Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has offered a number of great promotions over the years. These have included shipping free checked baggage cases of wine from wine regions and free skiing on the day of arrival by showing a same day Alaska Airlines Boarding Pass. Alaska Airlines has launched their latest promotion which involves a partnership with Mountain Collective Ski Resorts by offering additional Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles with the purchase of a Mountain Collective Ski Pass.

Hit the Slopes and Earn Miles: Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Skiing Promotion with Mountain Collective

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Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan remains one of my favorite frequent flier programs to earn and redeem in. Unfortunately, we’ve seen a recent adjustment in the program with the cancellation of the MBNA Alaska Airlines Mastercard. This week, we’ve seen the announcement of their latest promotion which is specifically targeted at travelling downhill skiers who are Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Elite Members.

Earn Up to 10,000 Alaska Mileage Plan points with purchase of a Mountain Collective Pass:

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has announced their latest promotion. This was sent directly by email to Alaska Mileage Plan MVP, MVP Gold, MVP 75k and MVP 100K members.

Alaska Airlines is offering up to 10,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan bonus miles, with the purchase of a Mountain Collective ski pass for the 2023-2024 winter season.

This is a unique promotion that compliments travel on Alaska Airlines, along with benefiting skiers in order to earn points.

The Offer:

The offer allows for Alaska Mileage Plan Elite members to get 10,000 bonus Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles and one extra ski day at a pre-selected resort when purchasing through a specific link.

Unlock a world of adventure with just one pass, redeemable for two days each at 24 ski resorts across five continents. Mountain Collective is a dream come true for snow-seeking globetrotters. Fly with Alaska and our airline partners to use your pass at legendary ski destinations like Sun Valley, Jackson Hole, Big Sky and Niseko United.

As a Mileage Plan™ elite, you’ll get 10,000 bonus miles and a 3rd day free at a resort of your choice when you snag a Mountain Collective Pass.

Terms and Conditions:

The terms and conditions of the offer are pretty straight forward, with mileage posting across two phases that should be fairly automatic.

Limited time offer terms and conditions: All Mileage Plan members who purchase a new Mountain Collective pass for the 2023-2024 season between August 3, 2023 and September 25, 2023 will receive 5,000 bonus miles along with a 3rd bonus day at a location of their choice, to be selected at purchase.

Members must make a qualifying purchase via the URL provided in this email. Offer not valid for customers with an existing Mountain Collective pass for the 2023-2024 season.

Bonus miles will post to the member’s Mileage Plan account by October 15, 2023, provided the Mountain Collective pass has not been refunded. Mileage Plan elites (MVP, MVP Gold, MVP Gold 75K, or MVP Gold 100K status) will receive an additional 5,000 bonus miles (10,000 bonus miles total).

To earn these additional 5,000 bonus miles, members must hold elite status as of October 1, 2023. Bonus miles do not count toward elite status qualification. All  Mileage Plan terms and conditions apply. All  Mountain Collective terms and conditions apply.

The offer must be redeemed by September 25, 2023.

Overall, this is a pretty reasonable offer if you were planning on getting one of these passes anyway.

What is the Mountain Collective?

The Mountain Collective is the “other” ski resort group that competes against Vail Resorts Epic Pass. The Mountain Collective offers two days of skiing at a host of resorts, along with a third ski day at one ski resort that is specifically linked to this bonus offer.

In contrast to the Epic Pass, which is a true season’s pass to about 40 worldwide resorts and also offers limited access to additional international resorts if specific conditions are met, The Mountain Collective only offers two days at each of it’s resorts, with additional days at 50% off full price. There are 24 resorts within the Mountain Collective allowing 48 days of skiing.

The Mountain Collective Resorts:

The Mountain Collective Resorts include the following areas:

United States of America:

• Alta Ski Area
• Arapahoe Basin
• Aspen Snowmass
• Big Sky Resort
• Grand Targhee Resort
• Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
• Snowbasin
• Snowbird
• Sugar Bowl
• Sugarloaf
• Sun Valley
• Taos Ski Valley

Canada:

• Banff Sunshine
• Lake Louise
• Le Massif de Charlevoix
• Marmot Basin
• Panorama Mountain Resort
• Revelstoke mountain resort
• Sun Peaks Resort

Japan:

• Niseko United

France:

• Chamonix

Australia

• Mt Buller

New Zealand:

• Coronet Peak + the Remarkables

Chile:

• Valle Nevado

Overall, this is a great collection of resorts. If you are a hard core skier, and have the ability to have liberal travel plans, having both passes will compliment your ski season by accessing almost every single medium and large resort in the world.

How to Redeem the Offer:

The Alaska Airlines Offer takes you to a specific landing page on the Mountain Collective site. The website purchase page isn’t too sophisticated, and is actually among the more elementary purchase sites that I have seen.

The Alaska Airlines offer is clearly marked on the Mountain Collective paywall page.

Purchasers are required to select the resort for the “additional ski day” at the time of purchase. As a result, purchasers will have to have an idea on where they will spend the most of their time when they use the pass.

The passes are selling for $630 USD this season, which allows access to 48 days. of skiing across 24 resorts worldwide.

My Take on This Promotion:

If you’re fortunate enough to have time in your schedule to travel to different resorts, and are an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan elite member, this is an easy way to get an additional 10,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.

The main challenge with the Mountain Collective is that it only offers two days at each resort (or three with this offer), which is difficult for my travel patterns that don’t allow that much time off from work in order to travel to different ski areas. This is in contrast to the Epic Pass which offers unlimited skiing at each resort. The Epic Pass allows me to work through twenty or more days of skiing at my home resort of Whistler Blackcomb, every season.

In Summary: Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Partners with Mountain Collective to offer Bonus Miles

Alaska Airlines MVP Elites are being offered an additional 10,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles if they purchase a Mountain Collective ski pass when purchased through a dedicated link. They are also offered an additional ski day at a preselected resort at time of purchase.

This is a great offer if you are planning on purchasing a Mountain Collective pass and are an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Elite. While I won’t be participating as a result of my own travel plans that limit my own interest in the Mountain Collective Pass, this has the potential to be an easy 10,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for the right skiing customer. It also emphasizes Pacific Northwest flyers to fly Alaska Airlines to the various resorts, something you’ll have to do if you get to each ski resort anyway.

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If you are an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan MVP member, does this offer engage you ?

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