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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Denver, Colorado, US |
Key people | Jared Smith (CEO) |
| Owners | Henry Crown and Company KSL Capital Partners |
| Website | www |
Alterra Mountain Company is an American hospitality company established in 2018 with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. It is privately owned by KSL Capital Partners and Henry Crown and Company, the owners of Aspen/Snowmass. It is a conglomerate of several ski resorts that offers a combined season pass. [1]
In April 2017, KSL and Aspen jointly purchased Intrawest. [2] This acquisition was followed by Mammoth Resorts [3] a few days later and Deer Valley [4] in August. All of these assets were combined with KSL's Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resort to form Alterra Mountain Company in January 2018. [5]
In late January 2018, Alterra announced the Ikon Pass, a season pass that provides unlimited or restricted access to all of their ski resorts in collaboration with Alta Ski Area, Snowbasin, Arapahoe Basin, [6] Aspen/Snowmass, Boyne Resorts, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Powdr Corporation, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, SkiBig3, and Snowbird. [7] This is a competitor to Vail Resorts' Epic Pass. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
In 2021, Alterra Mountain Company announced its plans to invest $207 million in capital improvements for the upcoming year, including transformational base area and on-mountain developments at Steamboat, Deer Valley Resort, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows and Mammoth Mountain. [13]
As of late 2021, the Chief Executive Officer was Jared Smith. [14]
| Name | Location | Date opened | Date acquired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bear Mountain | Big Bear Lake, California | 1943 | April 12, 2017 | Merged with neighboring Snow Summit [15] |
| Blue Mountain | Collingwood, Ontario | 1941 | April 10, 2017 | Third busiest ski resort in Canada [16] |
| Crystal Mountain Resort | Enumclaw, Washington | 1962 | October 1, 2018 [17] | |
| Deer Valley | Park City, Utah | 1981 | August 21, 2017 | One of three resorts in the U.S. to not allow snowboarding [18] |
| June Mountain | June Lake, California | 1962 | April 12, 2017 | |
| Mammoth Mountain | Mammoth Lakes, California | 1955 | April 12, 2017 | Eighth largest lift system in North America [19] |
| Snowshoe | Snowshoe, West Virginia | December 13, 1974 | April 10, 2017 | |
| Snow Valley Mountain Resort | Running Springs, California | 1924 | January, 2023 | Merged with nearby Snow Summit and Big Bear Mountain [20] |
| Solitude Mountain Resort | Solitude, Utah | 1957 | June 20, 2018 [21] | |
| Palisades Tahoe / Alpine Meadows | Olympic Valley, California Alpine Meadows, California | 1949 | — | Plans have been discussed to merge with neighboring resorts of Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows incorporating a gondola that would cross White Wolf Mountain's proposed development. [22] |
| Schweitzer Mountain | Sandpoint, Idaho | 1963 | August 22, 2023 | [23] |
| Steamboat | Steamboat Springs, Colorado | January 12, 1963 | April 10, 2017 | |
| Stratton | Stratton Mountain, Vermont | December 1961 | April 10, 2017 | First ski resort to allow snowboarding in 1983 [24] |
| Snow Summit | Big Bear Lake, California | 1952 | April 12, 2017 | Merged with neighboring Big Bear Mountain [15] |
| Sugarbush Resort | Warren, Vermont | December 25, 1958 | November 13, 2019 | Acquisition finalized January 14, 2020. [25] [26] |
| Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec | 1938 | April 10, 2017 | Second busiest ski resort in Canada [16] |
| Winter Park Resort | Winter Park, Colorado | 1939 | April 10, 2017 |
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