Ski Areas Not Owned by a Big, For-Profit Corporation

Treilly

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“ciscokid”>Caberfae Mi- the Meyer family has owned it since the early 80s.

Must be profitable after stepping to plate to put in brand new triple this year( or in a lotta debt)</blockquote>

I was told that the Meyer brothers have another source of income for there everyday living expenses and the ski hill just needs to break even, but judging by the new lift and the continuous snow making improvements I would say they are makeing a profit.

Jonni

Lyndon Outing Club would qualify for this list, as would Cochrans. Would Bolton and Smuggs count?

Cannonball

Skier-owned Mountains (AKA Ski Areas Not Owned by a Big, For-Profit Corporation)

Suggestions so far:

- Hermatige

- Lost Valley

- Black Mountain, NH

- Tenney (when they open)

- Magic

- Loveland

- Silverton

- Oak Mtn

- Sugarbush

- Mad River Glen

- Plattekill

- Caberfae

- Lyndon Outing Club

- Cochrans

- Bolton

- Smugglers Notch

Also thinking:

- Dartmouth Skiway

- Whaleback

obienick

How are we defining “big, for-profit corporations”?  For example the Wachusett lease is owned by the Crowleys (of Polar Beverage fame). Obviously the Polar arm of the family’s holdings is a large for-profit corporation, but technically it isn’t Polar who owns Wawa.

mtsnow123

One thing to mention is that Bolton is owned by Redstone Vermont, which is a for profit real estate management group. Not sure if that would kick it out of this list or not.

NewEnglandSkier13

Abram is owned by the Mountain Rider’s Alliance. How would you classify that?

bousquet19

Bousquet

Bill29

Wachusett. The land is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of the state park. The ski area infrastructure is owned by the Crowleys, who lease the land. Crowley siblngs  Jeff, Dave and Carolyn, who run the place,  all are very good skiers.

Ward Hill - Ski Ward. The owners, whose names I don’t know, are skiers. The land may still be owned by the Ward family or successors and leased by the ski area. When Ed Fedeli and Bob Rochette put in the lodge, snowmaking, lights and the T-bars and ropes in the early 1960s that’s the way it was. (I don’t remember that Ed and Bob skied much, if at all).

newman

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“Bill29”> Wachusett. The land is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as part of the state park. The ski area infrastructure is owned by the Crowleys, who lease the land. Crowley siblngs  Jeff, Dave and Carolyn, who run the place,  all are very good skiers.

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John and Effie LeCrox own Ski Ward. The Ward family still ownes the land.

teighs

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“Jonni”>Lyndon Outing Club would qualify for this list, as would Cochrans. Would Bolton and Smuggs count?</blockquote>

Not Smugg’s.  Bill Stritzler is not a skier.

rickbolger

Thunder Ridge and Mt Peter in NY are owned by skiing families (at least they used to be)

Elk Mountain PA is family owned, can’t imagine they wouldn’t be skiers

obienick

While we’re expanding westward, Greek Peak, NY and Toggenberg, NY are both owned by two long time skiers of Greek Peak who are businessmen from Elmira.

Cannonball

Alright, some great feedback.  Updated list…

Suggestions so far:

- Hermatige

- Lost Valley

- Black Mountain, NH

- Tenney (when they open)

- Magic

- Loveland

- Silverton

- Oak Mtn

- Sugarbush

- Mad River Glen

- Plattekill

- Caberfae

- Lyndon Outing Club

- Cochrans

- Dartmouth Skiway

- Whaleback

- Abram

- Bousquet

- Wachusett

- Ski Ward

- Elk Mountain

- Greek Peak

- Toggenberg

Possible removals:

- Bolton (maybe kicked out do to real estate group ownership)

- Smugglers Notch (teighs says Bill Stritzler is not a skier)

As to obienick’s question about defining “big, for-profit corporations”, I don’t really know.  That was was a suggested change in title by mtsnow123.  I guess I would refer back to my original intent of “skier-owned” and MRG’s claim that they are the only skier-owned mountain.   And I’d throw in your own judgement of what big corporate means.

Bill29

Nashoba Valley was, and I guess still is, owned by the Fletchers, isn’t it? Allen (?) Fletcher was a skier and his daughter Pam (U.S. Ski Team) certainly is.

joshua_segal

Surprised no one has mentioned Pat’s Peak (Patnodes)

phil

What about Titcomb in Farmington, ME.  I think it is owned by a ski club

njskibabe

Mount Peter Ski Area - Warwick, NY (family owned)

Cannonball

Suggestions so far:

1) Hermatige

2) Lost Valley

3) Black Mountain, NH

4) Tenney (when they open)

5) Magic

6) Loveland

7) Silverton

8) Oak Mtn

9) Sugarbush

10) Mad River Glen

11) Plattekill

12) Caberfae

13) Lyndon Outing Club

14) Cochrans

15) Dartmouth Skiway

16) Whaleback

17) Abram

18) Bousquet

19) Wachusett

20) Ski Ward

21) Elk Mountain

22) Greek Peak

23) Toggenberg

24) Nashoba Valley

25) Titcomb

26) Mt Peter

Possible removals:

- Bolton (maybe kicked out do to real estate group ownership)

- Smugglers Notch (teighs says Bill Stritzler is not a skier)

So getting back to the original premise of this thread.  Mad River Glenn claims to be “America’s ONLY skier-owned mountain”.  The list above shows at least two dozen areas that prove MRG’s claim false. 

Bkroon9175

Pats Peak was built and still owned by the Patenaude Family. (Hopefully I spelled it correctly)

mtsnow123

Bolton can now be added to the official list. Just sold to the original founders of the resort.

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