Breaking Ground on "Affordable" Ski Condos

If I wanted another Colorado vacation condo in the mountains, and especially if I wanted an easy trip from Denver, I'd run, not walk, to learn about the new buildings at Winter Park that Intrawest breaks ground on today.

Fraser Crossing and Founders Point will have 194 units. Prices: from about $250,000 to $1 million. About $50 million worth of the units have sold, according to the resort.

A local housing official says the areas should "attract more of a market that is middle class rather than just exclusive."