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Park City (UT) based Pacific Group Resorts (PGRI) is now the official owner of Vermont’s Jay Peak. The purchase seemed to go on forever after the disastrous reign of Ariel Quiros, who is now in jail, and the downfall of former Jay Peak president Bill Stenger who is also serving an 18 month prison sentence …
Big Changes in the East, Snow in the West and Resort Openings on the HorizonRead More
It was a busy summer for the ski industry with the major acquisition of Jay Peak and season pass groups scrambling to add more resorts to their quivers. The industry landscape is constantly changing. Pacific Group Resorts (PGRI), the owner of five North American ski areas, beat out two unknown bidders to win the long-awaited …
Jay Peak Has a New Owner and Stays on the Indy Pass; Indy and Ikon Add More OptionsRead More
Summer typically is a time for change in the ski industry and this summer is turning out to be a doozy! Suicide Six changed its name. Indy Pass and Mountain Collective have added new properties and the entire management staff at New Hampshire’s Gunstock resigned. Let’s start with that last item. It seems that escalating …
Some may find it ironic that the Italian city of Venice will soon start charging tourists an entrance fee (between 3 and 5 Euros beginning in 2023) to help mitigate crowds while the ski conglomerate Vail Resorts continues to sell pre-season reduced rate Epic Passes that many maintain have increased crowds especially on weekends. Last …
Vail’s Good Cop/Bad Cop Reputation – Some Little Known Facts!Read More
Indy Pass organizers seem to be on a feeding frenzy. The company just announced that eight new resorts will be joining for the 22/23 season including Nub’s Nob, Michigan, plus alpine and cross-country resorts in the Upper Midwest, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. With these additions, the Indy Pass now offers two free days …
Indy Has Done it Again – 100 Alpine and Cross Country Venues and counting!Read More
Now that the U.S. ski industry season is in the history books, this might be a good time to check in on what is going on other parts of the ski world. Here is a sampling: For starters, a number of Australian ski areas have opened ahead of schedule with the earliest opening in 22 …
Still on the fence about buying a multi-resort season pass or maybe you are in the market for another? The Storm Skiing Journal has published a couple of interesting reads about pass programs that may not get a lot of attention but are a good value. One is Vail’s 22-resort seven day pass. It is …
For the first time in two years, the National Ski Areas Association recently concluded its in-person annual national convention held in Nashville. The biggest announcement for this gathering of industry professionals was the skier visit tally for the 2021-22 season. Guess WHAT!? U.S. ski areas hit an all-time-high 61 million skier visits for the 2021-22 ski season …
Indy Pass recently announced some major updates to its 2022-23 product line with three new downhill and two new cross-country ski areas. Indy dropped a western partner; introduced a new blackout grid; and rebranded its core pass product. New downhill partners are Bluewood, Washington; Kelly Canyon, Idaho; and Ski Sawmill, Pennsylvania. Alberta-based Marmot Basin will …
Info for this article provided by Roger Lohr – Most dedicated winter sports enthusiasts are familiar with the major season passes such as Epic, Ikon, Mountain Collective and Indy Pass, among others. So far, these passes have been geared toward Alpine skiing and snowboarding. Not anymore! Make way for a new season pass specifically for …
Most in-the-know skiers and snowboarders are familiar with Ikon, Epic, Indy and The Mountain Collective. But what about the Powder Alliance, with its 16 resorts in the U.S., Canada and Japan or the the Freedom Pass, a collection of smaller size resorts in the U.S. plus one in Spain. There are various reciprocal lift ticket …
Season Pass Chess Game: Reciprocal Programs VS “The Nationals”/What’s the Best Value?Read More
Major season pass players Epic and Ikon continue to duke it out for customers but there are additional options including the Mountain Collective, Indy Pass and something called Mountain Capital Partners. More on those later. We previously looked at Ikon so it is Epic’s turn this time. Vail has increased the cost of its 2022-23 Epic …
Epic Raises Prices, Adds Perks and is Still Cheaper than Ikon.Read More
