# @peakrankings on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=38LUwtx0Ic4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32655479-peakrankings-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/de169dfe0b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-05T15:20:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PeakRankings (@peakrankings) — https://gondola.cc/peakrankings

## Caption

🎿 Skiing for the 1%? A growing number of independent ski resorts are shifting toward private club models, offering exclusivity at a serious price.

The biggest headline this season? Utah’s @powdermountain , now under Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings’ ownership. The resort began a semi-private transition, reserving about one-third of its lift-access terrain for homeowners and their guests only. While there have been public-facing upgrades too, many longtime skiers see this as a betrayal of Powder’s community-first roots — and a sign of skiing’s shrinking accessibility.

Meanwhile in the Catskills, Windham Mountain Club is going full luxury: limited ticket sales, rising prices, and a private club with a $200,000+ initiation fee. Think exclusive spa, cat-skiing, mid-mountain dining — the works.

⛷️ The question is: where does this leave the everyday skier?

#SkiIndustry #PowderMountain #WindhamMountain #PrivateClubSkiing #SkiAccess #LuxurySkiing #SkiResortTrends #MountainEquity #peakrankings #werankpeaks #skiclub #skivacation #mountains #winter #skitrip #travel #landscape #snowboarding #wintertrip #skiusa #skiingisfun #powder

## Stats

- **Views:** 10,774
- **Likes:** 219
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- **Comments:** 21

## Tags

skitrip, wintertrip, skiusa, skivacation, powder, peakrankings, winter, windhammountain, skiingisfun, luxuryskiing, mountainequity, werankpeaks, skiindustry, mountains, skiclub, snowboarding, travel, powdermountain, skiaccess, privateclubskiing, landscape, skiresorttrends

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