&gt;they&#x27;ll house employees on-site<p>They already do this.<p>New development in the high rockies has a very high materials and labor cost. In addition to this, the amount of land available for development is limited by terrain and the fact that most of CO is national forest land.<p>&gt; vote to allow more affordable rental accommodation to be built<p>Vail Resorts; owner of Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, Beaver Creek, and Heavenly is a the only large employeer in most of these towns. They have a high degree of local political influence and like to leverage the fact that they provide low cost housing (about 1&#x2F;3 of market prices) so they can exploit their employees more efficiently.<p>Market forces can&#x27;t fix problems that are the result of a monopoly.