Colorado Mountain Developments Summit
Wed Aug 26, 2026
Colorado Mountain Developments Summit
Strategies for Delivering Complex Projects, Attracting Capital, and Building Long-Term Value Across the Rockies
$179.00
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Speakers and Panels
April Long
WHY THIS MATTERS
WHY THIS MATTERS
What You'll Learn:
- Which mountain markets are seeing real deal flow in 2026 and where capital is actually moving across Colorado's most active resort and mountain corridors.
- How workforce housing shortages and attainability challenges are determining what gets built, what stalls, and which developers are finding solutions that work.
- Where retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects are successfully converting seasonal traffic into year-round revenue, and what that means for valuations and leasing strategy.
- How climate risk, water constraints, and sustainability requirements are reshaping site selection, project feasibility, and long-term investment decisions across Colorado's mountain markets.
- What tenants, operators, and consumers demand from mountain environments today, and how the most successful projects are being designed and programmed to meet those expectations.
- How developers and builders are structuring deals, managing costs, and maintaining community relationships to get complex projects across the finish line in high-barrier markets.
How You'll Do More Business: This is where Colorado's most active mountain market developers, investors, contractors, and capital partners come together in one room. Walk away knowing exactly where the opportunities are, who is moving on them, and how to position your firm to win. Whether you are sourcing deals, finding partners, or expanding into new submarkets, this event puts you in front of the decision-makers who can make it happen.
Who You'll Network With: Developers, owners, investors, hospitality groups, retailers, architects, designers, general contractors, lenders, and public-sector leaders actively shaping development across Aspen, Snowmass, and the Roaring Fork Valley, Vail and Eagle County, Summit County, including Breckenridge, Keystone, and Copper Mountain, Steamboat Springs, Telluride, and mountain communities across Colorado
Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events convene the industry’s top hospitality real estate decision-makers to help you identify investment opportunities, expand your network and grow your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no platform connects you to the Phoenix hotel investment market more effectively.
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Agenda
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9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
Opening Networking
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10:30 AM 10:35 AM |
Bisnow Welcome
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10:35 AM 11:20 AM |
Built on Trust: How Long-Term Engagement and Trusted Partnerships Are Shaping Mountain Development
How GCs and developers are are going beyond the build to maintain relationships, support mountain communities, and sustain meaningful engagement season after season
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11:25 AM 12:10 PM |
Workforce Housing, Attainability, and the People Behind the Mountain Economy
How developers, municipalities, and employers are tackling the housing crisis across communities and what it means for local residents, seasonal staff, and long-term growth across the Rockies
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12:10 PM 1:10 PM |
Lunch & More Networking!
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1:10 PM 1:55 PM |
Building Without Certainty
How changing snowfall patterns, water limitations, wildfire risk, and sustainability requirements are reshaping development strategy, site selection, and long-term investment decisions
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2:00 PM 2:45 PM |
Curated, Not Constructed
How retail, hospitality, and mixed-use projects are using local identity, thoughtful programming, and experiential design to drive consistent demand, strengthen leasing, and build places people return to in every season
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2:45 PM 3:30 PM |
Closing Networking
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PROJECTS AND NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- Here’s what Colorado mountain town housing officials have to say about the term ‘affordable’
- An Innovative Structure in Colorado May Provide Model for Workforce Housing Nationwide
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