BUSINESSCOLORADO SUN
Drop in winter spending in Colorado mountain towns in has communities cutting budgets
Spending in 18 high country communities dropped to a four-year low in 2025-26 because visitation numbers fell and snow was lacking. Despite these decreases, the towns are demonstrating resilience by diversifying their economies to cope with bad snow years.
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