{"id":2242611,"date":"2026-11-06T23:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242611"},"modified":"2026-11-06T23:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T20:42:28","slug":"former-peak-resorts-owners-who-sold-to-vail-resorts-in-2019-set-to-buy-snowy-range-ski-area-wy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242611","title":{"rendered":"Former Peak Resorts Owners Who Sold to Vail Resorts in 2019 Set to Buy Snowy Range Ski Area, WY"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_436690\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436690\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sking-the-trees-at-Snowy-Range-Wyoming-Image-Facebook.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436690 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGrAQMAAABqgLQIAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T+1tB6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgDIcbAAEnbF1FAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"Snowy Range Ski Area, Wyoming Facebook\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sking-the-trees-at-Snowy-Range-Wyoming-Image-Facebook.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sking-the-trees-at-Snowy-Range-Wyoming-Image-Facebook.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sking-the-trees-at-Snowy-Range-Wyoming-Image-Facebook.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sking-the-trees-at-Snowy-Range-Wyoming-Image-Facebook.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" data-max-width=\"640\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Sking-the-trees-at-Snowy-Range-Wyoming-Image-Facebook.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snowy Range Ski Area, Wyoming Facebook\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-eio=\"l\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-436690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowy Range Ski Area, Wyoming | Image: Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Less than a decade after selling their 17-ski resort portfolio to Vail Resorts in 2019 for $264 million, the Boyd family is planning a comeback. <\/strong>As reported by the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2026\/11\/04\/brothers-who-sold-264-million-ski-empire-to-vail-set-to-buy-snowy-range-ski-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cowboy State Daily<\/a><\/em>, the three brothers \u2014 Jesse, Jason, and Joshua \u2014 alongside longtime colleague Brendan Ryan, have entered into an agreement to purchase southern Wyoming\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/snowyrangeski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowy Range Ski Area<\/a>. While the agreement is not yet finalized by current owners Aaron and Becky Maddox, all signs indicate that the sale is moving forward.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/vail-resorts-peak-resorts-acquisition-approval\/\">Vail Resorts\u2019 Acquisition of Peak Resorts Gets Overwhelming Approval from Shareholders<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Boyd brothers, the acquisition represents a nostalgic return to form rather than an aggressive business expansion.<\/strong> Before building a 17-resort empire that started with their father Tim\u2019s acquisition of Missouri\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiddenvalleyski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hidden Valley Ski Area<\/a> in 1982 \u2014 and eventually stretched across the East and Midwest \u2014 the family learned the operational ropes at small, regional hills. The brothers made it clear they have zero intention of building another corporate portfolio. They simply missed the authentic, hands-on experience of managing an independent mountain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNo more empire building,\u201d Jesse Boyd told the <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2026\/11\/04\/brothers-who-sold-264-million-ski-empire-to-vail-set-to-buy-snowy-range-ski-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cowboy State Daily<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong> \u201cTo be honest with you, we just love the ski industry. We love to ski, and we just miss being around it.\u201d Boyd discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/snowyrangeski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowy Range<\/a> by chance while driving through the region. He found a 250-acre property nestled in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r02\/mbrtb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest<\/a> that heavily mirrored the community-driven, affordable identity of the regional operations where his family built their company.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_436978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-436978\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Race-set-up-at-Snowy-Range-e1793995094726.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436978 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAFlAQMAAABBYsvMAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADNJREFUeNrtwYEAAAAAw6D5U1\/gCFUBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHANw9QABcd8EAQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Racing lanes at Snowy Range, Wyoming\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Race-set-up-at-Snowy-Range-e1793995094726.jpg?resize=640%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"357\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-436978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Race-set-up-at-Snowy-Range-e1793995094726.jpg?resize=640%2C357&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Racing lanes at Snowy Range, Wyoming\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" data-eio=\"l\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-436978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racing lanes at Snowy Range, Wyoming. | Image: Snowy Range Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Current owners Aaron and Becky Maddox have poured 16 years into the mountain\u2019s revival, making the decision to hand over operations deeply personal.<\/strong> \u201cThat experience is why we felt so comfortable saying yes,\u201d Becky Maddox told the <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2026\/11\/04\/brothers-who-sold-264-million-ski-empire-to-vail-set-to-buy-snowy-range-ski-area\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cowboy State Daily<\/em><\/a>. \u201cWe knew it would be in good hands.\u201d Where the Boyd family brings decades of resort management wisdom, Ryan is a master of snowmaking systems. Having previously served as Peak Resorts\u2019 Northeast project manager, he supervised a $30 million snowmaking upgrade at Vermont\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountsnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Snow<\/a> and later served as vice president of snow surface management for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boyneresorts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boyne Resorts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>While the final details of the sale are not yet specified, the transition represents a win-win scenario for the local, independent ski area.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/snowyrangeski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowy Range<\/a> keeps its core, community-driven identity intact. The Maddox family, responsible for reviving the resort since 2010, will remain in the Laramie community, while the legendary ski area gains the backing of some of the most seasoned operational experts in the industry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-15\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The upcoming 2026-27 season brings notable changes to the mountain\u2019s access strategy.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/snowyrangeski.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snowy Range<\/a> has officially joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/snowyrangeski.com\/season-passes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ikon Pass Bonus Mountain Program<\/a>, providing direct-to-lift two-day access to pass holders. Despite the Ikon partnership, the daily culture under the new owners will stay anchored to the independent, community-first values that have defined the Wyoming hill for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/vail-resorts-acquires-peak-resorts\/\">Vail Resorts Agrees $264-Million Deal to Acquire Peak Resorts, Owner of 17 US Ski Areas<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lifts are scheduled to start spinning for the winter season on December 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowy Range Ski Area, Wyoming | Image: Facebook Less than a decade after selling their 17-ski resort portfolio to Vail Resorts in 2019 for $264 million, the Boyd family is planning a comeback. 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