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Big Sky, MT, Voters Approve $60 Million for 389 Affordable Homes for Local Workforce

In a landmark decision, theย Big Sky community in Montana has voted to authorize the Big Sky Resort Area District (Resort Tax) to issue bonds backed by future resort tax collections, thereby funding critical community infrastructure, including affordable housing. The approval of the measure will enable the Big Sky Community Housing Trust (BSCHT) to acquire a significant land assemblage in the […]

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Avatar photo Press Release | May 9, 2025
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Mammoth Lakes, CA, Opens First Affordable Housing Project

On August 7, Mammoth Lakes reached a significant milestone in delivering affordable housing to the community. In partnership with Pacific West Communities, Inc. Mammoth Lakes celebrated the opening of โ€œThe Sawyerโ€ โ€“ Phase 1 of The Parcel affordable housing project and the ground-breaking for “The Kingfisher” โ€“ Phase 2. Purchased by the Town of Mammoth Lakes in 2018, The Parcel […]

Avatar photo Press Release | August 12, 2024
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Settlement Reached in Lake Tahoe Workforce Housing Litigation

TRPA Solutions to Environmental, Equity Issues Remain Unchanged by Settlement Agreement The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) and Mountain Area Preservation (MAP) reached a settlement agreement this week over a lawsuit brought by MAP against affordable housing policies approved by the TRPA Governing Board in December 2023. The litigation sought to block new land use policies in the highly protected […]

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Public Money Gets Funneled into Massive Deer Valley, UT, Expansion

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Deer Valley Ski Resort, a New York real estate developer, and a state development authority with ties to the military walk into a bar…heard this one before? Probably not. Murky details about what is being built, who is involved, and who is paying for it have led to many rumors about what is happening at Deer Valley. Because of this, […]

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Zach Armstrong | March 26, 2024
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Investigating The Ski Town Housing Shortage

The Ski Town Housing Shortage

Itโ€™s no secret: one of the ski industryโ€™s biggest concerns is affordable workforce housing. It’s an epidemic that has plagued mountain towns since their inception. Although locals remain grateful to live in a place where vacationers flock and the wealthy come to play, mountain communities have faced their fair share of challenges over the years. Whether it be economic inequality, […]

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Nick DeRiso | February 23, 2024
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Almost 80% of Homes in Park City, UT, Are Vacant Or Not Owner Occupied

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The affordable housing shortage in ski towns is widespread and has been well documented. In mountain resort towns across the country, this crisis is causing employee shortages, crippling local businesses, and threatening the soul of a ski townโ€™s true identity and culture. Related: Investigating the Ski Town Housing Shortage Park City, UT, is no exception to this quandary. The average […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | July 24, 2023
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Town of Vail, CO, Granted Possession of Hotly Contested East Vail Land

The ongoing Vail versus Vail saga appears to have come to an end, as the Eagle County District Court Chief Judge Paul Dunkelman issued his ruling in favor of the town of Vail last Friday, June 30, 2023. The order issued by Judge Dunkelman grants the town of Vail immediate authority to condemn the hotly contested site in East Vail. […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 4, 2023
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Beaver Creek Resort, CO, and Vail Mountain, CO, Pledge $300,000 to Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley for Affordable Homes

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$60,000 yearly donation to support affordable home construction over the next five years EpicPromise has provided $4.5 million in cash and in-kind donations in Eagle County since August 2021 Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley (HFHVV) is thrilled to continue its commitment to affordable home construction through a $300,000 grant from Beaver Creek Resort and Vail Mountain through the companyโ€™s EpicPromise […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | November 14, 2022
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