In 2021, POWDR Corporation, owner of resorts like Killington (VT), Copper Mountain (CO), Mount Bachelor (OR), and Snowbird (UT) at the time, launched a paid fast-lane program called Fast Tracks. For an extra fee, skiers and riders could pay to use priority lift lines at some of the largest and most-well-known mountains in North America. The backlash was immediate, and the criticism sounded almost identical to what we’re hearing today. At Mount Bachelor, the situation escalated so quickly that U.