Mountain Rideshare Offers a Shared-Travel Solution to Reduce Congestion and Improve Access to Mountain Destinations

For Immediate Release Mountain Rideshare www.mountainrideshare.com As mountain destinations continue to face rising visitor numbers, increasing travel costs, and growing pressure on access roads and parking, a new community-focused carpooling platform is offering a practical way to rethink how people travel to the mountains. Mountain Rideshare is a carpooling platform built specifically for mountain and outdoor destinations, helping connect drivers with spare seats to people heading to the same resorts, outdoor centres, trailheads, and mountain events. By making it easier to share journeys that are already happening, the platform aims to reduce single-occupancy vehicle travel while improving access to mountain regions. Across many mountain areas, access has become one of the biggest challenges facing both visitors and destinations. Fuel prices continue to rise, public transport options remain limited in many regions, and congestion on access roads has become a familiar problem during peak periods. Parking capacity at resorts and event venues is often stretched, creating frustration for visitors and operational challenges for operators. Mountain Rideshare addresses these issues by encouraging shared travel without requiring major infrastructure investment. Rather than replacing existing transport options, the platform is designed to complement buses, trains, and shuttle services by making better use of private vehicle journeys. The platform is used by skiers, snowboarders, mountain bikers, climbers, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts, as well as seasonal workers and staff who commute regularly to mountain destinations. It also supports travel to mountain events such as races, festivals, competitions, and outdoor gatherings, where large numbers of people often arrive within short time windows. For individual travellers, carpooling through Mountain Rideshare can help reduce fuel and travel costs, ease congestion-related delays, and make mountain trips more accessible. Sharing journeys can also improve the overall travel experience by reducing stress and encouraging a more social, community-driven approach to mountain travel. For resorts, venues, and event organisers, the platform offers a practical tool to help manage access and reduce parking pressure. By encouraging shared journeys, destinations can lower the number of vehicles arriving on site, support sustainability and carbon-reduction goals, and improve the arrival experience for visitors without expanding road or parking infrastructure. Reducing single-occupancy vehicle journeys is one of the most immediate ways to lower the environmental impact of travel to mountain regions. Each shared journey means fewer cars on the road and lower emissions per person travelling. Mountain Rideshare focuses on practical, behaviour-changing solutions that work with existing travel habits rather than relying on symbolic or short-term measures. Mountain travel has long been rooted in shared experience, from shared lifts to shared responsibility for the places people value. Mountain Rideshare builds on that culture, helping strengthen connections within the outdoor community while addressing some of the most pressing access challenges facing mountain destinations today. As pressure on mountain regions continues to grow, improving access will require a combination of transport options and smarter coordination. Mountain Rideshare aims to play a role in that future by making shared travel a simple, accessible option for anyone heading to the mountains. ENDS