Telluride news: recession signals, ski-town revenue, rankings and how Telluride compares with other resorts.
I was recently at a major grocery store in Steamboat and toilet paper and water were both sold out; this is a bit perplexing as if there is no water, how are you going to flush the toilet? Did you know that Colorado has a metric to predict the next recession that is...
“Ghost Kitchens” are on the rise? What are they anyway (no they are not haunted kitchens)? What is causing this new phenomenon? How will this impact real estate? My first experience with a “ghost kitchen” was in Breckenridge Colorado about three years ago where I...
In US news and World Report’s annual listing of the 25 best small towns in America, Colorado’s ski towns take the crown landing 3 in the top 15. Although it is no surprise that Colorado has become a coveted destination, I was surprised at what all 6 ski towns on the...
The 2018/19 season was Epic (or Ikonic depending on your pass preference) with every major resort posting record sales tax revenue, occupancy, and lodging rates. At the same time real estate continued to skyrocket in most mountain communities. With all this good...
We all know cash is king, but in real estate this is even more important. What can the amount of cash tell us about a particular Colorado ski resort market (I took the pic above between Vail and Steamboat)? How can we use this information to guide our...
As we all know the ski industry is highly cyclical in nature with the largest driver of profitably for the ski industry is you guessed it, the secret ingredient, snow! Long range predictions came out for Colorado and the “snow thief” will be lurking in certain...
