Alterra Eyes Jay Peak As Vail Takes A Pass

The Tram Haus Lodge at Jay Peak Resort in June. (Glenn Russell - VTDigger)

Vail Resorts, a ski industry behemoth that has been gobbling up local resorts in recent years, is not interested in Jay Peak. Other companies, however, have visited the Northeast Kingdom resort, a company official told a local town board during a recent meeting.

One of the could-be buyers that have toured Jay Peak is a rival of Vail in the resort consolidation business, Alterra Mountain Company, based in Denver, Colorado, which also owns Tremblant ski resort in Quebec and Stratton in Vermont.

Officials have been tight-lipped about the sale of Jay Peak since it hit the market earlier this year.