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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sheila Flynn

‘To shower, I have buckets of water’: Real life in Colorado ski towns where the rich play and locals live in cars

Sheila Flynn

A gas station in picturesque Frisco, Colorado is closing hours earlier than it did previously. Further down the main street, a candy store has a sign in the window pleading for patience because it’s short of staff.

Twenty minutes away in Keystone, a major coffee franchise was rarely open last summer. And in nearby Breckenridge, a popular restaurant on the biggest street was closed last month on a random Wednesday as throngs of tourists clamoured for food, drink and fun.

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