Chris has worked in the resort industry for twenty years. After completing a degree in Business Administration and Tourism and Resort Management, he worked in operations management and consulting in several locations before returning to his favorite town in the world, Durango, Colorado. With a background in four-star resort management and homeowner relations, Chris has a wealth of knowledge about the resort real estate market and the income derived from the rental of investment property.

Chris developed Durango Mountain Resort’s engineering department for its lodging division and created the resort Unit Evaluation Program used to score and evaluate units in the rental program.

Chris’ history with Durango dates back to 1988 when he started his career at Tamarron Resort while working part-time at Purgatory (now Durango Mountain Resort) as a ski instructor. Through the years he has seen the community go through a dynamic pace of growth and change.

“Durango offers the best possible combination of factors for resort development. It is situated in arguably the most beautiful setting in all of the United States, and offers 'out the back door' access to world-class fishing, four-wheeling, hiking, climbing, skiing, mountain biking and a host of other pursuits. In addition, the ski resort is the antithesis of behemoth ski resort development where building and exploitation are often synonymous. Durango Mountain Resort had the vision to take an already existing resort that never reached its full aesthetic potential and reshape it into a place where the environment and the development explore synergies in a community that feels like home.”

When he’s not in the office, Chris and his two little boys can be found with one eye on their fishing lines and the other appreciating the splendor of the Colorado Mountain West. He is an avid runner, cyclist, skier, snowboarder and hiker.