Vail in big trouble, will they sell Breckenridge and Park City?

Vail in big trouble, will they sell Breckenridge and Park City?

  Take a look at the stock chart of Vail Resorts, which has lost almost 60% of its value in the last five years while the S&P has returned an approximately 90% gain.  The vultures are circling with a Utah billionaire proposing a sale of Park City to stop the...
Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Is affordable housing worth 2 million a unit?

Over the last 30 years I continue to hear about the “affordable housing crisis”.  Do we really have an affordable housing crisis or a leadership crisis within the ski towns.  A recent proposal in Steamboat pegs the build cost of one affordable housing unit over 1.7m....
Will Colorado ski prices drop this Spring/Summer

Will Colorado ski prices drop this Spring/Summer

Colorado ski resorts have continued holding strong in the face of higher interest rates.  Why are interest rates not the best metric for Colorado ski real estate? Which ski towns are performing better than others?  What two factors are driving the difference in ski...
I70 traffic snarls ski real estate

I70 traffic snarls ski real estate

  It seems like anytime there is even a hint of snow or the slightest breeze, I70 gets shut down for hours turning an 1.5 hour drive from Denver into a 5 hour adventure!   What does this mean for ski real estate?  Will ski traffic lead to lower real estate...
Legalized prostitution impacts Colorado real estate

Legalized prostitution impacts Colorado real estate

I was asked a question by one of my readers, what will legalized prostitution mean for Colorado real estate prices?  If you haven’t seen it, there is a new senate bill to legalize prostitution in Colorado by promoting “commercial sexual activity”’; the proposal goes...
Low snow year impact on Colorado ski real estate

Low snow year impact on Colorado ski real estate

Colorado is having a tough year.  Snowfall was down nearly 60% over the holidays, resulting in only about 11% of skiable terrain being opened in December and skier visits are down 20%.  Vail resorts, the largest ski operator, is getting hit hard as seen in the stock...