Ikon Pass Adds Le Massif de Charlevoix for 2025-26 Season

Le Massif de Charlevoix has become the third Eastern Canadian ski resort to join the Ikon Pass.

Eastern Canada’s Le Massif de Charlevoix will be joining the Ikon Pass for the first time for the 2025-26 season, according to a press release put out by Ikon’s owner Alterra this week. This Quebec ski resort, which directly overlooks the St. Lawrence River, will become the second provincial ski resort to join Ikon following Tremblant. The resort will also join the much smaller Blue Mountain, Ontario in Ikon’s Eastern Canada suite.

Full Ikon Pass holders will have access to seven days at the mountain, while Ikon Base and Base Plus Passholders will have access to five days with holiday blackouts. The resort will also be included on the 2, 3, and 4-day Ikon Session Pass products.

The Ikon Pass is a multi-resort ski pass that gives access to dozens of destinations around the world. You can learn more about the Ikon Pass suite and how it stacks up to the similar Epic Pass here.

Our Take

In Quebec, the Epic and Ikon Passes have historically put up reasonable fights against one another, although we’d argue Ikon has always had the slight upper hand. Ikon offers unlimited access to Tremblant, which is one of our highest-rated resorts in the region. However, the full Epic Pass offers limited access to Mont-Sainte-Anne and Stoneham, the former of which is a quite competitive regional option as well (Stoneham is a bit smaller and less competitive). That said, the Epic Local Pass does not include access to either mountain.

But while it was already arguably the stronger choice of the two, the addition of Le Massif scores Ikon a big win for East Coast skiing and riding. Thanks to its breathtaking views and well-rounded footprint, Le Massif is our top-ranked ski resort East of the Mississippi. Its presence on the pass is likely to attract more folks in the Quebec City region, who are less than an hour away from the resort—and may have previously leaned towards the full Epic Pass thanks to Mont-Saint-Anne’s proximity to that city. It’s also entirely possible some Quebec City residents move to Ikon and away from the two-day Mountain Collective Pass, which was previously the only multi-resort pass product to include Le Massif.

However, some questions remain about the impact on crowding at Le Massif. The resort has historically been one of the less crowded East Coast resorts, with lift ticket caps playing a role there. Since reservations will not be required for Ikon Pass holders, some locals may be left wondering whether the resort could see a substantial increase in traffic next winter.

That all being said, Le Massif is likely protected somewhat from a deluge of new crowds thanks to its incredibly out-of-the-way location. While it’s quite close to Quebec City, the resort is annoyingly far from most other major Northeast metropolitan areas, including Boston, New York, and to a certain extent, even Montreal. From those cities, Ikon Pass holders have access to much more convenient mountains that offer experiences that are almost as good (or, depending on snow conditions, even better).

We’ll be keeping a very close eye on how the new Ikon access impacts Le Massif—and the rest of the East Coast—over the upcoming season.

Considering a trip to Eastern Canada next season? Check out our comprehensive Le Massif de Charlevoix and Tremblant mountain reviews.