SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, Feb. 4, 2025—Park City-based Pacific Group Resorts Inc., has acquired controlling interest in Powderhorn Mountain Resort just east of Grand Junction, Colo. The acquisition was made through PGRI subsidiary Powderhorn Pacific, LLC, which has operated the resort for the past six years. The Denver-based Gart family will continue to be minority partners in the resort and any future real estate development. 

"Powderhorn has been an integral part of the Western Slope’s outdoor recreation community for more than 50 years, and we are excited to further invest in its long-term success,” said PGRI president and CEO Mark Fischer. “We look forward to building on the strong foundation our team and the Gart family have established over the past seven seasons in both skier visits and on-mountain infrastructure. Powderhorn’s best days are ahead, and we’re thrilled to be part of its next chapter."

Powderhorn has 1,600 acres of skiable terrain spread across 54 trails with 1,650 feet of vertical served by five lifts. It averages 250 inches of snow a year.

PGRI also owns Jay Peak, Vt.; Wintergreen Resort, Va., Wisp Resort, Md.; Mount Washington Alpine Resort, British Columbia, Canada; and operates Ragged Mountain, N.H.