Edited sentence: Among the new owners first order of business was cutting off access to local communities,  ending the Ski Ambassador Program, a volunteer program that enabled locals to volunteer at the mountain in exchange for access, as well as exponentially raising the rates for local public school ski programs.In June of 2018 the Muellers and the associated finical interests of Okemo and it's sister mountains finalized a deal for the sale of Okemo Mountain Resort to Vail Resorts the largest ski resort monopoly in the United States.Vail Sucks.Vail has long history of catering to those who have no business being on the mountain at the expense of locals, diehards, or anyone who isn't well to do