Problem is that its not a very big resort. Yes I know its intimate and there is a lot hidden if you look and Gold Hill is big, but to go back year after year needs a large area. Skiing the same runs gets boring. Also the place is steep. It needs LOTS of snow as it gets wiped off.
Telluride often needs lots of snow.
Yes I know, it gets hundreds of inches. Not the point. Average condition of ski-runs are. The lifts are slow and haven't changed in years - lots of new promises though. The environmental issues need to get worked through.