SAM Magazine—Comox, B.C., Nov. 4, 2015—A Canadian subsidiary of Pacific Group Resorts Inc. (PGRI) has purchased Mount Washington Alpine Resort located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. According to Vern Greco, PGRI president and the CEO, the transition had been in the works for a few years.

PGRI owns all 81 alpine runs and 22 Nordic trails at Mount Washington, as well as most of the development land located near and around the base of the mountain. However, the previous owners have kept two parcels of land.

SAM Magazine—Comox, B.C., Nov. 4, 2015—A Canadian subsidiary of Pacific Group Resorts Inc. (PGRI) has purchased Mount Washington Alpine Resort located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. According to Vern Greco, PGRI president and the CEO, the transition had been in the works for a few years.

PGRI owns all 81 alpine runs and 22 Nordic trails at Mount Washington, as well as most of the development land located near and around the base of the mountain. However, the previous owners have kept two parcels of land.

“George Stuart and his ownership group have invested a tremendous amount of money and energy into Mount Washington over the past 25 years. They built something to be proud of, but George is 74, and he's decided it's time to retire from the ski industry,” said Peter Gibson, general manager of Mount Washington.

Greco said the daily operations and staff members at Mount Washington are expected to remain largely unchanged. One of PGRI's priorities will be to install snowmaking; Mount Washington has been one of the few resorts in North America to do without it.

Based in Park City, Utah, PGRI also owns Wintergreen Resort, Va., Wisp Resort, Md., and Ragged Mountain, N.H.

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