BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. -- Booth Creek Ski Holdings Inc. here agreed
to sell Big Bear Mountain Resort (Bear Mountain) to Snow Summit Ski
Corp., owner of the Snow Summit Mountain Resort (Snow Summit) in
the San Bernardino Mountains.
The sale is expected to close in mid to late September. The
purchase price and terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Snow Summit and Bear Mountain are located less than two miles
from one another.
Snow Summit Ski Corp. said the two resorts will be marketed as a
single destination, emphasizing the choice of two mountains with
interchangeable lift tickets, 24 lifts, 430 acres of runs, and a
variety of freestyle parks and halfpipes.
"For several years now, Snow Summit Ski Corp. has expressed
interest in merging Snow Summit and Bear Mountain," said Chris
Ryman, president of Booth Creek.
"The combination of these two well-performing resorts within
close proximity to one another simply makes sense. Together, they
will be a dominant force within the Southern California snow sports
market," Ryman said.