Tag: beth howard
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Vail Resorts, town officials battle over affordable housing development
A feud between Vail Resorts and town officials has developed over a 5-acre parcel on the east side of the mountain town where the resort wants to build affordable/workforce housing. Vail, like most of Colorado’s mountain or resort towns, is experiencing a labor shortage due to soaring housing costs. The issue is expected to come…
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Colorado ski industry’s imperfect storm: staff shortage, sickness, housing crunch
Last week, Bob Nicolls messaged his fellow owners of Monarch Ski Area, a small, well-to-do group overseeing the mountain in southern Colorado. In summary, by his account: “All hands on deck.” Nicolls was spotted shoveling snow, while other owners were seen flipping burgers and making pizzas. “Just because we had such a big (coronavirus) outbreak,”…