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Intrawest ULC
Company typePrivate
Founded1976
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia
Key people
Bill Jensen, chief executive
Number of employees
24,800[1]
Websiteintrawest.com

Intrawest ULC is a developer and operator of destination resorts and a luxury adventure travel company. The company was founded in 1976 as a privately funded real estate development company. In 2006, Intrawest was purchased by Fortress Investment Group, a private equity investment company, which resulted in the company being delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange.

History

In 1986, Intrawest acquired Blackcomb Mountain from the Federal Business Development Bank, a Canadian Crown Corporation, and Fortress Mountain of Alberta (no relation to Fortress Investments LLC), a wholly-owned division of Aspen Skiing Company. The company later went public, listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges and, in 1996, merged with Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation to form Whistler Blackcomb resort, a venue of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.

Today, the Intrawest network of resorts includes more than a dozen mountain resorts, as well as a warm-weather resort in Florida, Sandestin. Intrawest also operates Club Intrawest, a private resort club with nine locations in North America. The company is the largest developer and operator of resort properties in North America offering skiing, snowboarding, golf, mountain biking, lodging, and real estate opportunities at each of its resorts. Intrawest develops real estate at its resorts and at other locations across North America and in Europe.

The company owns Canadian Mountain Holidays, the largest heli-skiing operation in the world, and a majority interest in Abercrombie & Kent, which offers luxury adventure travel.

Resorts

Resorts owned at least in part by Intrawest include:

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