Once you get to it, Sherman’s Pass from top of Vista is a good cruise.

The worst part is that these resorts will likely just employ more visa workers as opposed to local Vermonters. It's cheaper for resorts in the long run since US wages don't match US inflation and cost of living expenses. This is obviously lost on our lords and ladies in Montpelier. If you wonder why the cost of services keeps going up, it isn't so your contractor, waitress, or nurse can keep up with expenses. They're saving up enough money to leave the state.

Doesn’t look familiar. Not sure it’s based on an actual mountain in Vermont

Sorry, in what world are people retiring while their parents are still alive?

Whether or not people like it, housing needs to be built. High end homes are constantly being built with no push back. And while high end home building and remodeling keeps me employed, it doesn’t help keep a literal roof over my head.

Thanks. Snowflake sounds just right. Much appreciated. :)

We're desperate down here.

America is now *actually* built around being toadies to the wealthy, because the rest of us ain't got shit.

What's that? "Bootstraps?" Eat my ass with that fantasy land bullshit.

Agreed! Sprig o Pine trail off snowflake lift and Bear Run off mid mountain lift. Nice and easy.

Just what Bennington needs: more poverty-wage jobs. WooHoo!

Stay on the main mountain Timberline is a little harder. Rope tow if seriously a beginner, or Snowflake lift. Either greens off that are easiest. After that upgrade to Midmountain lift greens.

Wouldn’t it be nice if development took into consideration the needs of people and the protection of the environment instead of the needs of commerce and profit making. Certainly under a capitalistic model, commerce and profit link people with jobs that they need to survive (not thrive)- but wouldn’t it be amazing to build a whole new way of living. A whole new way of life and true liberty. Just imagine.

So the CNN article links to the venerable "Wallethub.com" as its source. But when you go to Wallethub Vermont is ranked as #34 for best places to retire. Curiously, Wallethub deems Vermont #7 in quality of life and # 6 in healthcare but #48 in affordability. Maybe, just maybe things are unaffordable because many people actually *do* want to live here. Even in retirement!

In conclusion, these lists are garbage.

Poster hanging at a restaurant, but we can't figure out what mountain it is. Didn't seem like stowe or smuggs to me? Driving us crazy. Thanks!

If you’re not a Vermonter your input on what Vt needs is irrelevant. Our homeless population is growing, and demand for housing far outweighs the supply which has made costs far surpass our income growth.

Buying a place in Florida in a few years...

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I agree. Had several experiences last year looking to buy our first home where we were outbid by cash offers and then the homes were the AirBnB’d.

Can’t compete with cash offers as a first time home buyer.

It really depends on if the new housing ends up helping locals and transplants. If it mostly ends up benefiting wealthy vacationers and investors, we will end up with areas like Gatlinburg, TN and Severville, TN. Over the top tourist traps with poor surrounding communities respectively. If locals and transplants get priority in new housing, there will be some urban sprawl around bigger towns like Burlington, Montpelier, and Middlebury. Those communities could end up being pretty strong. Doubt the more rural parts of the state would change much. Same goes for the ski resorts. The Stowe area in general might explode.

The problem is vermont doesn't build near enough housing. We have the largest average lot size in America. Condos in Chittenden County now cost $400,000.

There's no fixing this.

Whatever happens STR needs to be addressed appropriately. Them alone and those that invest in them are the biggest blockers for first time home buyers right now.

Former barista here, vivid and brio depending on the flavor profiles you like (brio tends to be brighter and more acidic, vivid tends to have more of a mix).

Don't hop too far.

No, they have an unlimited bank account courtesy of mom and dad.

LOL. Is that why we're turning into New Jersey so quickly?

seriously. Drive around student housing at UVM and its BMWs with New Jersey plates. If any VT tax money is going to a school that is Functionally a state university of NJ and MA, VT should take those kid's parents for all they're worth.