MOUNTAINS NOT FOR PROFIT - OFFICIAL FILM

[@czar_ben]

We need more mountains like this

[@bitjockey]

This is incredibly done. As a young east coast ripper we need more of these films showcasing where we learned the ropes before moving out west. I love the rockies but the mountains of Western NC always draw me home to slide down the shit snow. It’s not where I ski now, but it’s what ignited the flame inside me. Mountains like whaleback have to be saved and kept honest.

[@javieraguilar888]

This is just beautiful u guys, god bless u all 4ever

[@Big.D.]

Thank you for telling these stories. Faith in the industry: restored.

[@manhatton407]

Did not expect to see Whaleback when I opened this. So proud to see where our Indy Pass dollars go. Especially saving the other Black Mtn (NH) last season.

[@thibodeau6229]

Very well done and encouraging.

[@Pancakepopple]

Thanks to Whaleback and the programs with Inclusive Ski Touring for introducing me to splitboarding last year. You all bring so much value to New England. Proud to be an Indy Pass skier and snowboarder. I grew up skiing and snowboarding these same mountains, when I was able to move to New Hampshire, I have felt so grateful to continue to patronize these mountains that may be physically smaller but big in heart and experience.

[@PlaneImpactGolf]

Thanks for the film a wonderful reminder of my local ski mountain in the 60s Big Tupper . It closed in the late 90s and hopes to open again. The memories of friends all learning to ski is what kept me going . Now 73 and still skiing and every day I ski , Big Tupper is with me. I owe so much to Big Tupper and wish my son had a place like Big Tupper to understand some of life’s lessons. God Bless these ski hills .

[@markboudreau405]

Grew up skiing there as a kid my grandparents lived in Enfield. Went back at age 30 learned to snowboard there of my very first time. Awesome to see.

[@paulabarros4327]

Heartfelt purpose in building and maintaining community as a family of intentional human beings

[@powdork]

One of TGR's best movies right there.

[@johngeronimo8172]

Love this!!! I grew up skiing on a small mountain, but with a great community. Today, it feels more important than ever to make skiing accessible for everyone.

[@jeffmarcoux9265]

Thank you TGR and IndyPass for giving these (4) Non-Profits their well deserved attention. The community spirit is alive and well in an increasingly difficult business landscape. Margins have never tighter yet mission statements to help keep skiing affordable and approachable for working families are greatly aided by non-profit status. We still need creative ways to attract and maintain skiers' interest. Playing to the strengths of unique assets and leaning heavily on volunteers are just a few ways to gain customers' life-long interests. From everyone at Black Mountain of Maine, we offer sincere gratitude for spending some time with us and welcome all to the BMOM family. Keep the stoke high. Jeff Marcoux (Angriest Beaver)

[@Ofvandelayindustries]

BLACK MOUNTAIN of Maine is so overshadowed by corporate giants. THEY HAVE THE ACTUAL BEST back country Maine skiing. The VOLUNTEERS who do the cutting are Rockstars. MOST MAINERS in the area have hiked and skied white cap, even fewer hiked and then skied the back half of black mountain, after hiking its sister mountain and skiing down it.

[@Ofvandelayindustries]

If you'd like to see butterfly camp ground me and one other human k ows where it is ❤ LONG LIVE BMOM

[@biduracharya6630]

By h7hgggg) TBH by!

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

I see a good future for the small areas. WIth satellite internet, good jobs are more availalbe. The property costs are more reasonable. Add a modest size lake for the town and you have year around recreation at your door step. For those who want more challenge, just change your gear to telemark skis or backcountry skis. Now the little mountain is more fun. I've done it and enjoy it. There is a great future for small places with recreation that is availalbe every day instead of on vacation. It is a life changer.

[@tompeters6701]

Thank you so much for this film and coming to my home mountain! Black Mountain of Maine is where it’s at. It more than a ski mountain, it’s a family and a way of life! BMOM one you ski or ride it you will know it’s magic!

[@pottery1950]

Excellent video. I can’t wait to visit one or more of these community ski areas.

[@JourneyofSyrinx-pg5jz]

This is such an amazingly inspirational down-to-earth ski story! I honestly just love watching these real worlds folks having the time of their lives on genuine slopes. Seriously beats yet another dude hucking his meat off a massive cliff or charging some “extreme” slope. BIG THANKS to TGR for making this available to all of us on KZbin and getting back to the roots of skiing and boarding. Now I need to get off the couch, strap on the skis, and get after it!

[@MargaretRobinson-y4q]

We started skiing with our 5 and 7 year old boys at Arctic Valley Ski Area (non-profit) in Anchorage, Alaska and loved the family orientation, convenience, and youth programs. My older son is now the General Manager after working in the local tourism industry for years. Along with great volunteers, they have rebuilt and expanded the infrastructure and programs to offer a wonderful alternative to the much larger for-profit ski area. They are part of the Indy Pass program. Come north!

[@parkmanproductions]

Top shelf production. I learned to ski at "the butte" during the 14 years it was closed. Walking/ crawling up that first time had me hooked. Kids ski free might be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Whoever made that happen is a hero.

[@philipneff552]

It’s a great moment, hopefully it catches on and all resorts adopt something similar.

[@bomchickawahwaaaaah]

Great film ! Inspired to visit both Whaleback and Black Mountain this epic 24/2025 season!

[@neebell5056]

Great energy! I’ve done a lot of seasons too up in the (Swiss) mountains: it’s not fun for „working class“ people nor for us saisoneers. But to leave all the bad things out and just have the spirit of winter/sports and an active community just warms my heart! Great job to all of the people there!

[@vuurtorengroep]

THIS is how it should be! Would love to be part of it but none of that here in europe... keep it the good work!

[@shaneclark207]

BMOM!!! Chisholm Ski Club. Legends. 👊🏼👍🏼🤙🏼

[@Ryan_hey]

Great to see these stories as inspiration. The town of Nederland (Colorado) is trying to take back Eldora, a ski resort being sold by Powdr corporation.

[@josephmassaua5486]

I worked as a Ski Instructor at Bear Creek in PA all throughout High School. Ski small!

[@noveltynation8759]

Thank you TGR, Indy.

[@Odhege8262]

Learned to ski at Black. The whole vibe of this vid is great. Honestly drew a tear in my eye. Thanks TGR 🤙🤜

[@billlundeen4983]

Sweet film! I hope we see more and more mom and pops ski areas as the corporate model collapses. Back to the original way!

[@mikeprice1875]

What a beautiful film! Thank you!

[@slimdog72]

Good job all.

[@KarolKClips]

Respect!

[@mariahradue8655]

Amazing! Uplifting!

[@ChrisPitt-t3k]

Love this, it’s inspired me to look for not for profits in Europe. Would much rather be somewhere like this than some big, soulless mega resort. All the very best to all involved for the forthcoming season.

[@GlacierAquascapesLLC]

If you do a third Not for Profit please look into the story of the Lyndon Outing Club.

[@tommyp4728]

black mtn of maine

[@tjdad13]

Fantastic job TGR, co-opts can be the future of skiing and snowboarding

[@eliruhm8365]

First comment woohoo!!! This film reminds me of growing up in Eaglecrest: community-driven, pure skiing, no distractions.

[@scraige8800]

Spreading the gospel

[@grahamwalgren9608]

This is rich, make sure to stop by the small little resort Jackson hole and support TGR!

[@KM_Mountain]

Makes me want to move to small mountain and chip in.

[@dashnja.9202]

Wonderful!

[@andrewbuchanan6130]

The Future of Mountain Experiences !

[@philipneff552]

Antelope Butte Is a hidden gem! Huge thanks to Teton Gravity Research for showing it to the world, and letting me be a part of it. 1015!! **posted go pro footage of filming with the crew, so lucky to get to see how the pros do it!

[@joshuagravel2565]

Say hi to JD for all of us back at Cannon.

[@philipneff552]

@@joshuagravel2565 I’ll tell him tomorrow!

[@philipneff552]

I’ll let him know!

[@scottyaghe9106]

Antelope butte will always hold that special place in my heart! This movie gave me chills and such inspiration for our home mountain🙏🙏

[@philipneff552]

@@scottyaghe9106 excited too see what’s in store for this season!

[@davidreynolds1368]

Free skiing for every kid under 18 ON THE PLANET! Whaleback AND i think it was Antler Butte. That is soo cool! Vail, Anterra and the other mega conglomerates should be dropping grants on these places every year! (no strings attached!) They are the breeding grounds of the industries future.

[@philipneff552]

Vail donated its old rentals to Antelope Butte this season.

[@ethancallahan1632]

An amazing watch!!! Inspiring people keeping the heart of the small, but real, side of skiing and snowboarding alive. Coming from a small WNC ski resort myself, this is what it’s all about! 🙌❤

[@KyleKaplanOfficial]

shame on Ikon and Epic for running the spirit and love of skiing. Support our small mountains!

[@M.Mae.M]

Absolutely loved this video, thank you TGR!! ❤

[@neilbower123]

If I lived near there (or even in the same country) I'd be real keen to volunteer at the Shames Hill or Black Man for sure. Good luck all

[@Takeoffin321]

Cuchara needs a mention

[@SudokuWarriorApp]

The most heart-warming video I've seen for a long time - shout out to everyone involved in all of these projects!

[@maxbolenkab]

Great one TGR!

[@katahdincloud9803]

I Want to ski with all y’all !!!

[@jadbrubaker7103]

This is beautiful.

[@rickmoore8293]

What is the vertical? What is the base elevation. Love mom pop ski areas. I was raised at them. Tired of the big box store ski areas. In upstate NY many communities had their own town or local areas. They were family friendly. You could bring your dog, people cooked great meals to share. Tons of lore and legend. Some of the greatest skiers I have ever seen populated these slopes. I remember when a local hotdog made a huge jump by the parking lot and we all came out the day a rumor went around town he was going to jump over a bus. It actually happened. Dry Hill Watertown NY Hall lift the old one and two people chairs were made in Watertown and this was the testing ground. Also late 60s early 70s. They were lost in ski magazine as having the best pizza of any ski hill. Maybe 400 vertical but people were doing crazy shit. Also the training area for the 10th mountain division at Camp/Fort drum. Great memories skiing and sitting around the huge round fireplace. They just put in a magic carpet which will be great for their beginner clients. Owned now by Boo and Pat Jareo who are great owners and even better people.

[@ianfaulkner6870]

Great film. Well done.

[@GilbyLandscaping]

Love to see people fighting back against companies who only know greed like Vail Resorts, Inc. who owns resorts all over the world. They also buy up all the real estate in the mountain towns so everyone is forced to rent, truly making mountain living impossible. Sad the world has come to this...

[@Boofboy69]

Such a rad video. Love the stuff they’re doing at Shames. Makes me want to buy my local resort and do the same thing. Y’all doin the lords work!🤘🏻💗

[@JR-kx4lv]

I love the idea of non profit snow areas, but maybe there’s a lesson from pro profit business in general. Charge more to add to rainy day fund. And I don’t be mean gouge prices like vail, but on a good year with snow and revenue, would’ve cushioned bad years where it doesn’t snow. East coast is similar to the Midwest, and these are the type of place we need but let’s look at cail resorts. Night skiing at afton at Aston alps used to be 20$ 430-10. It’s 70$ now. What I’m saying is helping out is good but just make it cheap, not free cause ultimately the place is closed down.

[@daxvolle3432]

Whaleback!

[@charlielavallee6813]

Miss you at Cannon JD

[@burtjoh3]

Great video. But why did the map show Antelope Butte clear on the west side of the state by Jackson? It's in the Bighorns right?

[@gculligan55]

@@burtjoh3 I think it’s pretty central but definitely way more north near Cody. Map was certainly off a bit which I agree feels like a silly oversight to make. Still a wonderful film!

[@parkmanproductions]

The first location on map was off but they got it right the rest of the time.

[@philipneff552]

Yes it’s in the Bighorns, west side of the range.

[@robinski4491]

Bridger Bowl a nonprofit has turned into a wannabe resort. Sad. Won’t ever go back. Born and raised in Bozeman.

[@garyo4136]

Sounds like Lookout Pass

[@stevedurnal3703]

Ah guys… great concept for a vid, but what about Bogus Basin & Bridger bowl ? They service something like 10x the number of skiers (especially young, new skiers), that these other little hills do. Please include them, if do this sort of things again.

[@MrRavetrasg]

Wish someone who loved the sport would buy Fernie. Most expensive season pass in BC now.

[@rickmoore8293]

Small affordable ski areas are the future for working class people to enjoy skiing. Class warfare is worse than ever when it comes to skiing. Who can pay the prices for the big box store resorts? The other answer is hike up and ski no crowds, no lift lines, better food, bring your dog. Just look for power or gas lines. Plus you sweat off your fat ass.

[@PiedFifer]

Skiers talking about not- for- profit?? Nothing- absolutely nothing- operates without profit. How about the "nature lovers" start focusing on the man-made costs, the taxes, the regulations, the fees, the permits, etc. imposed by government? Why- given their alleged love of family areas- don't they speak of the destruction imposed by government? Is it because they love big government more?

[@philipneff552]

I personally like the mountain a bit more than big Gov 😂

[@PiedFifer]

@ Prove it. start working to achieve your own values by removing all taxes and regulations on the ski industry. Complaints belong in the Civil Courts, that’s why we have them.

[@dCip77]

Amazing what people are capable of when they aren't seeking profit... almost seems like capitalism is an inherent problem to sustainability. Also big that this film was released soon after future president of the US announces their desire to redefine Non-profit organizations, really hope this doesn't hurt these beautiful communities.

[@Bigthunder883]

Nederland Colorado is doing this with eldora???? Maybe right now!!???