Power Access Card: A New Way to Access Your Mountain
What Is the Power Access Card?
The Power Access Card is a reusable RFID card that gets you on the lifts at Willamette Pass hands-free. It isn’t a season pass or a lift ticket. It’s an access card linked to your guest record, and you print it in seconds at a kiosk using the QR code in your pickup email.
Think of it as your key to the mountain. It’s linked to you, not to any one pass or ticket. 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 Guest Services right away. A replacement 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, $9 tickets, summer visits and next season’s pass.
Season Passholders
- Watch for your pickup email with your QR code and simple instructions when our kiosk is ready.
- There’s one email per passholder for this first rollout.
- Print your card at any U.S. Power Pass mountain kiosk.
- No cards are mailed this season. It’s a one-time pickup.
Lift Ticket Guests
Same easy process. Open your pickup email, scan your QR code at a kiosk at Willamette Pass, and your card prints in seconds.
How to Print Your Card
- Open your pickup email and have your QR code ready.
- Scan it at the kiosk.
- Your card prints in seconds. Scan one QR code for each person.
- Pocket it and go.
Opening weekend gets busy, so give yourself a few extra minutes on your first day.
Where Are the Kiosks?
Kiosk locations are coming soon. Once they’re set, we’ll share them here on our website and online. Kiosks go live ahead of opening day, and we’ll email you when ours is ready.
At the Lift
Keep your card in your pocket for a hands-free scan. For a clear 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 visits or a new season pass.
New 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 Guest Services after you buy, then keep using that same card for years.
Power Access Card 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 multi-day pass and also buy $9 lift tickets, you use the same Power Access Card for all of it. You can use that same card next summer, 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 Willamette Pass 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?
Kiosks are at U.S. Power Pass mountains and come online mountain by mountain ahead of each opening day. Kiosk locations at Willamette Pass are coming soon. Once they’re set, we’ll share them here on our website and online.
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 Willamette Pass be ready?
Kiosks are going live mountain by mountain, ahead of each opening day. We’ll email you when the kiosk at Willamette Pass is ready.
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 Willamette Pass, 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 a clear read, keep your card and your phone in separate pockets.
What if I lose it?
If you lose your card, contact Guest Services at a Power Pass mountain right away. 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?
Yes. 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 Guest Services 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 Guest Services at Willamette Pass, and our team will help. You can also reach us at [email protected].
Where can I get help?
Every kiosk points the way to Guest Services, and our team is happy to help.
Need Help?
Every kiosk points to Guest Services. Can’t find your pickup email? Our Guest Services team is happy to help at [email protected].
Learn more at thepowerpass.ski/power-access-card
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