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“We don’t need to build more, we just need to re-purpose the [homes] we have better…”

In an interesting move designed to ease the increasing crunch on affordable housing, Vail Resorts has proposed rezoning land that was originally designated for larger homes.

This is going to continue to be a theme… Aspen has committed to buying 34 more tiny houses for use as employee housing.

This piece from Curbed gathers some key statistics about summer visitation’s impact on winter resort economies.

While a big question remains — where would they all sleep? — this season could be a bit easier when it comes to front-line recruiting.

That first drive into a classic ski town can change a person’s perspective. It alters their life goals.

Chairlift served areas, according to this 2014 study, have only a 45% chance of reopening after they have closed for just one season.

Of all the recent stories about the decimation of long-term housing by Airbnb, this piece from Jason Blevins of The Denver Post gets to the heart of the matter.

On the heels of an effort by a local community foundation to purchase the resort, Maine’s iconic area now has investors from south of the equator.

Right outside Missoula, MT, Marshall Mountain is getting another sales push after it came on the market back in 2015.

From Refinery29… Dollar by dollar, an interesting recap on the daily grind of a millenial making it work in an unnamed ski town. 

Boise’s home resort, after a winter season that just wouldn’t stop, has stepped it up with a $4.3 million investment in biking, tubing, climbing, a mountain coaster and many other family activities.

Billed as the first one on U.S. ski area land, Teton Village’s unique summer feature joins Telluride’s “Iron Road” on a growing list of alpine routes across the world.

From Curbed: an 88-room pod hotel has yet to announce their rates but plans an April, 2018 launch in Whistler.

I am Ugly Sugar Davis. Thank you Falls Creek, Australia.