The Brutal Economics of Owning a Ski Resort

Owning a ski resort can look incredibly profitable — expensive lift tickets, packed hotels, ski school, rentals, restaurants and thousands of guests spending across the mountain, But behind the snow is a highly seasonal business shaped by weather risk, snowmaking, lift maintenance, labor, energy, debt and constant capital spending, In this video, we break down the economics of a hypothetical ski resort generating around $55 million in annual revenue from roughly 400,000 skier visits, and why the owner's real cash flow can be dramatically smaller once operating costs and reinvestment are taken into account, Would you rather own a major ski resort with huge upside and weather risk, or a simpler year-round hospitality business with more predictable cash flow, Share your opinion in the comments, Subscribe to Business Unboxed for weekly breakdowns of how businesses really make money, #SkiResort #HospitalityBusiness #BusinessUnboxed