Boyne Resorts is the largest family-owned, independent mountain resort company in North America. Founded in 1947 by Everett Kircher in northern Michigan, it owns and operates ski, golf and four-season resorts and attractions including Big Sky (Montana), Sunday River and Sugarloaf (Maine), Loon Mountain (New Hampshire), Brighton (Utah), The Summit at Snoqualmie (Washington), Cypress Mountain (British Columbia) and Boyne Mountain (Michigan), with about 11,000 team members in peak winter.