Meet Alterra Mountain Company

[Philpug]

Good thing we we went with pugski.com here instead of ikonski.com.

Post of the week.

 

[Dean]

Trying to decide if it is good or bad that there isn't a single Mid Atlantic NC or VA (or WVA or PA) resort that is part of any giant conglomerate or multi region season pass offering. In fact, most of the resorts here don't even sell a decent full price pass without massive blackout dates.

Actually Snowshoe is part of it.

And Snowshoe has offered a great season pass deal for several years now. The ridiculous pass has been ~$200-250 and starts March of the previous season. I didn't get one this season, but have for several years before. Even got a couple free days at Winter Park with it one year.
It'll be interesting to see they continue it. The announcement is usually mid Feb with limited sale dates shortly thereafter (closing out ~3/1).

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

It is a ton of fun speculating, but I am still concerned on how the pricing will turn out. The Cali4ia pass is definitely gone for next year. I'm hoping that's because they plan to have a California pass that includes all 6 properties. It's wait and see for now and the suspense continues.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

I also see that Mikaela Shiffron has signed on as spokesperson and investor.

 

[Blue Streak]

Things haven't gone well for her, since she signed on.
Karma?

 

[dbostedo]

Things haven't gone well for her, since she signed on.
Karma?

Clearly she's lost focus thinking about how awesome her pass is going to be next year.

 

[Muleski]

Things haven't gone well for her, since she signed on.
Karma?

That's about the ONLY theory that I have not heard, about her last five race starts, expressed in the last 12 hours or so!

You could be on to something!

 

[Blue Streak]

It's going to be like the curse of the Bambino.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Or perhaps she saw all that coming and made alternate plans for her future/

 

[PisteOff]

And then there is this......Didn't see this coming and I'm not thrilled about it. The MCP looks to be getting butchered but no announcements there yet.....

Telluride goes Epic...

 

[PisteOff]

And it's now official....Telluride has pulled out of the Mountain Collective.....

http://www.tellurideinside.com/2018/01/telluride-ski-resorts-joins-epic-pass.html

 

[TonyPlush]

I'm hoping it's structured like the MAX pass so the only way to get unlimited skiing is by having a season pass at your home mountain. I'm fine if it costs more than the Epic pass. Hope it does, actually.

I don't want Copper, my home mountain, to turn into an Epic mess of crowds. I'd be happy buying a Copper Pass (or Copper/Eldora) and paying extra for the add-on for days at the other resorts. As much as I'll miss unlimited WP & Copper, I'll miss short lift lines more. I can live with 5 days at WP, especially given the other options opened up.

I suspect those who consider Alta, Snowbird and DV home also feel the same way. Unlimited skiing at those three sounds like a great idea at first but would destroy those areas.

My first thought after the initial excitement of the star-studded roster.

I'm a former Denver-ite and now destination skier based in the Midwest. The growing lift lines at Vail, Breck, and Keystone were concerning when I lived in Denver. But last year I had to pretty much swear off traveling to Epic resorts, when a powder day at Whistler was met with 45 minute lines at every single lift. No sense traveling to a destination resort if it means you can only get 5 runs in all day.

Will be very interesting to see the pricing. IKON is obviously going for the cream of the crop. I wouldn't mind seeing the price structured to keep the elite resorts elite.

 

[jmeb]

Just had a new neighbor couple move in from Tahoe. Met them shoveling the walk this AM.

Both are SVPs at Alterra. Will see what I can learn over a bottle of wine in the next few weeks.

 

[John Webb]

And then there is this......Didn't see this coming and I'm not thrilled about it. The MCP looks to be getting butchered but no announcements there yet.....

Telluride goes Epic...

Not happy about this and even less about Whistler/BC going to Epic this year. I had friends wanting to go to Whistler/BC
and I squelched the idea since I have no Vail related passes this year.

I'm dying to see next years Ikon Pass. Release soon would be great. Not expected as a lot of details are still to be ironed out.

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

They sure are building anticipation!

 

[Jilly]

Well between the Olympics and school holidays coming up....I don't think anything will happen till the middle of March....

Absolutely, totally interested in what happens...

 

[Pat AKA mustski]

Typically, nothing happens until right before Easter. We will see.

 

[SBrown]

Mod note: we moved the posts about Ikon Pass details to their own thread so the discussion isn't lost.

 

[Lorenzzo]

Bob Wheaton is out as Pres. and GM of Deer Valley.

 

[Uncle Louie]

Bob Wheaton is out as Pres. and GM of Deer Valley.

Looks like he has a new job though.

http://www.kpcw.org/post/bob-wheaton-stepping-down-role-deer-valley-president-and-coo#stream/0