For years, Vail Resorts has been buying up ski areas across North America. But a new player emerged this spring. In April, Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Denver, purchased Intrawest Resorts for $1.5 billion, adding six resorts, including Steamboat, to its portfolio. Vail hasn’t slowed down either: Last spring they bought Vermont’s Stowe Mountain. What does this arms race mean for you? Cheap skiing on season passes. Aspen has yet to combine its mountains into a single pass like Vail’s Epic Pass, but it is on the popular Mountain Collective Pass. Here’s how to decide which of those two is right for you.
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Epic Pass Number of Resorts: 15 Total skiable acres: 43,992 The details: $899 for unlimited days at Vail resorts including Whistler, Park City, and Stowe. Who it’s best for: With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass is an East Coaster’s best friend: Ski two weekends at Stowe and one out West and the pass has already paid for itself. Get more info at epicpass.com.
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Mountain Collective Number of resorts: 16 Total skiable acres: 56,283 The details: $489 for two days each at destinations like Aspen, Jackson, and Snowbird. Who it’s best for: Powders hounds can’t go wrong: With the resorts spread up and down the Rockies, you can chase snow no matter where the storms are headed. Get more info at mountaincollective.com.
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For years, Vail Resorts has been buying up ski areas across North America. But a new player emerged this spring.
In April, Aspen Skiing Company and KSL Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Denver, purchased Intrawest Resorts for $1.5 billion, adding six resorts, including Steamboat, to its portfolio. Vail hasn’t slowed down either: Last spring they bought Vermont’s Stowe Mountain.
What does this arms race mean for you? Cheap skiing on season passes. Aspen has yet to combine its mountains into a single pass like Vail’s Epic Pass, but it is on the popular Mountain Collective Pass. Here’s how to decide which of those two is right for you.
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Epic Pass Number of Resorts: 15 Total skiable acres: 43,992 The details: $899 for unlimited days at Vail resorts including Whistler, Park City, and Stowe. Who it’s best for: With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass is an East Coaster’s best friend: Ski two weekends at Stowe and one out West and the pass has already paid for itself. Get more info at epicpass.com.
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Mountain Collective Number of resorts: 16 Total skiable acres: 56,283 The details: $489 for two days each at destinations like Aspen, Jackson, and Snowbird. Who it’s best for: Powders hounds can’t go wrong: With the resorts spread up and down the Rockies, you can chase snow no matter where the storms are headed. Get more info at mountaincollective.com.
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5 Awesome Ski Towns Even Non-Skiers Will Love
Epic Pass Number of Resorts: 15 Total skiable acres: 43,992 The details: $899 for unlimited days at Vail resorts including Whistler, Park City, and Stowe. Who it’s best for: With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass is an East Coaster’s best friend: Ski two weekends at Stowe and one out West and the pass has already paid for itself. Get more info at epicpass.com.
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Mountain Collective Number of resorts: 16 Total skiable acres: 56,283 The details: $489 for two days each at destinations like Aspen, Jackson, and Snowbird. Who it’s best for: Powders hounds can’t go wrong: With the resorts spread up and down the Rockies, you can chase snow no matter where the storms are headed. Get more info at mountaincollective.com.
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Epic Pass Number of Resorts: 15 Total skiable acres: 43,992 The details: $899 for unlimited days at Vail resorts including Whistler, Park City, and Stowe. Who it’s best for: With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass is an East Coaster’s best friend: Ski two weekends at Stowe and one out West and the pass has already paid for itself. Get more info at epicpass.com.
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Mountain Collective Number of resorts: 16 Total skiable acres: 56,283 The details: $489 for two days each at destinations like Aspen, Jackson, and Snowbird. Who it’s best for: Powders hounds can’t go wrong: With the resorts spread up and down the Rockies, you can chase snow no matter where the storms are headed. Get more info at mountaincollective.com.
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Epic Pass
Number of Resorts: 15
Total skiable acres: 43,992
The details: $899 for unlimited days at Vail resorts including Whistler, Park City, and Stowe.
Who it’s best for: With the addition of Stowe, the Epic Pass is an East Coaster’s best friend: Ski two weekends at Stowe and one out West and the pass has already paid for itself. Get more info at epicpass.com.
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Mountain Collective
7 Reasons Skiing the Swiss Alps Is Better Than the Rockies
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7 Reasons Skiing the Swiss Alps Is Better Than the Rockies
Number of resorts: 16
Total skiable acres: 56,283
The details: $489 for two days each at destinations like Aspen, Jackson, and Snowbird.
Who it’s best for: Powders hounds can’t go wrong: With the resorts spread up and down the Rockies, you can chase snow no matter where the storms are headed. Get more info at mountaincollective.com.
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