The only reference to mid-A resorts is this

New Resort Integration ”“ The company intends to integrate its 17 new resorts in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest to allow for direct-to-lift access for its guests in time for the 2020/21 ski season. This is in addition to the company's previously announced plans to invest $15 million over the next two years to improve the guest experience across these resorts.

Full article is here

I have been to both Roundtop and Hunter so far this year and at both there was direct to lift access with my Epic Pass. 

MitchSH wrote:

I have been to both Roundtop and Hunter so far this year and at both there was direct to lift access with my Epic Pass. 

Were they doing manual scanning?  Or just visual checks?

Scanning. 

That's a good update. When I was at Hunter on Black Friday, EPIC passholders had to get a day pass from the season pass office. The line was pretty long and some people were pretty frustrated.

That was when I was at Hunter, on Black Friday, and 

I just went directly to the lift to have my Epic Pass scanned. You only 

needed to get a lift ticket if you didn't have your physical pass

yet.