ABOUT MOUNTAINEER TRANSIT COMPANY
What We Do
Mountaineer provides free, on-demand, door-to-door transportation Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows guests and residents during the winter months. It makes it easy to get around the Palisades Tahoe resort community without a car. Much of this is made possible through our trusted service provider and partner, Downtowner. Mountaineer was primarily implemented to alleviate resort community traffic congestion. It has been highly successful and it acted as the catalyst to bring microtransit services throughout Lake Tahoe and Truckee. For more, visit achievements.
Mission
To provide transit within Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows to assessed businesses' guests, employees, owners, and visitors to improve resort traffic congestion, guests’ experience, and safety.
Vision
Continue to be the leader and innovator of free, on-demand microtransit in and around Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows resulting in reduced personal vehicle use, and remaining open to future integration with regional transportation systems where there are measurable benefits to assessed businesses and their guests.
Background
Mountaineer Transit Company (MTC), the nonprofit formed in September 2018 as a collaborative effort of Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows’ homeowner associations, lodging properties, and Palisades Tahoe ski resort, has been offering its free Mountaineer on-demand shuttle service since December 2018.
MTC’s goal is to reduce personal-use vehicle trips within Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows in the winter months by providing convenient, shuttle service at no cost to the passenger.
Mountaineer is free to passengers and is solely funded by a Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) with 1.5% assessment on lift tickets sold on-site by Palisades Tahoe, 1.5% assessment on Palisades Tahoe frequency products, and 1.5% assessment on transient lodging and short-term vacation rentals within Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows.
The TBID is governed by the Olympic Valley Alpine Meadows Microtransit District Management District Plan (OVAM MD MDP or District). The District was originally put in place for an initial five year period. In February 2023, the District was renewed for an additional five years through January 31, 2028. The District is scheduled for renewal again November 2026-May 2027.
MTC is run by a 9-person volunteer Board of Directors comprised of local stakeholders and a part-time executive director responsible for ongoing District oversight and Mountaineer service administration and operations.
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