Intrawest and Vail (nyse: MTN - news - people) have their fans on Wall Street.

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Merrill Lynch, for example, rates Vail a "strong buy, " while Intrawest's supporters include Nattel, O'Rourke and Salomon Smith Barney's Jill Krutick.

FORBES: Ski Stocks Get No Lift From Games

Intrawest, a Canadian company, owns resorts spanning the continent's mountain ranges, from the Laurentians in Quebec to the Sierras in California.

ECONOMIST: The ski business

Instead, Intrawest and Vail Resorts have slid downhill this week, while American Skiing faces possible delisting by the New York Stock Exchange.

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Intrawest owns just one Colorado resort, a formerly down-at-the-hills ski area called Copper Mountain that drew just under 1 million visitors last year.

FORBES: Slippery Slope

But because of its size, the U.S. Justice Department won't let Vail expand in Colorado--opening the way for Intrawest to bid for such prime properties as American Skiing Co.

FORBES: Slippery Slope

In 1996, the year after PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn opened its doors, Intrawest, the Canadian ski resort company, bought the 13-acre Squaw base area and started construction on a European-style pedestrian village.

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In 1996, the year after PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn opened its doors, Intrawest (nyse: IDR - news - people ), the Canadian ski resort company, bought the 13-acre Squaw base area and started construction on a European-style pedestrian village.

FORBES: To Ski Or Not To Ski

The Winter Olympics may be a boon for skiing in general, but for the ski resort stocks, "I don't think it's a big factor, " says analyst Irene Nattel, who follows Intrawest (nyse: IDR - news - people) for RBC Capital Markets.

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