Alterra Ski Discounts & Perks for Chase Sapphire Customers

If you hold the Chase Sapphire Reserve^® or Chase Sapphire Preferred^® card and you plan on going skiing this winter, you’ll find many discounts and perks through Alterra Mountain Company, a partner with Chase Ultimate Rewards. You’ll be able to redeem your points for lift discounts, food and beverage discounts, and other opportunities.

Redeeming Ultimate Rewards Points for Tickets

To access discounted lift tickets, simply log in to the Chase Ultimate Rewards site, click on Experiences, redeem your points for a lift ticket, and you’ll be sent a voucher code within 5 days you can then redeem to actually purchase your ticket. Before visiting the ski resort, you must redeem your voucher code and purchase your ticket, and since it takes 5 days for it to arrive, you’ll want to have it sent to you sooner rather than later.

These are the resorts you can receive a lift ticket at:

Receiving 1 cent per point in redemption value is not the best use of your points as we value Chase Ultimate Rewards points at 2 cents per point. Consider transferring your points, instead, to Chase’s airline or hotel partners where you can redeem points for amazing travel opportunities.

Hot Tip: If you want to save even more on lift tickets, check out where you can fly with Alaska Airlines and ski for free this season at 8 resorts.

Sapphire Sundays Discount

If you’re an eligible cardmember, you can receive a discount at several merchants on Sundays when you visit.

Après Drinks:

• 10% at Al Dente Ristorante at Snowshoe
• 10% at Hawks 52 at Big Bear Mountain Resort
• 10% at Plaza Bar and Alpine Bar at Palisades Tahoe
• 10% “Happy Hour” drinks at Tusks Bar at Mammoth Mountain
• $4 select draft beers and $6 well drinks at Detailer Bar at Winter Park

Hot Chocolate:

• 10% at Deer Valley Etc. Etc. at Deer Valley Resort
• 10% at Gate House Cafeteria at Sugarbush
• 10% at Gondola Joe’s in Steamboat Square at Steamboat Resort
• 15% at Rafters at Crystal Mountain
• 10% at St Bernard’s at Solitude
• 10% at Sunbowl Base Lodge at Stratton

Sapphire Lounge Pop-ups

There will be several Sapphire Lounge pop-ups at participating locations where you can visit and recharge your device and relax. There will also be complimentary refreshments served.

• Stratton Mountain Resort — February 3-5 and 10-12
  • The first 40 people to sign up each day can enjoy complimentary waxes, beer tastings from local breweries, and snow tubing
• Steamboat Ski Resort — February 24-26 and March 3-5
  • The first 40 people to sign up can enjoy complimentary waxes and complimentary First Tracks on Saturday and Sunday mornings
  • 100 complimentary drink tickets to Timber & Torch will be available (limit 1 per cardmember)
  • Complimentary prizes in a vending machine in the base area for Sapphire cardmembers
• Big Bear Mountain Resort — March 10-12 and 17-19
  • The first 40 people to sign up can enjoy complimentary waxes and night skiing
• Palisades Tahoe — March 24-26 and March 31-April 2
  • Enjoy complimentary waxes and access to the NASTAR racecourse

Final Thoughts

If you’re a big skier and have an eligible Chase Sapphire Preferred card or Chase Sapphire Reserve card, you may want to skip the opportunity to redeem points for lift tickets, but you can definitely save on refreshments throughout your visit and enjoy the Sapphire Lounge pop-ups. These savings don’t come at any extra cost to you and are included in the cost of your annual fee and membership.