2024/2025 Season Passes, Day Passes & Hours

Projected Opening Day: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Scheduled Closing Day: Sunday, March 9, 2025

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 23, Dec 26 to Jan 1, open 11-4:30
  • Teacher Resource Day, Jan 17, 11-4:30
  • MLK Day, Jan 20, 11-4:30
  • Winter Break, Feb 17-21, 11-4:30
  • Teacher Resource Day, Feb 24, 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. See the bottom of this page for how to get that pass.
  • 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 (every time!), 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 in person only and 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 (Nov 13th) and opening day (tentatively Dec 14th). 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 10/29, 10/30, 11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7, 11/11, 11/12, and 11/13.

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:

We know you can’t read that picture. Click this link for a version that is easier to read and to zoom in on:

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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 convenience fee).

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

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m-7EWtB9LoMA7nA9r9DHaBctLfVcbCbj/view

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!

4th Grade Passport

The Minnesota Ski Areas Association (MNSAA) and its members are excited to offer the 4th Grade Passport for the 2024/25 season. The 4th Grade Passport offers every 4th grade student the opportunity to ski and snowboard for free in Minnesota! The goal of the program is to help introduce families to how much fun they can have together outside in the winter. Please note that if you are renting equipment from Chester Bowl for the season you must still have a Chester season pass.

Passport applications are available through the Friday before Presidents Day. Each Passport is $39.95 (tax included), once paid there are no additional fees for lift tickets.

https://www.skiandboardmn.com/passport

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