The New York Times - Reserved: A $250,000 Parking Spot in Sun Valley

The New York Times > Fashion & Style > Reserved: A $250,000 Parking Spot: "THE daily race to be first down the powdery slopes at Sun Valley is as much about clout as it is about speed, and with this in mind, an increasing number of wealthy celebrities and business titans are scrambling to buy themselves a pricey head start.
The object of their desire is an aging Bavarian-style apartment building with motel-issue sliding glass doors and an interior that still bears the marks of its 1970's birth: not the normal taste among the super-rich here. It's called the Edelweiss, and what redeems it in the eyes of well-known moguls and actors is its location, directly across the street from the best ski lift around, the No. 10, a high-speed quadruple chair that goes directly to the top of Bald Mountain.
In Ketchum buying a condo at the Edelweiss has become known as purchasing a 'ski locker.' Such 'lockers' sell for $250,000 and up, and are not for sleeping in. They are for parking in front of and then walking away from, toward the powder."