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Snowboarding the Web
Bring the slope-loving community together online
Before Twitter or Facebook, Mike Harrosh was hard at work on a plan to translate the vibe, camaraderie and passion of snowboarding culture to the Internet landscape.
![In south Placer, Thunder Valley Casino is expanding In south Placer, Thunder Valley Casino is expanding](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/0410.constleads.mg_.jpg?1577874530)
Constructing Leads
Are local projects creating employment beyond construction?
As Otto Construction’s Mike Feuz flips through the list of his company’s current projects, a pattern begins to emerge.
![The community yurt in Martis camp The community yurt in Martis camp](https://www.comstocksmag.com/sites/main/files/imagecache/tile/main-images/salm_martis-camp_tent.jpg?1577874531)
Harmony in Paradox
One luxury development withstood the test of environmental backlash
Five years ago, Truckee’s Martis Camp fell out of the hands of land planners and golf-course designers and into the hands of lawyers.
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Commercial Role
Truckee's economy can't survive on homebuilding alone
When boom went bust in Truckee, the mountain town wasn’t left empty-handed. Everywhere you look are reminders of the high times in the ski town’s real estate market — not only new homes, but new trails, a community center, a new middle school and affordable housing; the list goes on.