A Snowball's Chance Part 1
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Mount Bachelor, one of America’s largest and beloved ski resorts, was put up for sale in August of 2024 after two decades of contentious corporate ownership. Sensing a sliver of opportunity, a high school teacher, a housing appraiser and local home builder launched a community campaign to put this ski hill back in the hands of locals. What started as a Facebook thread, snowballed into a legitimate would-be buyer with $100 million in local backing that collided into Wall Street players, the specter of climate change and the looming reality that the joy of skiing is no longer a simple business to run. Submit your Short by Nov 16th Support comes from Oboz Kuat Racks Washington Discover Pass: Get your Pass at discoverpass.wa.gov Diaries+ Members-- Their support is powering the Diaries- thank you! You can join today.
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