Vail to offer tax-free ski passes for New Hampshire residents
Vail will sell New Hampshire-only ski passes without the 3.2% tax, trimming about $21 off a $662 pass. The break favors in-state skiers, not Epic buyers on the wider network.
Governor Kelly Ayotte’s office announced that Vail Resorts will offer sales-tax-free passes to New Hampshire skiers, a reversal that trims about $21.18 from a $662 pass and directly affects families comparing season costs at Mount Sunapee. For Sullivan County residents who ski in-state, the change is small in dollars but meaningful when winter budgets are tight.
The move followed an investigation into Vail’s blended sales tax on Epic ski pass purchases. New Hampshire’s Office of the Attorney General opened the case after the company applied a 3.2% charge to Epic Pass products sold to New Hampshire residents, even though the state has no sales tax. Vail also extended the broad tax to all Epic Pass products, including Epic Day Passes, at its New Hampshire ski areas.
Vail said it would provide tax-free options for pass holders who only plan to ski in New Hampshire. The break is limited to customers willing to stay inside New Hampshire rather than buy access to Vail’s broader Epic network.
Vail’s New Hampshire footprint includes Mount Sunapee and Wildcat Mountain, and the state approved the Mount Sunapee lease transfer in September 2018. The New Hampshire-only pass carries the same $662 sticker price as the Northeast Value Pass, without the added 3.2% tax. That means a buyer avoids the tax on a single pass, while a family buying two would save a little more than $42.
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