The low-key, small town atmosphere of Maverick is something that Borge plans to embrace. Borge is not interested in turning Maverick into a large, flashy resort. Instead he aims to keep lift tickets affordable and has no immediate plans for increasing prices.

Borge, 29, isn’t your typical ski-resort owner. He’s a former real-estate agent and a graduate of Montana State University-Bozeman, where he earned a degree in marketing. Borge and his fiancé Kristi Knaub, a school teacher in Polaris, sold their home in order to purchase the resort and are living in an RV.

Although the living quarters may be cramped, Borge is happy because his new acquisition has allowed him to live and breathe skiing.

Growing up in a small town in Oregon, Borge began skiing at the age of 2 and skied competitively as a teenager. Borge had what he describes as a non-traditional childhood, taking half-days at school and spending the rest of his time training on the slopes.

“My whole childhood was formed around skiing,” said Borge.