WHY IS ROYAL GORGE LLC SELLING EMPLOYEE HOUSING?

Of the many houses currently for sale in Serene Lakes, there are two whose potential sales give cause for concern. When Foster and Syme bought Royal Gorge Cross Country a few years ago, they discovered (whoops!) they also needed a place for employees to bunk, and so they purchased a house on Spruce, and one on Lake.  5598 Spruce is now on the market for $589,000, and 1162 Lake Drive is for sale for $629,000.

Here's a pretty obvious question. If Foster and Syme sell these houses they've used for Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski resort employees, then where will staff find places to stay next year? Were these houses superfluous? Does Royal Gorge LLC have other places for employees to stay, such as the currently closed Rainbow Lodge? Is Royal Gorge LLC even planning on opening the cross country resort for business next season, or is this all part of showing what a money loser it is?

Who actually believes Royal Gorge LLC when they say they have to develop the cross country resort in order to "save" it? And doesn't this all remind you of the kid who breaks the beautiful piggy bank someone gave him as a gift, just to get all the small change out? Only Royal Gorge Cross Country isn't "small change"- it's one of the best cross country ski areas in the country, and it will be a real shame if it's sacrificed to subsidize suburban sprawl, which will do anything but "save" the resort.