On Dec 3, 1:40*pm, "
wrote:
Von Trapp Family Lodge appears to do VERY well as an XC ski resort.
Well, at least they started as an XC ski resort - now they have golf
and high-end condos. At least on the surface it seems to be a
profitable business.

They are not what I'd call a "free-standing" cross-country ski area,
because they are connected to a successful hotel. The hotel was there
first, then they added cross-country skiing as an amenity for their
guests, and, in time, the cross-country ski area has grown to become
successful in its own right, probably one of the most successful in
New England. But they undoubtedly make much more money from real
estate than from their (admittedly very successful) cross-country ski
operations!