
The Small Hills Won the Worst Winter: Independent Ski Areas and the Post-AI Economy
Issue 2 of The Convening Economy. American skiing just had its second-worst season on record — but extra-large resorts lost 20% of their visits while small areas lost 9%, and Vermont had its best winter since 2014. The megapass turned skiing into a financial product; the independents that never made that trade are the ones still standing.
Sedale Turbovsky

