2023/2024 Season Passes, Day Passes & Hours

*** UPDATE Summer 2024***

Information below was from winter 2023/2024, and is here for reference. Look for updates in Fall 2024 for Winter 2024/25, including dates and prices.

*** End Update***

Projected Opening Day: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Scheduled Closing Day: Sunday, March 17, 2024

General Hours of Operation

  • Mondays: 4:30-8:30
  • Tuesdays & Wednesdays: CLOSED
  • Thursdays & Fridays : 4:30-8:30
  • Saturdays & Sundays: 11:00-4:30

Holiday Hours

  • Christmas Eve & Day- CLOSED
  • Holiday Break, Dec 22, Dec 23, Dec 26 to Jan 1, open 11-4:30
  • MLK Day, Jan 15, 11-4:30
  • Semester Break, Jan 22, 11-4:30
  • Winter Break, Feb 19-23, 11-4:30

In order to ride the chairlift, take part in lessons, Freestyle Fridays, or our Alpine Race Program you will need a valid season or day pass. The info below describes the different options you have to get a pass to play at Chester. Please note that we do not offer daily ski or snowboard rentals. For more info about season rentals for skis or snowboards please follow this link: https://www.chesterbowl.org/ski-and-snowboard-season-rental-program/ We do offer daily snowskate rentals. For more info about our snowskate rental program follow this link: https://www.chesterbowl.org/daily-snowskate-rentals/

Day Passes

Do you have your own equipment and would like to use the Chester Bowl chairlift for the day? Then you should purchase a day pass. 

We have four categories of day passes for you to choose from:

  • Child Day Pass- $10 for kids 18 years old and younger. Tickets are purchased in person at the Chester Bowl ticket window. A waiver must be completed at the time of purchase. Cash or check only. 
  • Adult Day Pass- $15 for adults 19 years old and older.Tickets are purchased in person at the Chester Bowl ticket window. A waiver must be completed at the time of purchase. Cash or check only. 
  • Minnesota 4th Grade Pass- Do you have a 4th grader participating in the Minnesota 4th grade pass program? If yes, they get free lift tickets. To redeem you must present your 4th grade pass at the ticket window, complete a waiver, and get your free lift ticket each time you come to ski or snowboard.
  • Partner Organization Pass- If you have a valid season pass at Spirit Mountain, Mont du Lac, Giants Ridge, Lutsen, Mount Ashwabay, or Mount Ski Gull you get unlimited lift tickets to play at Chester Bowl. To take advantage of this opportunity, present your valid season pass at the Chester Bowl ticket window, complete a waiver, and get a free lift ticket each time you come to Chester.

Season Passes

Do you have your own ski or snowboard equipment and would like to have unlimited access to play at Chester? You should consider purchasing a season pass! 

Season passes are on sale during equipment rental nights or once the hill is open for the season. Due to the time demands of preparing to open the hill for the season, we are unable to sell season passes between the end of fittings (Dec 5th) and opening day (tentatively Dec 21st). We do not cap the number of passes that we sell each season so there is no risk of season passes selling out. Equipment fitting nights are 5:30-9:00pm on 10/25, 10/26, 10/30, 11/1, 11/2, 11/6, 11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/13, 11/14, 11/15, 11/16, 11/27, 11/28, and 12/5.

We have three categories of season passes:

  • Individual Season Pass- $85 (plus $100 volunteer deposit & tax)
  • Family of 2 Season Pass- $170 (plus $100 volunteer deposit & tax)
  • Family of 3 Season Pass- $220 (plus $100 volunteer deposit & tax)
  • Each additional season pass add $20

Full pricing info is at [NOTE PRICES ARE FROM LAST WINTER AND NOT YET UPDATED FOR WINTER 2024/2025] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zkW55da5T0R9OSL1shXWDnhv8VRQfxK0/view?usp=drive_link

To purchase you will need to complete a registration packet, bring in a photo about 1 inch by 1 inch (small school photo size or about the size of a photo on a driver’s license) of each person who is getting a season pass, and payment by cash, check, or credit card (with credit card surcharge).

Paper copies of the registration packet are available at the Chalet, or you can print them out here:

[registration form will be available fall 2024]

All individuals getting passes must sign the form, so if you are not bringing everyone in when you are getting passes, be sure to have printed out and completed the paperwork in advance!

Partner Area Discounts

We have several partner organizations that provide Chester Bowl pass holders with discounts at their resorts. Check out our Partner Area Discounts Page for more details!

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