As part of a housing needs assessment, a consultant for regional governments conducted a survey of residents from Aspen to Glenwood Springs and from Parachute to Eagle to rate their satisfaction level with both their…
Uphill skiing the local pride of Aspen
Casual skiers visiting Aspen, Colo., are spotting something unusual on the slopes. The locals are going the wrong way – or so the newcomers think. Resort and town leaders share a common goal: to make…
Dave Belin interviewed about NSAA’s Beginner Conversion Study
Recently, RRC Associates Director of Consulting Services Dave Belin was interviewed about the NSAA Beginner Conversion Study. Dave helps you to understand the lifecycle of customers that are trying skiing and snowboarding for the first…
Study forecasts how bad Roaring Fork Valley’s affordable housing shortage will be by 2027
The Roaring Fork Valley region is expected to have a deficit of about 5,700 units of housing affordable for households earning less than the median income by 2027, according to a final draft of a…
The Disruption Is Gaining Speed
Over the last few years, I’ve written several times on the coming disruption in transportation thanks to autonomous vehicles. When I first wrote about it, the big news was the testing of self-parking cars. Of…
Survey says: Ski industry has reason for optimism
The final analysis of the 2017-18 ski and snowboard season is in, and while snowsport visits – the measure of lift tickets sold – in the U.S. were down over the previous year, the industry…
Vail community survey shows parking complaints, out-of-town housing support
Every two years, Vail conducts a community survey. The 2018 edition showed the town is doing a lot right. This year’s survey showed strong support — 46 percent strongly support and 30 percent somewhat support…
Ski buffs gear up for early season in region
Sunday was an “early Christmas present” for Caroline Corvino of Campbell Hall. She’s been snowboarding for about 20 years, but being on the slopes at Mount Peter Ski Area on Sunday was a special treat,…
Air service helps drive the economy in Eagle County
The EGE Air Alliance and Eagle County Regional Airport have recently announced an increase in air seat capacity for the 2017-18 winter season. Additional seats have been added to flights from Chicago and Phoenix. New…
As baby boomers leave ski slopes, millennials are failing to fill in the gaps
Ski resorts expect older, wealthier individuals who have the time and money to ski more. What is not expected is as that generation retires from skiing, fewer youth replace their spots on the chair lifts….