Military & First Responders

As a thank you and appreciation for their service, we are proud to offer discounts to Service Members and First Responders. Active Duty, Reserve, Retired Military, and First Responders, including legal direct dependents, receive discounts on select winter products. Eligible guests can verify with ID.me for online purchases or with a valid ID for in person purchases. Questions about the Military & First Responders discount? Check out the FAQ at the bottom of this page. 

  • 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 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.
  • Discount does not apply to Red Card, Red Pass, Triple Play, Private Lessons, or Food & Beverage. 
  • Discount may not be combined with or used with other discount offers.
Season Passes | 24/25 Season
  • Season Pass age bracket is determined by the pass holder's age at the time of purchase.
  • Season Passes are not transferable and not for resale.
  • Season Passes are not eligible for refunds. 
  • Replacement fee for a lost or damaged Red Pass is $20. 
  • Sales tax is not included in prices for winter products. 
  • Learn more about Season Passes here.

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Military & First Responder Platinum Pass Through Feb 28
Junior (6-12) $309
Pioneer (13-30) $339
Adult (31-69) $449
Child (5 & Under) or Senior (70 & Over) $20
Military & First Responder Weekender Pass Through Feb 28
Junior (6-12) $229
Pioneer (13-30) $249
Adult (31-69) $299
Lift Tickets | 24/25 Season
  • All guests on snow, including those in Lessons, need their own Lift Ticket(s) and Red Card. 
  • Children 5 & Under and Seniors 70 & Over Lift Tickets are only available in person at a Sales Counter or Guest Services. While Children 5 & Under with a paying Adult and Seniors 70 & Over receive a free Lift Ticket, they must purchase their initial Red Card for $5.
  • Lift Tickets can be purchased as multi-day Lift Tickets but must be used consecutively beginning on the first date selected at the time of purchase. Refunds or credit vouchers will not be issued for unused days.
  • Lift Tickets are purchased per day, per person.
  • Sales tax is not included in prices for winter products. 
  • Prices do not include a $5 fee per guest for a Red Card. Already have a Red Card? Reload your Lift Tickets online to save the Red Card fee.
  • Thanksgiving Savings Lift Tickets are only valid for use from Nov 27-30, 2024.
  • Deal Days Lift Tickets are only valid for use from Dec 6-8, 2024, and Dec 13-18, 2024.
  • Full Day Lift Tickets are valid for the number of days purchased from 9:00am-4:00pm on all chairlifts.
  • Afternoon Lift Tickets are valid for one day from 12:00pm-4:00pm on all chairlifts.

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Military & First Responder Lift Tickets Full Day Afternoon
Adult (13-69) $86 $66
Junior (6-12) $60 $52
Child without paying Adult (5 & Under) $19 -
Child with paying Adult (5 & Under) Free -
Senior (70 & Over) Free -
Military & First Responder Online Reloads Full Day Afternoon
Adult (13-69) $86 $66
Junior (6-12) $60 $52
Military & First Responder Thanksgiving Savings Full Day Afternoon
Adult (13-69) $56 $42
Junior (6-12) $46 $36
Child without paying Adult (5 & Under) $19 -
Child with paying Adult (5 & Under) Free -
Senior (70 & Over) Free -
Military & First Responder Deal Days Full Day Afternoon
Adult (13-69) $62 $46
Junior (6-12) $49 $39
Child without paying Adult (5 & Under) $19 -
Child with paying Adult (5 & Under) Free -
Senior (70 & Over) Free -
Rentals | 24/25 Season
  • Ski Package includes boots, skis, and poles. Snowboard Package includes boots and a snowboard.
  • Rentals can be purchased as multi-day Rentals but must be used consecutively beginning on the first date selected at the time of purchase.

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Military & First Responder Rentals Package
Adult (13+) $32
Junior (12 & Under) $24
Lessons | 24/25 Season
  • Lessons do not include Lift Ticket(s) or Rentals. These must be purchased separately for the number of days you want to ski or snowboard, including the day of your Lesson. A Lift Ticket is required to participate in a Lesson.
  • Adult Lessons are for first time skiers or snowboarders only. If you have skied or snowboarded before, please take a Private Lesson.
  • Helmets are included to be worn during all Youth Lessons. 

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Military & First Responder Buckaroo Camp (3-4)  
Half Day Program $129
Military & First Responder Ski or Snowboard (5-12)  
Full Day Lesson $209
Military & First Responder Ski or Snowboard (13+)  
Full Day Lesson $169
Winter Tubing Pricing | 24/25 Season
  • Winter Tubing is purchased per session, per person.
  • Sales tax is not included in prices for winter products. 
  • *Holiday Pricing is in effect Dec 23, 2024-Jan 3, 2025, Feb 14-17, 2025, and Mar 10-19, 2025.

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Winter Tubing Regular Holiday*
Per Session $24 $30

Military & First Responders Discount FAQs

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