Here’s another article about Colorado ski resort real estate experiencing a recovery since the beginning of the year Colorado Resort Real Estate Sales Rebound Six out of seven of Colorado’s ski area markets have seen an increase in sales, year over year, through July.

A recent publication by the Urban Land Institute (ULI), “What’s Next? Real Estate in the New Economy” makes some interesting observations about the future of our housing habits as a society as we move out of the Great Recession. The parts of the publication that are relevant to resort real estate were referenced recently by Patrick Phillips, CEO of the ULI, during a talk he gave last week in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he owns a second home.

Vail resorts is the first major ski areas to announce its plans for upgraded summer activities that are now allowable thanks to a new law that was signed into effect by Congress this past fall. Most ski areas around the country are on Federal lands that are leased by the resort operators. Until this law was enacted the ski areas were limited to winter activities such as skiing and snowboarding. Until now summer activities on the Federal lands have been limited, mainly to mountain biking; other activities were required to be held...