Lodge and village series
One patch per lodge or base area, sold only there. It gives guests a reason to visit each shop on the mountain.
For ski resort and mountain retail
A patch for every run, lodge and season.
Your resort wants a design for each lodge, run, anniversary and event, without stocking hundreds of hats of every one. With patches, the beanie or cap stays the same and the patch carries the story.
One blank, many designsSmall runs per designFree artwork review
Built for the base-area shopLodges, runs, anniversaries, events
Where resort patches show up
Guests already wear your mountain. Give them more ways to show which runs they skied.
Patch hats vs. fully custom hats
Both put your mountain on a guest's head. One lets you change the design every season without starting over.
| Question | Patch on a stock hat | Fully custom hat |
|---|---|---|
| New designs | Swap the patch; keep the same blank hat | A new hat order for every design |
| Minimums | From 50 patches per design | Large minimums per style and color |
| Seasonal drops | A run per event, anniversary or new lift | Hard to justify for a single season |
| Inventory risk | Unsold patches cost little; blanks carry over | Dated hats left over in spring |
| Staff gear | Same patch on uniforms with hook-and-loop backing | Separate uniform decoration orders |
| Detail | Micro-HD weave holds ridgelines and small type | Embroidery softens fine detail |
Retail programs for a resort
Formats that turn a patch into a reason to visit the shop:
Signature run patches
A patch for the steep, famous or newly opened run, bought after skiing it.
Anniversary drop
A dated design for a resort anniversary or a new lift. It's limited, collectible and sold once.
Season pass perk
A pass-holder-only patch handed out at pickup, which makes the pass feel like membership.
Ski school badges
Progress patches for kids' ski school levels, earned on the hill and sewn on at home.
Staff and patrol identity
Department patches on hook-and-loop backing, so the same jacket works across roles and seasons.
From design to base-area shop
Order before the season, then restock from your account as designs sell.
Plan the season's designs
Add your core mountain patch plus each lodge or event design, sized for the caps and beanies you already stock.
Ridgelines reviewed
Mountain silhouettes and trail maps are fine detail; a person checks each one within 24 hours and suggests fixes if a line is too thin.
Ready before the lifts open
Production takes 6–10 business days; order core designs in early fall and they are in the shop before opening day.
Restock mid-season
Approved designs are saved, so a sell-out is one click away from being back in stock.
Practical notes for resort patches
Hats and beanies
- Caps take a 2–2.6″ patch inside the front panel; beanies take 1.6–2.2″ on the cuff
- Sew patches on knit beanies, because knit stretches and adhesive lifts
- Merrow edge gives the classic mountain-patch look on rectangles and circles
Planning the season
- Order core designs before opening day and keep dated drops for events
- Start each new design at 50 and reorder what sells
- Use hook-and-loop backing for staff patches that move between jackets
Worked example: a four-lodge series
Four lodge patches at 250 each is four runs of $152, sewn onto the same blank beanie in every shop. The summit-lodge design sells out first and is reordered at 1,000 ($0.356 each); an anniversary patch is a one-off run of 50 ($78).
Ski resort patches, answered
Resorts usually order 2″ cap patches by the hundred. A run of 250 is $0.608 each ($152), and a core design reordered at 1,000 drops to $0.356 each. A dated anniversary design can start at just 50 ($78). The blank hats stay your existing stock.
Yes. Use a smaller patch, around 1.6–2.2″ wide, centered on the folded cuff, and sew it. The knit stretches and an iron-on adhesive will lift. Structured cotton caps take iron-on patches well.
No. We make the woven patches. Most resorts apply them to blank hats they already stock, or have their hat supplier sew them on.
Yes. Each design is its own run from 50 pieces, so a lodge series or a run series can start small. A Proof Pack of 5 lets you check a design first.
About a month before opening day. Weaving takes 6–10 business days after the artwork is approved, and the extra time covers a proof if you want one.
Yes. Hook-and-loop backing lets instructors and patrol move patches between jackets and swap them when roles or seasons change.
Put your mountain on every hat in the shop. Order the core mountain patch before opening day and save the dated designs for your events.