Alterra Mountain Company is an American hospitality company established in 2018 with headquarters in

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. It is privately owned by KSL Capital Partners and

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, the owners of

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. It is a conglomerate of several ski resorts that offers a combined season pass.

History

In April 2017, KSL and Aspen jointly purchased

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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. 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

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, SkiBig3, and

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. This is a competitor to

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' Epic Pass. 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.

Executives

* Jared Smith— Chief Executive Officer * Mike Ferguson — Chief Human Resources Officer * Dee Byrne — President * Rusty Gregory - Vice Chairman of the Board

List of Resorts

*Big Bear Mt. and Snow Summit merged several years before Alterra was formed. The official title is: Big Bear Mountain Resorts.

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.alterramtnco.com Companies based in Denver 2018 establishments in Colorado Hospitality companies of the United States