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File #: 25-F28316   
Type: Service or Fare Approval Status: Passed
In control: Board of Trustees
On agenda: 11/12/2025 Final action: 11/12/2025
Title: Fare Agreement: 2025/26 Ski Bus Pass Agreement (SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain)
Attachments: 1. Fare Agreement: 2025/26 Ski Bus Agreement (SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain)

TO:                

Board of Trustees

THROUGH:  

Jay Fox, Executive Director

FROM:          

Viola Miller, Chief Financial Officer

PRESENTER(S):

Monica Howe, Fares Director

 

 

 

TITLE:                                                                                                                                                                         

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Fare Agreement: 2025/26 Ski Bus Pass Agreement (SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain)

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AGENDA ITEM TYPE:                                                                                                                        

Service or Fare Approval

RECOMMENDATION:                                                                                                                       

Approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute the 2025/26 Ski Bus Pass Agreement with SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain.                     

BACKGROUND:                                                                                                                                 

SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain (“Powder Mountain”) operates a ski resort situated in Ogden Valley and wishes to participate in UTA’s pass program. Utah Transit Authority (“UTA”) has partnered with Powder Mountain in the past and both parties desire to enter into another agreement for the 2025/26 ski season.

DISCUSSION:                                                                                                                                      

Under this agreement, Powder Mountain will pay for each trip taken by its authorized users using the base one-way ski fare, discounted twenty percent (20%) and trip count will be determined by UTA’s automatic passenger counter (“APC”) data from route 674. The estimated value of this contract is $95,000 based on last year’s ridership. 

CONTRACT SUMMARY:                                                                                                                   

Contractor Name:                          

SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain Ski Area

Contract Number:                          

25-F28316

Base Contract Effective Dates:     

November 12, 2025 - April 11, 2026

Extended Contract Dates:            

N/A

Existing Contract Value:                

N/A

Amendment Amount:                   

N/A

New/Total Contract Value:

Estimated $95,000 in revenue

Procurement Method:                  

Non-Procurement Agreement

Budget Authority:                            

N/A

 

 

ALTERNATIVES:                                                                                                                                    

Do not enter into an agreement with Power Mountain.

FISCAL IMPACT:                                                                                                                                

Estimated revenue from Powder Mountain for the 2025-26 Ski Season is $95,000.

ATTACHMENTS:                                                                                                                                

                     Fare Agreement: 2025/26 Ski Bus Agreement (SMHG Management LLC/Powder Mountain)