Goodbye, Paper Trail Maps.
Have you ever put your hand in the pocket of a ski jacket you haven’t worn for a while and...
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Tag: Vail
Vail announced its policies for the coming season. So now what?
After months of speculation, the word it finally out: Last week Vail released its operating plan...
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Ski Diva’s Guide to Skiing the Solar System, Revisited.
Stop the presses! A couple weeks ago, Freeskier.com dropped this bombshell on the skiing...
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The Consolidation Conundrum: What does it mean for skiers?
Yep, it’s happening again: Vail is buying more ski resorts. Last week they acquired Okemo in...
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Is Consolidation Good or Bad for the Ski Industry?
In recent weeks, the ski world has been rocked by a number of acquisitions: Vail bought Stowe, and then Aspen and KSL Capital Partners formed a partnership that led to the purchase of Intrawest resorts, followed by Mammoth, June, Bear, and Snow Summit. Consolidations are nothing new, though they seem to be getting more and more common. Let’s take a look at the biggest, so you understand who owns what (keep in mind, though, that things could change any moment):
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