Toggenburg Has a New Owner, but Its Skiing Comeback Requires Another Winter
Toggenburg has been sold to Douglas Wheeler, who plans a 2027-28 reopening. Syracuse skiers gain a potential alternative, but not for the coming winter.
Toggenburg Mountain has been sold to local business owner Douglas Wheeler, who plans to rebuild and reopen the New York ski area for 2027-28. The October 16 announcement concerns a future alternative to nearby Labrador Mountain and Song Mountain, rather than a return to skiing this winter.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the completed sale following the state's antitrust case against Intermountain Management. Intermountain, which operates Labrador and Song, bought Toggenburg in 2021 and closed it. The new ownership gives the shuttered property a route back to operating as a ski area.
The distinction between a completed sale and an operating mountain is the key planning detail. Wheeler's stated season is still a year beyond the coming winter. Local skiers can welcome the prospect of another choice without treating the announcement as a reason to rearrange their 2026-27 ski plans.
A sale tied to returning skiing
The attorney general sued in 2022 and won a ruling in March 2025 that Intermountain had violated state antitrust law. The state then pursued a sale to an owner who would operate the property for skiing. According to the announcement, Intermountain had instead sought approval for a buyer proposing housing.
The settlement requires a $30,000 payment to New York. It also prevents Intermountain from seeking to reacquire Toggenburg or enforcing the employee no-poach agreement for four years. Those terms explain why the transaction is about restoring a competing ski operation, beyond the ordinary sale of mountain property.
For households comparing local hills, another operator could eventually add a separate option for tickets, programs and the everyday experience. That is a prospective benefit, not evidence of any particular future price. No skier should read the ownership change as a promise that lessons, season passes or operating hours will match what they remember from before the closure.
The next useful milestones will be the new owner's operating details and confirmation that the rebuilding schedule can support the target season. Until then, keep the 2027-28 plan separate from this winter's purchases and arrangements.
Read the attorney general's sale announcement for the confirmed terms. Our pages for Labrador Mountain and Song Mountain provide context on the neighboring ski areas named in the case.