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Rough Terrain Ahead: New York Ski Resort Operator Appeals Ruling That It Violated Antitrust Law by Buying Out Direct Competitor

Intermountain Management Inc. ("Intermountain"), a company operating popular ski areas around Syracuse, New York, is appealing a state supreme court decision unsealed in March 2025 that granted summary judgment on the issue of liability in favor of the New York State attorney general. The suit alleged Intermountain engaged in anticompetitive market practices when it purchased a neighboring–and rival–ski operation only to quickly shut it down, while also entering a non-compete agreement with the seller, a measure that the attorney general claimed amplified the anticompetitive effects of the acquisition and closure of the rival ski area. Intermountain's intentions, as the state court held, were to ice out its competition for local skiers in violation of state antitrust law. (State of New York v. Intermountain Management Inc., No.