Doug Fish - The Genius Who Created The Indy Pass, The Fastest Growing Multi-Mountain Pass on Earth with Over 80 Ski Resorts

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Doug Fish - The Genius Who Created The Indy Pass, The Fastest Growing Multi-Mountain Pass on Earth with Over 80 Ski Resorts

Episode #29

Brought to you by Hakuba Valley Japan & Scott Sports

“It’s our goal to increase awareness about how great it is to ski at these smaller resorts. You don’t need a big resort to have a great day, and you don’t need to spend 200 bucks a day for a lift ticket.” - Doug Fish

“Our goal is to have at least one resort within a day's drive of every skier in North America. And I think we can get there.” - Doug Fish

My guest today is Doug Fish

• Doug is the genius who came up with the idea for the Indy Pass
• Doug is the CEO and founder of the Indy Pass
• The Indy Pass is the fastest-growing multi-mountain pass on Earth
• The 1st season of the Indy Pass was 2019/20 and they had 45 ski area members that 1st year
• This year is their 3rd season and they now have over 80 ski area partners mostly in North America with 28 US states represented, 2 Canadian provinces, and even 4 ski areas in Japan
• The Indy Pass only costs $300 and you get to ski 2 days at each resort
• The Indy Pass saw 9,000 skier visits the first year
• The Indy Pass saw 96,000 skier visits the second year
• This year they're forecasting 300,000 and 400,000 skier visits
• We're talking about the pass growing 3,000 to 4,000% in only 3 seasons and who knows where it'll go from there...

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