Ikon passholders will have seven days at A-Basin with no blackout dates, and Ikon Base passholders will get five days with blackout dates over the holidays. Henceroth said the Ikon Pass partnership also will help reduce crowds because the passes offer a limited number of days with blackout periods.
“We are very confident this is going to address the crowding issues we’ve been talking about for a while,” he said. “I think everyone that has been skiing here for the last several years has realized how busy we’ve become, and we really wanted to address that,” Henceroth said on the phone Friday.Īsked how joining another pass product would help with crowding, Henceroth said the scale of Ikon is nowhere near the scale of Epic. In an email blast announcing the news Friday, Henceroth said the new pass partnership would provide more “elbow room” than in previous seasons. “We think we’re ready to go this on our own,” A-Basin chief operating officer Alan Henceroth said in February, and spokeswoman Katherine Fuller said in March that A-Basin was “discussing opportunities with several resorts and resort groups.” 18 citing overcrowding in its parking lots, facilities and restaurants. The news comes more than five months after A-Basin ended its more than 20-year partnership with Vail Resorts on Feb. and join the Ikon Pass starting this winter. FRISCO - Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced Friday morning that it would partner with Alterra Mountain Co.
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