Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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[2] newenglandskihistory.com/lifts/listbycost.php
[3] vailresortsretail.com/careers/benefits/; asc-mbs.com/benefits-overview-and-requirements
[4] zillow.com/aspen-co/home-values
[5] zillow.com/manhattan-ny/home-values
[6] aschousing.managebuilding.com/Resident/PublicPages/CustomPage.aspx?cp=21
[7] denverpost.com/2019/12/29/colorado-transit-mountain-towns
[8] nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-forests-magazine/the-future-of-ski-resorts-on-public-lands
[9] fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ski_water_rights/documents/ski_area_program_info.pdf
[10] economist.com/business/2017/02/09/snow-making-companies-in-a-warming-world
[11] sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378016305556?via%3Dihub
[12] epicpass.com/passes/epic-pass.aspx; ikonpass.com/en/shop-passes/ikon-base-pass-2019-2020