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
$189.00
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Speakers and Panels
April Long
Anne Bertsch
Max Tyler
WHY THIS MATTERS
What You'll Learn:
- How developers, architects, and municipalities are deploying attainability strategies, modular construction, and cross-sector partnerships to address workforce housing shortages and keep mountain communities livable for the people who power them.
- What it actually takes to move a mountain development project from vision to vertical, including how to structure pre-construction alignment, manage budget reality, secure financing, and build the right partnerships with contractors, lenders, and local government from day one.
- How climate risk, water constraints, wildfire exposure, and sustainability requirements factor into site selection, project feasibility, and long-term investment decisions across Colorado's high-barrier mountain markets.
- How resort developers and operators are using local identity, thoughtful programming, and strategic operator partnerships to build hospitality, retail, and mixed-use projects that generate consistent year-round demand and keep people coming back season after season.
- What tenants, operators, and consumers demand from mountain environments today, and how the most successful projects are being designed, programmed, and delivered to meet those expectations while maintaining community character.
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 bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.
For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries, please email our event producer, Kay VanAsdale, at kay.vanasdale@bisnow.com.
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Venue
Copper Mountain Resort
184 Copper Circle
Frisco, CO 80443
Ballroom: Bighorn Room A in Copper Conference Center
Attendees can book a room on August 25th for just $159 (27% Discount)
The link for the discounted stay is below:
Hotel Booking Link
Parking Information:
Parking is complimentary throughout the resort. We recommend using the Flyer and Beeler lots, as these are closest to the Copper Conference Center. If those lots reach capacity, overflow parking is available at the Chapel Lot.
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, architects, municipalities, and employers are using attainability strategies, modular construction, and cross-sector collaboration to address the housing crisis and keep mountain communities livable for the people who power them
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12:10 PM 1:10 PM |
Lunch & More Networking!
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1:10 PM 1:55 PM |
What It Actually Takes to Build in the Mountains
From pre-construction alignment and budget reality checks to climate risk, water constraints, and navigating local government, how developers, designers, contractors, and public-sector partners are building the right partnerships from day one to move projects from vision to vertical
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2:00 PM 2:45 PM |
Mountain Made: Building Hospitality, Retail, and Mixed-Use Projects That Last Beyond the Season
How resort developers and operators are leveraging local identity, experiential programming, and strategic design partnerships to create year-round demand, overcome high-barrier construction challenges, and build mountain destinations that keep people coming back
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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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