EXHIBIT 99.1





                             AMERICAN SKIING COMPANY


                  SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS


         In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Skiing Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending January 26, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, William
J. Fair, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


Date:  March 12, 2003

                                           By:   /s/ William J. Fair
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                                           William J. Fair
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           (Principal Executive Officer)