Our market and economic specialists provide strategic evaluations for the profitable development and operation of resort properties. Through our extensive experience in planning and designing four-season resort communities, we know what questions to ask and what studies to perform in order to help our clients make informed decisions about future opportunities. Using our extensive research database, as well as our experience with hundreds of projects worldwide, we provide the following services:
Acquisitions—We determine the value of ski area operations through review of physical facilities, market indicators, capital requirements, real estate opportunities, business projections, and other due diligence assessments.
Operations Analysis—We measure ski area performance with comparable facilities and develop forward-looking projections for improving overall performance to meet long-term business strategies.
Feasibility Studies—We incorporate extensive knowledge of the skier visit market, demographic trends, resort real estate, physical planning and phasing programs, capital costs, and revenue/expense modeling into comprehensive feasibility analyses.
Strategic Planning—We combine years of experience and the comprehensive capabilities of our specialty team to synthesis all aspects of the development process into a resort-wide strategic business plan.
Socioeconomic Impact Studies—We facilitate the public approval of projects by providing realistic analyses that allow the public and elected officials to better understand the economic impacts of new development plans.
