Tamarack banks on real-estate buyers to finance ski resort expansion – economic ripples splash over County

Standing at mid-mountain of the Tamarack Resort in central Idaho’s Rocky Mountains, Tim Wolfgram scans the horizon to the east.

Fog shrouds the base of America’s newest ski area, but the sun is shining at 6,600 feet. Wolfgram, Tamarack’s recreation director, has a good view of Rainbow Peak and the River of No Return Wilderness beyond.

With a panorama like this, it’s easy to forget the resort’s reason for existing isn’t even the skiing.

The Associated Press

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Tamarack’s economic ripples splash over Donnelly, Valley County
The Associated Press

DONNELLY — To see the changes Tamarack Resort has brought to Valley County, Brian Wanner points a visitor to the intersection that doubles as downtown Donnelly, the town seven miles from the ski area.

But as a real-estate agent, he also saw an opportunity.

"It was taking off before we came up," Carr says of the local market, pointing to the end of his street, where there’s a sign for a large new subdivision. "Tamarack has moved the real-estate business immeasurably."

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