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The Business of Ski Resorts

American Alpine Institute
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This is a fascinating look at why ski tickets are so expensive. It looks at the both the business of the ski resort, as well as how a town supports resort infrastructure. The video also looks at why large companies are buying up ski resorts and creating multi-resort passes.
If you enjoy inbounds skiing, there probably isn’t a better video out there to understand what’s happening in the big picture of the ski industry.

–Jason D. Martin

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