Vail boomed because of the ski resort. People won't be nearly as attracted to a mountain town that's far from existing ski resort, and starting a new, viable sk

Vail boomed because of the ski resort. People won't be nearly as attracted to a mountain town that's far from existing ski resort, and starting a new, viable ski resort is hard. Another constraining factor on development in Colorado is road access. Almost all traffic between the mountains and the highly populated Denver metro area (including the only major airport in the region) is along the I-70 corridor. Absent the construction of a new major tunnel across the continental divide, if you are far from that corridor, your site will be much less attractive.