Editing Vail, Colorado (section)

==Economy==
The Vail economy relies heavily on tourism. The main attraction in Vail is winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding on the mountain, in addition to snowmobiling and snowshoeing, among many other winter sports. Vail is also a summer resort and golfing center. Summer activities include guided hikes, mountain biking, horseback riding, carriage rides and fishing. Vail is also developing as a cultural center, with various art and music venues active throughout the summer. The town has a developed culinary center, with a variety of restaurants.

The median house price is over $1 million in Vail, making it one of Colorado's most expensive housing markets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Robert |title=A typical home in Vail, Colorado, is over $1 million, leaving workers with few living options. 4 people take us inside their housing crisis as home prices in tourist towns across the country spike. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/vail-colorado-affordable-housing-employees-2023-2#:~:text=A%20typical%20home%20in%20Vail,towns%20across%20the%20country%20spike.&text=Vail%20is%20among%20the%20most,home%20price%20over%20$1%20million. |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> The town faces a worker shortage, as there is insufficient housing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=In Vail, housing shortage threatens America's ski wonderland |url=https://apnews.com/article/travel-sports-colorado-sheep-vail-7a622d88e2678b32ce8be58be6884dd4 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> A Vail Resorts spokesperson said in 2022 that there is a deficit of some 6,000 beds for the county's work force.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Britschgi |first=Christian |date=October 26, 2022 |title=Colorado Town Seizing Ski Resort's Land To Stop It Building Employee Housing |url=https://www.adventure-journal.com/2022/10/colorado-town-seizing-ski-resorts-land-to-stop-it-building-employee-housing/ |access-date=October 27, 2022 |work=Adventure Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> Vail residents have opposed proposals to increase housing supply in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Spencer |date=2024-10-02 |title=Parcel fight is over in Vail; Colorado ski resort now focused on new base with affordable housing - CBS Colorado |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/parcel-fight-vail-colorado-over-ski-resort-new-base-affordable-housing/ |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Blevins-2023" />