SKIDATA Partners With Holiday Valley To Deliver Seamless RFID Access Experience

KIDATA, a global leader in access solutions and visitor management, is proud to announce a new partnership with Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville, New York. Beginning this winter, Holiday Valley guests will benefit from SKIDATA’s advanced RFID-based ticketing and access system, designed to streamline the mountain experience and elevate guest satisfaction.

Holiday Valley is Western New York’s largest year ‘round resort featuring 60 slopes and trails, 13 lifts, 3 base lodges, slope side lodging and dining, conference facilities, an 18- hole golf course, a tree top aerial adventure park, a mountain coaster, and a summer
pool complex.  Ellicottville is located on Route 219, just 50 miles (90 kms) south of Buffalo and less than three hours from Cleveland and Toronto.

The resort will deploy SKIDATA’s RFID ticket and pass scanners, award-winning sMove Wave access gates, and ticket pickup kiosks, providing skiers and snowboarders with faster, smoother, and more secure access to the slopes. These innovations will reduce wait times, improve data integrity, and enhance fraud protection—ensuring that guests spend more time enjoying the mountain and less time in line.

“At SKIDATA, we provide the expertise and innovative tools that help resorts seamlessly transition into the digital era,” said Christopher Archer, Senior Vice President of North America for SKIDATA. “Partnering with Holiday Valley, our RFID solutions and sMove Wave gates ensure faster, smoother, and more secure access, so guests can simply focus on enjoying the mountain.”

Holiday Valley has offered RFID ticketing in recent seasons and made the strategic decision this summer to transition to SKIDATA’s platform to improve reliability and scanning performance. This move places Holiday Valley among a growing group of world-class resorts leveraging SKIDATA’s technology to deliver a frictionless guest experience.

“Holiday Valley is excited to partner with SKIDATA to bring this advanced technology to our guests,” said Dennis Eshbaugh, President and General Manager of Holiday Valley. “This addition to the resort is designed to help make the skiing and snowboarding experience here even more convenient and enjoyable while also enhancing data integrity and reducing fraud.”

SKIDATA’s solutions are trusted by ski destinations across the globe, and this partnership reflects a shared commitment to innovation, efficiency, and guest satisfaction.