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Vail Resorts Employee Housing Project Blocked to Protect Bighorn Sheep

Vail Town Council last night suspended all permits on a parcel of land owned by Vail Resorts where the company was planning on building employee housing. The council initially approved the housing project in 2019 but condemned it earlier this year to protect the local bighorn sheep herd’s winter range. Yesterday’s vote, 6-1 in favor, was called “drastic and unprecedented” by […]

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SnowBrains | August 3, 2022
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Police Intercept Package Containing Fentanyl Pills En-Route to Copper Mountain, CO, Employee Housing

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On July 13, 2022, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Investigations Section, received information from the United States Postal Inspector and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of a package containing fentanyl pills being shipped through a private mail carrier, to the Edge Employee Housing at Copper Mountain, CO. Related: The Emergence of Deadly Fentanyl in Eagle County (Vail), CO and Surrounding Communities Upon […]

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SnowBrains | July 15, 2022
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In Short Supply? Colorado Mountain Towns Struggle to Hire Staff This Summer as Affordable Housing Crisis Continues

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Colorado mountain towns are no stranger to seasonal changes, and neither are their businesses. Just as they learned how to adapt to some of the harshest climates, they also learned how to survive against the strenuous and changing demands of tourism. That was until the pandemic hit and upended their once predictable cycle. These towns may have now reached a […]

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Ryan Kime | June 22, 2022
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Schweitzer, ID, Announces New Employee Housing Project in Ponderay

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84 Units to Accommodate Employees and their Families Schweitzer has partnered with Eastmark Capital Group, a real-estate development company, to create an 84-unit apartment complex, providing much-needed housing for Schweitzer’s employees. The complex will be located near the intersection of Schweitzer Plaza Drive and Triangle Drive in Ponderay, within walking distance to shopping, dining, and transportation services including the public […]

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SnowBrains | May 3, 2022
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Sugarloaf, ME, to Purchase Nearby Hotel for Employee Housing | Also Lift and Snowmaking Upgrades

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Sugarloaf, ME, has announced details on a number of new capital investments planned for summer 2022, including the purchase of the Herbert Grand Hotel in Kingfield, which will provide expanded housing opportunities for Sugarloaf staff members beginning in the 2022/23 winter season. Related: Vail Resorts Announces Affordable Employee Housing Investments for Park City, Whistler Blackcomb, Vail, and Okemo In addition, […]

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SnowBrains | April 15, 2022
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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY to Begin Employee Housing Construction

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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has announced plans to begin construction of new employee housing. Being one of the largest employers in town—employing 600 people year-round and up to 1,900 during peak winter season—additional employee housing for the resort to offer to long-term and short-term employees will be beneficial.  Plans include a combination of apartment-style units consisting of single, two, and […]

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Aunika Skogen | April 6, 2022
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Housing in Ski Towns | Getting Your Foot In the Door

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You’ve sent in your job applications, packed your gear, and are ready to spend your winter out west.  Powder days and party nights await, but one thing every mountain person has asked themselves at one point or another, “Where am I going to live?” Finding a roof over your head in a ski town requires some planning, a little luck, […]

Katy Shipley | July 6, 2020
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How Ski Resorts Are Fighting The Employee Shortage Crisis

Brighton, Utah Snow Cat Maintenance Ski resorts are finding it harder and harder to find employees with the unemployment rate at an all-time 50 year low. With more and more jobs coming on the market with better wages, benefits and, stability the vintage ski bum life is becoming harder to live. Thankfully, resorts big and small are putting in the effort […]

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Dan Scheibelein | November 20, 2019
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