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COMMUNITY BENEFIT

The Snowmass Housing for Operations Personnel project delivers more than housing. It brings meaningful, privately funded improvements that benefit the broader community.

Housing Without Public Funding

  • 30 workforce apartments funded entirely by Aspen Skiing Company

  • NO public subsidy
  • NO new taxes
  • NO draw on town housing funds

  • Employer-funded homes for the essential workers who keep Snowmass running

Over $1.3 Million in

Transportation + Safety Improvements

Aspen Skiing Company will fund significant safety and access upgrades along Divide Road, including:

  • Divide Way widening — $1.1 million
    —Safer passage for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians traveling to Old Snowmass and the backcountry.
  • Annual contribution to Snowmass Transit — $50,000 per year
    —Supporting dedicated transit service connecting SHOP, the Ditch Trailhead, and the Divide neighborhood.
  • New WE-Cycle charging station — $50,000
    —Serving SHOP residents, the Divide neighborhood, and Ditch Trail users.
  • Increased cell phone coverage through fiber optic upgrades and signal booster — $50,000
    —Improving connectivity, including potential enhanced coverage at the Ditch Trailhead parking lot.
  • Speed control devices on Divide Road — $40,000
    —Addressing traffic safety concerns.

These are lasting infrastructure improvements will make access to the Ditch Trailhead safer and more reliable for the entire community.

Plus:

Supporting Safe, Reliable Ski Operations

  • Housing operations employees close to the mountain reduces long commutes, weather-related delays and allows for reliable on-time openings for the mountain.
  • That means faster emergency response, reliable snowmaking, consistent lift maintenance, and more reliable daily operations.

Easing Pressure on Workforce Housing

  • Snowmass Village needs 383 new workforce housing units and currently has 203 people on the waiting list for existing units, including 51 Aspen Skiing Company employees.
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Homes for Local Educators

  • The project allows Aspen School District to buy three units for their employees, supporting the year-round community Snowmass depends on.