Antitrust Class Action Challenging Ski Industry Practices Draws Widespread Media Coverage
A recently filed lawsuit by DiCello Levitt, Berger Montague PC, and Salahi PC against Vail Resorts, Inc. and Alterra Mountain Company has been cited and covered by national, local, and trade press. The case was filed on behalf of skiers and snowboarders, alleging that the two dominant resort operators have unlawfully inflated prices and suppressed competition through anticompetitive bundling practices tied to their multi‑mountain season passes—controlling access to nearly every major ski destination in North America.
Partners Greg Asciolla, Jonathan Crevier, and Carrie Syme have been quoted in numerous outlets, including, CBC News, CBS Colorado, Denver Business Journal, The Denver Gazette, Law360, Powder Magazine, and Reuters.
Excerpts from the Powder Magazine coverage:
“The requested relief is aimed at preventing defendants from continuing conduct that inflates single‑day lift‑ticket prices as well as pass prices, restricts choice, and curtails competition from independent ski resorts,” said Carrie Syme
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“For years, skiers have been told that soaring lift‑ticket prices, reduced choice, and overcrowding are simply the new reality,” said Greg Asciolla. “Our complaint alleges that these outcomes are not the result of healthy competition, but of exclusionary conduct by two companies that dominate access to the most desirable destinations.”
Read more about the case, here.
