Headline WTF tech billionaire buys largest ski area in nation?!?

[Woodsy]

Story

The latest news in the ski world is the marriage of a 21st-century tech billionaire and a troubled ski mountain. In one fell swoop, Reed Hastings, the co-founder of Netflix, has made a $100 million investment in Powder Mountain, Utah, the country’s largest resort. Hastings, who stepped down as CEO of Netflix in January and became a minority owner of Powder Mountain in April, ascended to majority owner of the resort with this investment on September 6.

Been skiing Pow Mow since the 80s.

Even made it up there after the Summit Series guys bought it as I thought I had buisness for them from my event agency (thanks for intro MD9)

NEVER once in those decades did the phrase "country's largest resort" ever cross my mind or earholes.

Was a bit thrown to read that this AM

[byates1]

I assume it's included in your Netflix subscription.

[paige.]

If I ever become mega-rich, buying my favourite ski hill sounds like a great retirement project. I just need a few billion dollars first.

[whyturn]

$19 night skiing is pretty cool


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[tuco]

$19 night skiing is pretty cool


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How's the cat skiing?

[Peruvian]

How's the cat skiing?

Same low price at night.

[jm2e]

According to my 45sec Google search:
POW Mow - 8,464 ac
Whistler/Blackcomb combined - 8,171 ac
Park City - 7,300 ac
Big Sky - 5,800 ac
Vail - 5,289 ac
Jackson Hole - 2,500 ac
Chamonix - 150km of piste and 15,000 ac of off-piste.


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[plugboots]

8464 acres of sub-alpine mellow terrain. Perfect for some tech dumb ass.
This is exactly the shit that the folks who own Jackson want

[Name Redacted]

Acreage isn't really a metric that I consider when looking for a ski area to visit. But I can see miles and miles of blues and greens with copious snowfall and fewer crowds being a pretty appealing thing for families who spend lots of money. But yeah, I remember PowMow being called the biggest ski area in the county because of their large snow cat terrain for at least a few years now.

[zion zig zag]

Acreage isn't really a metric that I consider when looking for a ski area to visit. But I can see miles and miles of blues and greens with copious snowfall and fewer crowds being a pretty appealing thing for families who spend lots of money. But yeah, I remember PowMow being called the biggest ski area in the county because of their large snow cat terrain for at least a few years now.

They count the terrain on the backside that you ski to the road and get picked up by the bus too.

[muted reborn]

8464 acres of sub-alpine mellow terrain. Perfect for some tech dumb ass.
This is exactly the shit that the folks who own Jackson want

OOOOooooooooohhhh we gotta a boomer badass over here. Ha.

Acreage isn't really a metric that I consider when looking for a ski area to visit. But I can see miles and miles of blues and greens with copious snowfall and fewer crowds being a pretty appealing thing for families who spend lots of money. But yeah, I remember PowMow being called the biggest ski area in the county because of their large snow cat terrain for at least a few years now.

The copious amount of snow doesn't exist there, despite what their marketing says. I mean lies about.

[Bunion 2020]

The legendary Doughnut Hole?

[gregL]

People with that kind of money usually ski down the road at WPR . . .

[NBABUCKS1]

People with that kind of money usually ski down the road at WPR . . .

why not both!