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Military & First Responders

Activity Tickets | 2026 Season

Individual summer activity tickets for Red River Ski & Summer Area. 

  • For online purchases, eligible guests can verify with ID.me. 
  • For in person purchases, Active Duty, Reserve, and Retired Military must provide a current ID or DD214. First Responders must provide a current ID. In lieu of an ID, a letter written within one month of arrival may be provided showing proof of employment or volunteer status. Please note that in person purchases will follow the same eligible occupations as ID.me.
  • Discount may not be combined with or used with other discount offers.
Activity Tickets Information
  • All activity tickets, except for Hidden Treasure Aerial Park, are dateless, and the available ride(s) can be used anytime the activity is open during the 2026 season.
  • Please be prepared, as the weather can change quickly and dramatically. Activities may temporarily close due to inclement weather. 
  • Sales tax is not included in prices for summer products. 
Scenic Summer Chairlift
  • Children 5 & Under tickets are only available in person at a Sales Counter or Guest Services.
  • Scenic Summer Chairlift tickets are purchased per ride, per person.
Military & First Responder Scenic Summer Chairlift  
Adult (6 & Over) 1 Ride $22
Child (5 & Under) 1 Ride  Free
All Day Use $35
Scenic Chairlift Season Pass $129
Pioneer Flyer Seated Zip Line
  • Pioneer Flyer Seated Zip Line participants must be at least 42" tall.
  • Carts can accommodate either one or two participants. 
  • Each cart has a single participant weight capacity of 275 lbs and a double participant weight capacity of 450 lbs. All participants will be discreetly weighed before loading to ensure carts are loaded within the required threshold.
  • Rides cannot be shared amongst participants. 
  • Pioneer Flyer Seated Zip Line is purchased per ride with multiple rides offering savings per ride.
Military & First Responder Pioneer Flyer Seated Zip Line  
1 Rider 1 Ride $12
1 Rider 2 Rides $20
2 Riders 1 Ride Each $20
Summer Mountain Tubing
  • Little Blue riders must be at least 42" tall.
  • Gold Rush riders must be at least 47" tall. 
  • Rides cannot be shared amongst participants. 
  • Only one rider is allowed per tube. 
  • Summer Mountain Tubing is purchased per person. 
Military & First Responder Summer Mountain Tubing 3 Rides
Little Blue $22
Gold Rush $34
Hidden Treasure Aerial Park
  • Participants must weigh at least 50 lbs and not exceed 264 lbs. All participants will be discreetly weighed before being harnessed to ensure weight is within the required threshold.
  • Sessions are time and date specific, which must be chosen at the time of purchase. 
  • Hidden Treasure Aerial Park is purchased per session, per person. 
Military & First Responder Hidden Treasure Aerial Park  
Per Session $59
Mini Golf
  • Mini Golf is purchased per person. 
Military & First Responder Mini Golf  
All Ages $6

Military & First Responder Discount FAQs

Eligible guests can verify with ID.me for online purchases. Eligibility status is listed by occupation in the following FAQ sections. 

The Military & First Responder discount only applies to Lift Ticket purchases made online and verified with ID.me. The Walk Up rates for Lift Tickets apply if you are purchasing your Lift Ticket(s) in person, with no discount offered for in person purchases. Season Passes, Rentals, Lessons, and Winter Tubing can be purchased online or in person for the same discounted rate. For in person purchases, Active Duty, Reserve, and Retired Military must provide a current ID or DD214. First Responders must provide a current ID. In lieu of an ID, a letter written within 14 days of the arrival date may be provided showing proof of employment or volunteer status. Please note that in person purchases will follow the same eligible occupations as ID.me.

You must be a member of specific military branches and communities to be eligible for the Military & First Responder discount offered at Red River Ski & Summer Area

Eligible Branches of the Military

  • Air Force
  • Army
  • Coast Guard
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Police
  • Navy
  • NOAA Corps
  • Space Force
  • US Public Health Service

Military Communities 

  • Active duty
  • Military family - Immediate family members
  • Military spouse
  • National Guard
  • Reserve
  • Retiree
  • Surviving spouse
  • Veteran

The following groups are ineligible:

  • Civilian employees
  • Veterans with less than honorable discharges
  • Service members serving in a non-U.S. military
  • Service members not listed above (e.g. Coast Guard Auxiliary)

You are eligible to verify as a First Responder if your occupation is any of the following:

Law Enforcement Officers

  • Animal control officers who are credentialed as an LEO
  • Assistant chief officer
  • Auxiliary & reserve sheriff deputy or police officers
  • Bridge and tunnel officers
  • Chief officer
  • Conservation officers
  • Correctional supply officers
  • Corrections officers (at either government-run or private/for-profit institutions)
    • Emergency response team (ERT)
    • Inmate recovery team (IRT)
    • Quick response strike team (QRST)
    • Special emergency response team (SERT)
  • Courthouse security
  • Detention officers (at either government-run or private/for-profit institutions)
  • Family court officers
  • Fire marshals who are certified law enforcement officers
  • Fleet reserve
  • Game warden
  • Investigator (state or local)
  • Jailer (at either government-run or private/for-profit institutions)
  • Juvenile institutional officers (peace officers)
  • Metro transit police
  • Park rangers (state)
  • Parole officers
  • Patrol officer
  • Patrol deputy
  • Police officers (federal, state, and local; campus police) - active & retired
  • Pretrial services officers (and officer assistants)
  • Probation officers (and officer assistants)
  • Railroad police officers
  • School resource officers
  • Sheriff's deputy
  • State troopers
  • State police inspector
  • Tribal police
  • Wildlife officer

Firefighters

  • Airport fire operations
  • Commissioner (Fire Dept.)
  • Engineer
  • Fire medical officer
  • Firefighter - career, volunteer, and retired (federal included)
  • Fire marshal
  • Helitack
  • Lieutenant
  • Past chief
  • Probationary
  • Supervisory forestry technician
  • Wildland firefighter/ prescribed fire burn manager

Emergency Medical Technicians

  • Emergency medical technician (EMT) - Basic, medium, or advanced
  • Flight nurse (Transport nurse)
  • Medical helicopter pilot
  • Mobile intensive care nurse
  • Paramedic
  • Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse

Federal Law Enforcement Officers and Agents

  • Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) (All Employees)
  • Amtrak Police Department
  • Bureau of Prisons (BOP) (All Employees)
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (All Employees)
  • Customs & Border Patrol (CBP)
  • Department of Corrections
  • Department of Defense (for example: Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), etc.)
  • Department of Fish and Game
  • Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Air Marshals
  • Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) 
  • Federal Protective Service
  • Transportation Security Administration Agent (with a red shield on their badge ONLY)
  • Department of Interior
  • US Park Police
  • US Park Rangers
  • Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • Department of Public Safety
  • Department of State
  • Department of the Treasury
  • District Attorney
  • Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) (All Employees)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) (All Employees)
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • SSA Assistant Special Agent
  • US Marshals Service
  • US Postal Inspectors (Postal Inspectors & Criminal Investigators)
  • US Secret Service

ID.me does not verify the following occupational titles as First Responders:

  • Advocate coordinator
  • Ambulance driver (can qualify only if they can also document being an EMT or paramedic)
  • Animal control officer (not credentialed as a LEO)
  • Animal services officer
  • Assistant superintendent
  • CERT team member (Community Emergency Response Team)
  • Chaplain
  • Correctional food service supervisor
  • Civilian deputy
  • Civilian employee (staff, employees, secretaries, administrative assistants, etc.)
  • Classification officer
  • Code enforcement officer
  • Community outreach specialist
  • Community service aide
  • Coroner
  • Corrections staff (civilian employees)
  • Court bailiff
  • Court services officer
  • Crime lab analyst
  • Crime scene analyst/technician
  • Crisis intervention specialist
  • Custody specialist
  • Department of agriculture
  • Deputy clerk
  • Detention technician and communications officer
  • Emergency management volunteer
  • Emergency medical responder (EMR)
  • Emergency medical services (EMS)
  • FEMA
  • Fire Corps volunteer
  • Forensic services
  • Highway worker/road patrol
  • Laboratory/evidence tech
  • Medic
  • Medical examiner
  • Medical professional (doctor, nurse, pharmacy technician, etc.)
  • Ocean lifeguard
  • Parking enforcement officer
  • Police service technician
  • Peace Corps
  • Police badge (no name)
  • Police reserves (volunteer)
  • Police recruit
  • Recreation specialist
  • Sanitation worker
  • Search and rescue team member
  • Security officer
  • Ski patrol (unless licensed as an EMT)
  • Traffic officer
  • Transportation security officer for TSA
  • Trial court officer
  • Victims witness assistant

No, the Military & First Responder Discount may not be combined with or used with other discount offers.

Lift Tickets purchased online, Season Passes, Rental Packages, Buckaroo Camp, Youth Lessons, Adult Lessons, Adaptive Lessons, and Winter Tubing are eligible for the Military & First Responder discount. Discount does not apply to Red Card, Red Pass, Triple Play, Four Pack, individual Rental Items, Helmets, Private Lessons, Retail, and Food & Beverage. 
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