Since the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in March 2020, national media reported an outflow of residents flocking from cities to high-quality-life places such as the mountain resort communities covered in this report.  Residents of these communities observed that their communities were busier – and consistently so, breaking the typical patterns of high and low visitation.

But was the in-migration real?

For an indepth report on this and many other questions resort communities are facing, click here