Vail is among the most expensive Colorado housing markets, with a median home price over $1 million.
Weibel's struggle to find affordable housing in Vail speaks to similar issues playing out in other ski towns like Jackson, Wyoming, and Park City, Utah.
In her spare time, Weibel works part time as a babysitter, a summer-school tutor, and a ski instructor at Vail Resorts.
Getty ImagesSam Stevens, 25, has seen firsthand how Vail's expensive housing market is straining the town's budget for important infrastructure projects.
He eventually moved in with one of his friends in Eagle-Vail, about 8 miles west of the Vail Ski Resort.