PROPRIETÁRIOS DAS ESTAÇÕES DE ESQUI: QUEM É O DONO DE QUAIS ESTAÇÕES?

Ao longo da última década, tem havido uma tendência para a consolidação das propriedades dos ski resorts. Quer você ache interessante ou não, pode ser curioso saber quais empresas possuem quais resorts. Apenas dez empresas possuem 114 dessas estações de esqui ou aproximadamente 23%. Abaixo está a lista dessas empresas e dos resorts de sua propriedade. É classificado pelo estado em que a empresa está sediada.

CALIFORNIA

 Invision Capital

Bear Valley Resort, California

China Peak Mountain Resort, California

Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort, California

Mountain High Resort, California

COLORADO

 Aspen Skiing Company

Aspen Highlands, Colorado

Aspen Mountain, Colorado

Buttermilk, Colorado

Snowmass Ski Area, Colorado

Alterra Mountain Company

Arapahoe Basin, Colorado

Bear Mountain Resort, California

Blue Mountain, Ontario

Crystal Mountain, Washington

Deer Valley, Utah

June Mountain, California

Mammoth, California

Palisades Tahoe, California

Schweitzer, Idaho

Snow Valley Mountain Resort, California

Snow Summit, California

Snowshoe, West Virginia

Solitude, Utah

Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, Colorado

Stratton, Vermont

Sugarbush, Vermont

Tremblant, Quebec

Winter Park Resort, Colorado*

 * O resort é operado por Alterra Mountain Company. O resort é propriedade da cidade de Denver.

Mountain Capital Partners

Arizona Snowbowl, Arizona

Brian Head Resort, Utah

La Parva Ski Resort, Chile

Lee Canyon, NV

Nordic Valley Recreation, Utah *

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, New Mexico

Purgatory Resort, Colorado

Ski Hesperus, Colorado

Sipapu Ski & Summer Resort, New Mexico

Valle Nevado, Chile

Willamette Pass Resort, Oregon **

* O resort é operado sob um contrato de longo prazo pela Mountain Capital Partners. O resort é propriedade da Skyline Mountain Base, LLC.
** Resort é operado em parceria conjunta.

Vail Resorts, Inc.

Afton Alps, Minnesota

Alpine Valley, Ohio

Andermatt-Sedrun, Switzerland *

Attitash, New Hampshire

Beaver Creek Resort, Colorado

Big Boulder Ski Area, Pennsylvania

Boston Mills/Brandywine, Ohio

Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado

Crans Montana, Suiça

Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado

Crotched Mt. Ski Area, New Hampshire

Heavenly Mountain Resort, California/Nevada

Hidden Valley, Missouri

Hidden Valley Resort, Pennsylvania

Hunter Mountain, New York

Jack Frost, Pennsylvania

Keystone Resort, Colorado

Kirkwood Mountain Resort, California

Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania

Liberty Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania

Mad River Mountain, Ohio **

Mount Brighton, Michigan

Mount Snow, Vermont

Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire

Northstar California, California **

Okemo Mountain Resort, Vermont

Paoli Peaks, Indiana

Park City Ski Area, Utah

Perisher Ski Resort, Australia

Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania

Ski Roundtop, Pennsylvania

Snow Creek Ski Area, Missouri

Stevens Pass, Washington

Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont

Vail Mountain, Colorado

Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia

Whitetail, Pennsylvania

Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire

Wilmot Mountain, Wisconsin

* Vail Resorts mantém uma participação acionária de 55% neste resort
** O resort é operado sob contrato de longo prazo por Vail Resorts, Inc. O resort é propriedade da EPR Properties.

MICHIGAN

Boyne USA, Inc.

Big Sky Resort, Montana

Brighton Ski Resort, Utah

Boyne Highlands Resort, Michigan

Boyne Mountain Resort, Michigan

Cypress Mountain, British Columbia

Loon Mountain, New Hampshire

Pleasant Mountain, Maine

Sugarloaf, Maine

Summit at Snoqualmie, Washington

Sunday River Ski Resort, Maine

Wisconsin Resorts. Inc.

Alpine Valley Resort, Michigan

Alpine Valley Resort, Wisconsin

Bittersweet Ski Area, Michigan

Mount Holly Ski Area, Michigan

Pine Knob Ski Area, Michigan

Searchmont Resort, Ontario

Big Sky Montana. Credit: Big Sky Resort

MINNESOTA

 Midwest Family Ski Resorts

Granite Peak Ski Area, WI

Lutsen Mountains, MN

Snowriver Mountain Resort, MI (formerly Big Snow Resort) *

* Snowriver includes Black River Basin and Jackson Creek Summit

* Snowriver inclui Black River Basin e Jackson Creek Summit

 NEW YORK

 State of New York

Belleayre Mountain (Olympic Regional Development Authority)

Gore Mountain (Olympic Regional Development Authority)

Whiteface (Olympic Regional Development Authority)

 UTAH

 Pacific Group Resorts, Inc.

Jay Peak Resort, VT

Mount Washington Alpine Resort, British Columbia

Ragged Mountain Resort, New Hampshire *

Powderhorn Mountain Resort, Colorado

Wintergreen Resort, Virginia

Wisp Resort, Maryland

* O resort é operado sob contrato de longo prazo pelo Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. O resort é propriedade da RMR-Pacific LLC.

Powdr Corp.

Boreal Ski Area, California

Copper Mountain Resort, Colorado

Eldora Mountain Resort, Colorado

Gorgoza Tubing Park, Utah

Killington, Vermont

Mt. Bachelor, Oregon

Pico Mountain, Vermont

SilverStar Resort, Canada

Soda Springs Ski Area, California

Woodward Park City, Utah

(Fonte: National Ski Areas Association)

22 de maio de 2024, por Equipe ExpoSKI