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Industry
900 Ski Industry Pros Walked Into Whistler. Here's What They Talked About.
Mountain Travel Symposium 2026 brought the global ski industry together at exactly the moment it needed to be in the same room. A recap from Whistler.
May 8, 20265 min readmountain travel symposium, mts, whistler, ski industry, tourism, travel, vail resorts, conferences
Industry
The Ski Pass Duopoly Is Getting Sued
A class-action antitrust lawsuit claims Vail and Alterra rigged the game. Here's what it means for your wallet.
Apr 2, 20266 min readvail resorts, alterra, epic pass, ikon pass, antitrust, lawsuit, ski pass prices, lift tickets, ski industry
Analysis
The Reckoning
A disastrous season, an antitrust lawsuit, and a CEO admitting the model is broken. The ski industry's worst winter just became an existential moment.
Mar 27, 20269 min readantitrust, vail resorts, alterra, epic pass, ikon pass, lawsuit, rob katz, ski industry, 2025-26, season recap, 2026-27, lift tickets, climate change