Exhibit 32.1


                             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 ended October 30, 2005 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: December 14, 2005

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