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1 week ago | peakrankings.com | Sam Weintraub

Less Than 1% of Public Lands Will Be SoldSo at this point, you might be revisiting the fact that this bill results in the sale of a relative sliver of public land, meaning the effects we just described are highly unlikely to occur at every resort in the country. However, the precedent it sets is deeply troubling. By creating a fast-track, no-review process for divesting federal land, it establishes a legal and political infrastructure that could easily be expanded.

1 week ago | peakrankings.com | Sam Weintraub

Lifts Score Change: 2 to 3; Navigation Score Change: 6 to 7; Challenge Score Change: 6 to 7Crowd Flow Score Change: 10 to 9; Terrain Diversity Score Change: 8 to 7; Mountain Aesthetic Score Change: 7 to 6Powder Mountain saw an explosive suite of changes this season that, ultimately, led it to have a very similar score to last year’s experience. Let’s start off with the good.

1 month ago | peakrankings.com | Sam Weintraub

Why Rob Katz? So why would Vail reinstate Rob Katz as CEO? Well, Katz’s previous tenure as CEO was characterized by rapid expansion, with the company growing from owning five ski areas to a staggering 37. Katz was also the head of Vail Resorts when it first launched the Epic Pass, and the company’s stock and revenue numbers grew exponentially under his watch. However, Katz's aggressive strategies are also responsible for many of the decisions that have made Vail Resorts so controversial today.

1 month ago | peakrankings.com | Sam Weintraub

Part 1: Labor UnrestLet’s start with what may have been the most disruptive storyline of the year: ski industry workers pushing back against corporate power. At Park City Mountain in Utah, the ski patrol union made headlines by launching a full-scale strike over contract negotiations. The patrollers, who are employed by Vail Resorts, had been pushing for higher wages, better working conditions, and stronger safety measures.

2 months ago | peakrankings.com | Sam Weintraub

This year, Utah’s Deer Valley opened the first phase of one of the biggest multi-year ski resort expansion projects in recent memory. The ski-only resort, which is one of just three left in North America to prohibit snowboarding, added three new lifts for this season. The new lifts include the Keetley Express high speed six-pack, the Hoodoo Express high-speed quad, and the Aurora fixed grip quad.