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As usual, these types of problems will fix themselves by market forces. The problem is that people are willing to put up with crappy conditions (long commute or

As usual, these types of problems will fix themselves by market forces. The problem is that people are willing to put up with crappy conditions (long commute or sleeping in their car) to have a job in a beautifiul location. It's no different from pilots working for shitty wages just so they can fly. At some point the crunch will become so severe that the resorts won't have enough staff. Then, they will realise that they might have to do something, and they'll house employees on-site. Or the residents and business owners in these towns will vote to allow more affordable rental accommodation to be built.

thatcat 11y ago
>they'll house employees on-site They already do this. New development in the high rockies has a very high materials and labor cost. In addition to this, the amount of land available for development is limited by terrain and the fact that most of CO is national forest land. > vote to allow more affordable rental accommodation to be built Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1/3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently. Market forces can't fix problems that are the result of a monopoly.
- cpncrunch 11y ago
  >They already do this. Not according to the article. >Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1/3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently. In that case market forces will act much more quickly. As soon as people stop deciding to work as slaves, instantly Vail Resorts will do something about it. There's no incentive for them to do anything while they still have the cheap labour.

thatcat 11y ago

>they'll house employees on-site They already do this. New development in the high rockies has a very high materials and labor cost. In addition to this, the amount of land available for development is limited by terrain and the fact that most of CO is national forest land. > vote to allow more affordable rental accommodation to be built Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1/3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently. Market forces can't fix problems that are the result of a monopoly.

cpncrunch 11y ago
>They already do this. Not according to the article. >Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1/3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently. In that case market forces will act much more quickly. As soon as people stop deciding to work as slaves, instantly Vail Resorts will do something about it. There's no incentive for them to do anything while they still have the cheap labour.