We all get excited about snow.
They make millions up at the top and can easily afford to live in the mountains. We are three muscle and sweat behind the operation but need to go to a second job after a full day of teaching. Employee housing itself puts money back in the exec pockets.
Living in a mountain town is expensive. The hourly wage does not compare to the cost of living. 16 to $18 an hour for very physically challenging but fun work, and then paying $1,000 a month in employee housing right back to the employer, or paying $2,000 in rent in town is not sustainable.