A new partnership brings the power of SnowCloud to the SKIDATA gates resorts already rely on, creating a more connected journey from purchase to access.
Every resort day begins before a guest reaches the gate. It starts with a plan, a purchase, and the anticipation of getting onto the mountain. The technology connecting those moments should make the day feel easy from the start.
SnowCloud and SKIDATA are working together to connect that journey.
Our new partnership brings SnowCloud’s commerce, guest, and operational platform together with the SKIDATA gates resorts already rely on. Resorts can tap into the power of SnowCloud while continuing to use the RFID access control hardware already installed across their mountains.
RED Mountain Resort is already using SnowCloud with its existing SKIDATA gate infrastructure across winter and summer operations, showing how the two systems come together in a live resort environment.
Two Powerful Systems, One Connected Experience
SnowCloud supports the guest journey from discovery and purchase through fulfillment and resort operations. SKIDATA provides the trusted access technology that welcomes guests into the experience. For resorts already using SKIDATA, that connection begins with the gates already on the mountain. SnowCloud adds modern commerce, guest management, and operational power around the infrastructure already in place.
The experience feels natural: a guest buys through SnowCloud, arrives at the resort, receives their media, scans at a SKIDATA gate, and keeps moving. The two platforms work together to support a cohesive journey from start to finish.
Proven at RED Mountain Resort
RED Mountain Resort is bringing this partnership to life in daily operations. Guests are already moving through SKIDATA gates connected to SnowCloud, giving both teams a real-world environment to learn from, improve, and build upon.
The same access infrastructure also supports RED Mountain’s summer operations, including foot passengers and mountain bikers. RED Mountain gives the industry a clear view of how connected resort technology can serve guests throughout the year.
Bring SnowCloud to the Gates Already on the Mountain
Many resorts have made significant, long-term investments in SKIDATA access hardware. The SnowCloud connection is designed to work across multiple generations of that equipment, allowing resorts to keep using the gates they already own while adding the power of SnowCloud across commerce, guest management, fulfillment, and operations.
That creates a practical path to modernize the guest journey. Existing SKIDATA gates continue doing their job at the point of access, while SnowCloud connects the experience before and after the scan. Resorts can move forward with SnowCloud and extend the value of the infrastructure already in place.
A Partnership With Room to Grow
SKIDATA supports a broad ecosystem of solutions across the guest journey. This partnership gives SnowCloud and SKIDATA a strong foundation to explore additional opportunities together.
Future work will be shaped by resort partners, real operating needs, and the places where closer connections can create the most value. Both teams will continue learning from live resort environments and building with the people who use these systems every day.
“Together, we want to set the pace for how guests get from checkout to chairlift. Combining SnowCloud’s commerce and resort operations platform with SKIDATA’s gate technology gives us a powerful foundation. As this partnership grows, we’ll keep challenging what’s possible, with a clear ambition to give operators more capability and fundamentally improve how guests get onto the hill.”
— Joe Hession, Co-Founder and CEO, SnowCloud
Reimagining the Resort Experience Together
The most useful resort technology feels connected, dependable, and easy to use. SnowCloud, SKIDATA, and our resort partners share a clear goal: help resorts get more from the systems they already trust while creating better tools for teams and smoother experiences for guests.
RED Mountain Resort gives that shared vision a real-world home today. We are excited to keep building from there.
