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
Bear Valley Resort, California
China Peak Mountain Resort, California
Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort, California
Mountain High Resort, California
COLORADO
Aspen Highlands, Colorado
Aspen Mountain, Colorado
Buttermilk, Colorado
Snowmass Ski Area, Colorado
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
Belleayre Mountain (Olympic Regional Development Authority)
Gore Mountain (Olympic Regional Development Authority)
Whiteface (Olympic Regional Development Authority)
UTAH
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.
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)