“Untracked After 24 Hours”: Reed Hastings’ Vision for Private Skiing at Powder Mountain, UT Fresh powder that stays untracked a full day after a storm is the dream for most skiers. For Reed Hastings, it’s part of the business model. Speaking with journalist Graham Bensinger on In Depth, Hastings described his vision for Utah’s Powder Mountain — a resort where snow can remain “only partially tracked 24 hours after the powder,” thanks to limited […] Industry News Sophie Jacobs | April 7, 2026 0 Comments
Netflix Founder Reed Hastings Faces $75.9 Million Lawsuit Involving Powder Mountain, Utah Netflix founder Reed Hastings is facing a $75.9 million lawsuit involving Powder Mountain, Utah, with a group of EB-5 investors who say he’s on the hook for an unpaid debt tied to the resort. According to a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court in April, the investors have been attempting to recoup their $42 million investment, along with interest, since […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 28, 2025 1 Comment
Powder Mountain, UT, Moves Ahead With Another Private Lift as Master Plan Awaits County Review Powder Mountain is once again expanding its private lift offerings—this time with county approval in place as its master plan awaits formal review. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the Cache County Planning Commission voted Thursday to greenlight the construction of a new ski lift and maintenance facility in the resort’s northeast Davenport zone. The lift, which will serve a […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 8, 2025 0 Comments
Powder Mountain’s Transformation Under Reed Hastings: A Bold New Chapter for Utah’s Largest Ski Resort Much has been written and said—sometimes whispered, sometimes aloud—about the changes coming to Powder Mountain, Utah, since the acquisition by Reed Hastings. The founder of DVD-rental turned streaming service Netflix purchased Powder Mountain from the founders of the Summit Series, who had bought the resort in 2013 in hopes of turning it around. They approached Hastings, who had a lodge […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 19, 2025 2 Comments
Is the Semi-Private Model at Powder Mountain, UT, the Future of Independent Ski Resorts? Could the semi-private model at Powder Mountain, Utah, be the future for independent ski resorts? The new CEO of Powder Mountain and principal investor, Reed Hastings, certainly believes so. Hastings sees it as a model for keeping large ski areas independent from big corporations such as Vail Resorts. By selling private memberships to half the visitors on the mountain, the […] Industry News Ben Davies | April 26, 2024 0 Comments
Powder Mountain, UT, Owner Reed Hastings Reveals $20M in Changes and Semi-Private Model Coming to Ski Area Next Summer Powder Mountain’s owner Reed Hastings announced some major changes to its lift infrastructure and organizational vision today. In a letter attached below, Hasting outlines all of the exciting upgrades coming to the Utah resort as a result of a $20 million investment next summer, including the shift to a semi-private model where parts of the mountain will be accessible only […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2023 0 Comments
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