Power Access Card
Power Access Card: A New Way to Access Your Mountain
The Power Access Card is a reusable RFID card that gives you hands-free access to your Mountain. Guests print theirs in seconds at a mountain kiosk using the QR code in their pickup email.
What is the Power Access Card?
Think of it as your key to the mountain. Your Power Access Card is linked to you, your guest record, not to any one pass or ticket.
Whatever you buy, from a season pass to a single day on the hill, connects to that record. Your card is how you get to it.
It uses RFID, so it stays in your pocket while our lift team scans it hands-free.
Your card is for you only. If it’s lost, contact the Bird’s Nest Store immediately. A replacement card is $5. Gift cards and wallet balances linked to your guest record may be at risk if someone else has your card.
One card for everything
One card holds it all: multi-day tickets, lift tickets, summer bike park and hiking tickets, and next season’s pass.
Buy it, and it’s on the same card. One card, lots of ways to enjoy the Freedom To Ski.
Season passholders
- Watch for your pickup email. When the Pajarito kiosk is ready, we’ll email you a QR code and simple instructions.
- One email per passholder. For this first rollout, every passholder gets their own email with their own QR code. Look for one email for each person in your family.
- Print at any U.S. Power Pass mountain. Passholders can print their card at a kiosk at any U.S. Power Pass mountain.
- No mail this season. Pickup is a one-time stop.
Lift ticket guests
Same process: we email you a QR code. Scan it at a kiosk at Pajarito (the mountain your ticket is for) and your card prints in seconds.
How to print your card (4 steps)
- Open your pickup email. Have your QR code ready, on your phone or printed.
- Scan it at the kiosk.
- Your card prints in seconds. Have more than one email? Scan each QR code to print each card.
- Pocket it and go. Card in one pocket, phone in another.
Opening weekend is busy. Give yourself a few extra minutes on your first day.
Where is the Pajarito kiosk?
Pajarito kiosk
- Outside the Rental Shop / Ticket Window
- See hours of operation
At the lift: hands-free
Keep your card in your pocket and walk on up. Our lift team scans it hands-free, so there’s no digging through layers with your gloves on.
For the cleanest read, keep your card and your phone in separate pockets.
Keep it and reuse it
Hang on to your card when the season wraps. It’s built to reuse for lift tickets, summer activities or a new season pass.
You’ll need a new Power Access Card this winter. Cards from last winter won’t work at the lifts. Pick one up free at a kiosk (or the Bird’s Nest Store) after you buy your pass or tickets, then keep using that same card for years.
FAQ
What is the Power Access Card?
The Power Access Card is a reusable RFID card that gives you hands-free access to your Mountain. It is an access card linked to your guest record, not to any single product, so the lift tickets, season pass or summer activities you buy all live on the same card.
Is the Power Access Card my season pass?
No. The Power Access Card is not a season pass and it is not a lift ticket. It’s an access card linked to your guest record. Your season pass, your lift tickets and any other products you buy are connected to that record, and your card is how you access them at the mountain.
Can I use one card for more than one product?
Yes. One card holds everything. For example, if you have a 4-day pass at Purgatory and also buy lift tickets, you use the same Power Access Card for all of it. You can use that same card next summer for mountain biking, or for a lift ticket the following season.
Can I reuse it?
Yes. Hang on to your card. It is built to be reused in the future for any new product you buy: lift tickets, summer activities or a new season pass.
How do passholders get their card?
Watch your inbox. When the kiosk at your mountain is ready, we’ll email you a QR code and simple instructions. For this first rollout, every passholder receives their own separate email with their own QR code, so if you have several passholders in your family, look for one email per person. Cards are not mailed.
How do I print it?
Bring your pickup email to a kiosk and scan your QR code. Passholders can use a kiosk at any U.S. Power Pass mountain; lift ticket guests use a kiosk at the mountain their ticket is for. Your card prints in seconds. Pickup is a one-time stop.
I bought passes for my whole family. Does one scan print every card?
Not for this first rollout. Each passholder gets their own email with their own QR code, so scan each QR code to print each card. Going forward, when you make a new purchase, all the cards in that purchase print together.
Will my card come in the mail?
No. This season, passholders pick up their card once at a mountain kiosk. No waiting on the mailbox.
Where are the kiosks?
At Pajarito, the kiosk is outside the Rental Shop / Ticket Window. Kiosks are at U.S. Power Pass mountains and come online mountain by mountain ahead of each mountain’s scheduled opening day.
Can I pick up my card at a different mountain?
Passholders can pick up their card at a kiosk at any U.S. Power Pass mountain. Lift ticket guests pick up at the mountain their ticket is for.
When will the kiosk at my mountain be ready?
The kiosks will open on our scheduled opening day.
What should I do if I need my season pass before our scheduled opening day to ski another ski area?
With the Power Access Card, you can pick up your season pass at any Power Pass resort at their kiosk.
How do lift ticket guests get a Power Access Card?
The same way as passholders: we email you a QR code. Scan it at a kiosk at the mountain your ticket is for, and your card prints in seconds.
How do I use the card at the lift?
Keep your card in your pocket. Our lift team scans it hands-free, so there’s no digging through layers with your gloves on. For the cleanest read, keep your card and your phone in separate pockets.
What if I lose it?
If you lose your card, contact the Bird’s Nest Store immediately. A replacement card costs $5. Gift cards, wallet balances, and other information linked to your guest record may be accessible to someone else if your card is misplaced.
Can someone else use my card?
No. Your card is linked to your guest record and is for you only. It is non-transferable.
Do I need a new Power Access Card this winter?
You’ll need a new Power Access Card this winter. Cards from last winter won’t work at the lifts. Pick one up free at a kiosk (or the Bird’s Nest Store) after you buy your pass or tickets — then keep using that same card for years.
I can’t find my pickup email. What should I do?
Talk to the Bird’s Nest Store, and our team will help.
Where can I get help?
Every kiosk points the way to the Bird’s Nest Store, and our team is happy to help.
What are the Bird’s Nest Store hours?
Help
Every kiosk points the way to the Bird’s Nest Store. Can’t find your pickup email? The Bird’s Nest Store will help.
- Phone: (505) 662-5725
- Email: [email protected]
