All valid reasons. Additionally: Ski resorts rely heavily on H2-B visas (temporary foreign workers) but as more and more companies recognized the benefits of s

All valid reasons. Additionally: Ski resorts rely heavily on H2-B visas (temporary foreign workers) but as more and more companies recognized the benefits of such workers, the total number of applications grew far beyond the available visas... meaning ski resorts get fewer and fewer successful applications granted. Epic Passes have significantly lowered the cost of a season ski pass. Getting a free pass was a big part of the wage equation when such passes were very expensive -- less so when they only cost about 700. Since the pandemic, housing prices in secondary/tertiary locations has exploded, more than in central cities. Lake Tahoe area, for example, is through the roof... decent housing is in such demand that it's unaffordable.