I have been a regular at Stratton Mountain since 1975 when I ski bummed after graduating college. But for many years I was a "weekend warrior" commuting to the mountain from our home in Manhattan. Therefore I know what it is like to be a second homeowner and I can appreciate the uniqueness of Vermont and the mountains. 

For the past 15 years I was an on-mountain broker selling everything from studio apartments to luxury town homes to s...