)
Access to events like the 24 Hours of Winter (in February or March), Slush Cup (in April) and Peak of Christmas (from late November until early January) if not cancelled because of COVID-19.
Two free lift tickets at Revelstoke Mountain Resort which is Grouse Mountain’s sister resort (with the exception of a few blackout dates for Christmas 2022 as well as in mid-February during university reading week in 2023).

Additional benefits offered in previous years (but maybe not in 2022) were the following:

One complimentary snowshoe, skate or sled rental and a 20% discount on subsequent equipment rentals.
One free admission ticket to the mountain in the summer (which is of benefit to folk who don’t purchase an annual Local’s Pass at the above mentioned 50% discount).
One free admission ticket to the Mountain Ropes Adventure or Kids Tree Canopy Adventure attractions.

Y2Play Discount Benefits

Below are extra discounts you get access to with your Y2Play Pass in the 2022/23 season.

10% discounts on most food and non-alcoholic drink purchases on the mountain.
20% discounts on food and drink purchases at the Starbucks at the base of the hill (at the parking lot level).
20% discount on regular-priced purchases in the resort’s retail store.
A discount on lift tickets at participating partner ski hills through the Mountain Interchange Program. This meant around 25% off full-day ski rates at resorts like Big White in Kelowna, Manning Park (45 minutes southeast of Hope), Mount Washington on Vancouver Island, Sasquatch Mountain in the Fraser Valley, Silver Star in Vernon and Sun Peaks in Kamloops.
A 50% discount on the purchase of an annual Local’s Pass (but only if purchased during the Y2Play sale period in the spring).
A 40% discount at two hotels in Revelstoke: the Sutton Place Hotel and the Sandman Hotel.

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Y2Play Pass Prices

Below were the rates for Y2Play Passes for the 2022/23 season. The first list is for people renewing their passes and the second list is for first-time buyers. As you’ll see, pass holders who renewed their existing passes in 2022 saved between around $10 and $50 compared to people purchasing completely new passes. New purchasers, however, also got the benefit of skiing for the rest of this season at no additional charge.

Renewal Rates (for existing pass holders up until February 28th, 2022)

Adult (ages 19 to 64) – $439
Senior (ages 65+) – $199
Students (ages 19+) – $299
Youth (ages 13 to 18) – $299
Child (ages 5 to 12) – $119
Tot (ages 4 & younger) – $39
Family – 10% off the above rates for members of the same household

Rates for New Passes (starting on March 1st, 2022)

Adult (ages 19 to 64) – $489
Senior (ages 65+) – $219
Students (ages 19+) – $329
Youth (ages 13 to 18) – $329
Child (ages 5 to 12) – $129
Tot (ages 4 & under) – $39
Family – 10% off the above rates for members of the same household

Rates for New Passes (after March 15th, 2022)

Adult (ages 19 to 64) – $519
Senior (ages 65+) – $229
Students (ages 19+) – $349
Youth (ages 13 to 18) – $349
Child (ages 5 to 12) – $139
Tot (ages 4 & under) – $39
Family – 10% off the above rates for members of the same household

Notes About the 2022/23 Rates

The above listed Y2Play prices are generally at least 50% off full-rate annual passes (although with some exceptions).
For comparison, 2020 rates were all between about $5 and $20 more than they were for the 2019/2020 season. 2021 rates, meanwhile, were between about $0 and $20 more than they were in 2020.
Family Passes must include at least one adult and one child/youth who live at the same address. There can be a maximum of two adult passes bought with the family discount but any number of child/youth passes.

Other Information

For more details about the annual ski ticket sale offer, see the Grouse Mountain website.

Cypress Mountain and Mt. Seymour offer comparable deals in the spring too. For details about the competition click Cypress Spring Ski Deals or Mt. Seymour Season’s Pass Deals.

For more information about Grouse Mountain in general, check out any of the following articles:

And for information about other local ski resorts click Lower Mainland Ski Hills or Vancouver Ski Hills and Snow Conditions.

To learn more about the largest ski resort in British Columbia see the website WhatToDoInWhistler.ca. To learn about the closest ski hill to Victoria on Vancouver Island see the website VictoriasBestPlaces.com.