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Demise Of ASC Paved The Way For Renaissance
New owners have invested heavily in five prime New England ski resorts. Full article
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by #1howie
Mar 24, 2009
This is an industry fluff piece. Ticket prices and season pass prices have skyrocketed since the demise of ASC. I see no improvement in the quality of the resorts mentioned. ASC did all of the needed improvements to these mountains, anything the new owners have added in the past 2 years is unnecessary! What is good for skiers? Low ticket prices! Forget about the resort amenities. The demise of ASC is the worst thing to happen to New England skiing in the past 30 years!- Was this helpful?
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by loaf boarder
Apr 19, 2009
I Have to disagree with howie , at sugarloaf asc was not putting much back into the mtn & boyne has at least done much needed upgrades to snow making & cosmetic changes around the mtn. Yes , ticket prices can be expensive but that has always been the case with big (ish) resort new england skiing . All in all I think asc selling their resorts was a good thing for the skiiers .- Was this helpful?
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by gma1970
May 14, 2009
I'm not quite sure anyone has pegged this one yet. Its all about balance and I don't see any. Was Killington in need of a new Skye Peak chair? Yes, badly. The new one is a fast, smooth ride. Would ASC have ever built it? No. Do I enjoy handing over $82 to ride it for a day instead of $379 for what amounted to a season pass to much of New England's best skiing? I do not. ASC was a badly run enterprise with a failed business model focused on real estate rather than providing thier skiers with a good day on the hill. POWDR is a bully focused on nothing other than the bottom line and they've pretty much put the skiing public on notice that this is the way its going to be. The elimination of lifetime passes for Killington's founding investors and POWDR's statement about why they made this decision is a perfect example. I'd still rather help out a badly run charity than attend a skinhead rally. Again, where's the balance?- Was this helpful?
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