Link to article is below:
https://www.parkrecord.com/news/bus...-increase-skier-days-in-park-city-and-beyond/
Thoughts/comments as it is another perspective on a recent thread on a Bloomberg article related to Vail/Whistler?
As I have mentioned in other posts, I am concerned that Vail/Alterra may lead to a duopoly in the ski industry which may ultimately be bad for skiers in the long run. Meanwhile, in the short run I am admittedly enjoying the multipass products.
Like the article states, I am expecting IKON will drive increased visitation to Park City/Deer Valley. It will be interesting to see what IKON's impact is on Deer Valley. Alterra is juggling a fine line with Deer Valley in terms of trying to keep all of the things that set Deer Valley apart versus getting a return on their investment for what I presume was a high price that they (Alterra) paid for DV.
I would not be happy as a DV season passholder (which is going up in price next year) to have the extra traffic from the IKON pass. I also view IKON as not good for Snowbird/Alta season passholders as well, but at least they are not raising pass prices next season.
https://www.parkrecord.com/news/bus...-increase-skier-days-in-park-city-and-beyond/
Thoughts/comments as it is another perspective on a recent thread on a Bloomberg article related to Vail/Whistler?
As I have mentioned in other posts, I am concerned that Vail/Alterra may lead to a duopoly in the ski industry which may ultimately be bad for skiers in the long run. Meanwhile, in the short run I am admittedly enjoying the multipass products.
Like the article states, I am expecting IKON will drive increased visitation to Park City/Deer Valley. It will be interesting to see what IKON's impact is on Deer Valley. Alterra is juggling a fine line with Deer Valley in terms of trying to keep all of the things that set Deer Valley apart versus getting a return on their investment for what I presume was a high price that they (Alterra) paid for DV.
I would not be happy as a DV season passholder (which is going up in price next year) to have the extra traffic from the IKON pass. I also view IKON as not good for Snowbird/Alta season passholders as well, but at least they are not raising pass prices next season.