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

bobbutts

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“Bkroon9175”>Pats Peak was built and still owned by the Patenaude Family. (Hopefully I spelled it correctly)</blockquote>

Yep, I was about to post the same before I saw your post.  Definitely should be on the list.

z1000307470

Whiteface, Gore, Belleayre, Cannon are clearly not owned by a big, for profit corp. ;))

IBRAKEFORTBARS

I would add Labrador and Song Mt in Central NY - although these two would greatly benefit from being a part of either for-profit group. It would, however, likely spell certain doom for their classic Hall and Riblet lifts, including their t-bars. 

IBRAKE

mapnut

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“z1000307470”>Whiteface, Gore, Belleayre, Cannon are clearly not owned by a big, for profit corp. ;)) </blockquote>

Well, this thread started out being about “skier-owned” mountains. Not everybody in New York and New Hampshire are skiers.

trackbiker

The 3 western PA resorts are owned by the Nutting family who own the Pirates. Three of the south central resorts are owned by Snowtime, Inc.  Peak Resorts owns Jack Frost and Big Bolder. Bear Creek, Eagle Rock, and Shawnee are owned by a real estate management companies. The balance of the PA resorts are skier owned,

Spring Mountain

Blue Mountain

Camelback

Big Bear (Owned by the community run by a local small management company)

Montage

Sawmill

Blue Knob

Not sure about Tussey and Nemocolin Woods.

njskibabe

Mt. Peter - Warwick, NY - still family owned.

Campgaw Mountain - Mahwah, NJ - County owned.

JimK

Interesting development at Crystal Mtn, WA with respect to this topic.

Essentially, John Kircher who was long part of the Boyne ski conglomerate has removed himself from all that to be sole owner and solely involved in Crystal Mtn as his focus:

https://crystalmountainresort.com/blog-winter/john-kircher-acquires-crystal-mountain/

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

RECENT ADDITIONS

27) Pats Peak

28) Labrador

29) Song Mt

30) Spring Mountain

31) Blue Mountain

32) Camelback

33) Big Bear 

34) Montage

35) Sawmill

36) Blue Knob

37) Mt. Peter

38) Campgaw Mountain

39) Crystal Mtn

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 three dozen areas that prove MRG’s claim to be false. 

joshua_segal

Suggestions so far:

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When MRG says “skier owned mountain”, they don’t mean one or even 100 skiers.  Before the co-op, MRG was owned privately by Betsy Pratt.

I suppose there are thousands of skiers who own stock in Vail.  IMO, that still does not what makes them a “skier owned mountain.”

bmwskier

Holiday Valley is owned by the Win-Sum Ski Corporation– a private group. My father bought five shares of stock when it opened and the sale of them paid for a big chunk of my brother’s and my college years. He’d sell stock to an old friend of his. Not sure how many shared are outstanding. 

slatham

On the list above, is Hermatige the Hermitage Club? While technically not a “Big, For-Profit Corporation” it certainly is not in the same spirit as the others. I mean, how can Magic and Hermitage be on any list together? In fact, I would say Bromley “fits” this list better than the Hermitage Club, yet it doesn’t make it (correctly) based on the criteria of the title of the thread.But a great and enlightening list.

skipro77

I believe that you can add Otis Ridge to the list.

Cannonball

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“joshua_segal”>When MRG says “skier owned mountain”, they don’t mean one or even 100 skiers.</blockquote>

I’m not disputing that MRG is skier owned. I’m disputing their claim that that they are “America’s ONLY skier owned mountain”. Do you think their statement is accurate?

joshua_segal

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“Cannonball”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“joshua_segal”>When MRG says “skier owned mountain”, they don’t mean one or even 100 skiers.</blockquote>

I’m not disputing that MRG is skier owned. I’m disputing their claim that that they are “America’s ONLY skier owned mountain”. Do you think their statement is accurate?</blockquote>

The co-op ownership (differentiated from “club ownership”), as far as I know, is unique.  I guess, depending on definitions, one could argue it either way.

Cannonball

The co-op ownership (differentiated from “club ownership”), as far as I know, is unique.  I guess, depending on definitions, one could argue it either way.</blockquote>

I guess that’s true…..if you use the Bill Clinton approach that even the most basic words are open to alternative definitions.

joshua_segal

The co-op ownership (differentiated from “club ownership”), as far as I know, is unique.  I guess, depending on definitions, one could argue it either way.</blockquote>

I guess that’s true…..if you use the Bill Clinton approach that even the most basic words are open to alternative definitions. </blockquote>

It gets worse.  With the current administration, there are alternative facts, which when I was growing up, we called lies!

JimK

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