Jackson Hole, WY, Single-Family Home Prices Hit Record $10.7 Million, Deepening Affordability Crisis in Ski Towns Jackson Hole’s real estate market continues to soar into rarefied air, with the average listing price for a single-family home reaching $10.7 million as of April 1, according to the Jackson Hole Report released by the Viehman Group. Sales volume rose 16% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period last year, but the average and median sale prices actually […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | July 15, 2025 0 Comments
Investigating The Ski Town Housing Shortage It’s no secret: one of the ski industry’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, […] Brains Nick DeRiso | June 12, 2025 9 Comments
Big White Ski Resort, BC, Marks the Completion of $13.5 Million Staff Housing Expansion Big White Ski Resort in British Columbia is proud to announce the on-time, on-budget completion of two state-of-the-art staff accommodation buildings in the Black Forest subdivision, furthering its commitment to supporting its team members. Related: 10 Best Things to Do in Big White, BC, Over the Holiday Season This ambitious $13.5 million project adds 128 new beds, bringing the resort’s […] Industry News Press Release | December 17, 2024 0 Comments
Winter Park Resort, CO, Opens Workforce Housing Complex to First Residents Addresses the resort community’s housing crunch for seasonal and year-round workers Residents of Winter Park Resort’s much-anticipated workforce housing complex, Conifer Commons, have started to move in. They are the first employees to live in this local housing project, hailed by industry professionals and community leaders as “a national model for other ski resorts.” Related: Construction Begins on Workforce Housing […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 11, 2024 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT, Unveils First Apartment-Style Employee Housing, Walkable to the Resort Big Sky Resort, MT, is proud to announce the opening of Levinski Lodge, the first apartment-style housing for resort team members. Levinski Lodge A is the first of three buildings in the new Levinski Lodge housing campus. Buildings B and C, a mix of dormitory and apartment-style rooms, will open for winter 2023-2024. The new units are walkable to the resort, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023 1 Comment
Deer Valley, UT, Will Offer Season Passes to Homeowners Willing to House Employees A significant issue faced by ski resorts is finding a solution to enable employees to continue working at the resort while being able to afford housing. Ski resort towns are notoriously expensive, the tourist attraction of skiing and a quaint town experience creates a perfect storm for a high cost of living. Most resort employees are seasonal workers that receive […] Industry News Riley McDonald | December 20, 2022 2 Comments
Construction Begins on Workforce Housing at Winter Park Resort, CO Across the state of Colorado, housing is a premium—a problem that’s only amplified in mountain communities. Therefore, it makes it extra challenging for people looking to move to the mountains and work at resorts to find housing. The past few seasons have shown resorts how detrimental a strong workforce is to keep lifts turning and guests happy. Winter Park Resort is […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | October 18, 2022 1 Comment
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 3, 2022 1 Comment
Police Intercept Package Containing Fentanyl Pills En-Route to Copper Mountain, CO, Employee Housing 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 15, 2022 1 Comment
In Short Supply? Colorado Mountain Towns Struggle to Hire Staff This Summer as Affordable Housing Crisis Continues 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 […] Industry News Ryan Kime | June 22, 2022 0 Comments
Schweitzer, ID, Announces New Employee Housing Project in Ponderay 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2022 1 Comment
Sugarloaf, ME, to Purchase Nearby Hotel for Employee Housing | Also Lift and Snowmaking Upgrades 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, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 15, 2022 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY to Begin Employee Housing Construction 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 […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | April 6, 2022 0 Comments
Housing in Ski Towns | Getting Your Foot In the Door 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 3 Comments
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 […] Industry News Dan Scheibelein | November 20, 2019 5 Comments
Aspen Adopts Tiny Homes as Affordable Solution to Employee Housing Crisis It’s no secret that rents are sky-high in ski towns, so when Aspen Skiing Company committed to more affordable employee housing, it turned to a small but desirable trend sweeping mountain communities: tiny homes, reports Ski Mag. The resort installed six tiny homes at the Aspen-Basalt Campground, about 20 miles from town, in 2016 as a pilot project and, due to their popularity, purchased another […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 12, 2018 0 Comments
Tiny Homes: Aspen, CO Attempts To Solve Employee Housing Crisis Aspen Skiing Company has found a creative solution to the affordable housing crises for ski area employees. The company is “on trend” with their own Tiny House Movement. This year they are expanding their project as well as making it cheaper fore employees. Last year they had 6 Tiny Homes that were each two bedrooms. This year they have […] Industry News LadyBrains | August 31, 2017 0 Comments
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