- Quiros didn’t have the funds, government officials would later conclude, but found a way to buy the resort through a shell game that took investigators years to understand.
But the theft didn’t stop there. Before investigators woke up to what was going on and spent months tracking the missing money, Quiros went on a buying spree.
My friends and I go there a few times a year to mountain bike. This dude really put a strain on the locals with all of his malarkey. It seems it triggered some resentment from the local land owners that use to allow trails through their private property for a small fee and last year it all came to a big brewhaha. A number of the trails were closed and other locals that aren't part of the trail system stepped up their complaints about the number of tourists that converge on the town every year. I haven't been keeping up with all the details, but have hope that they will get things worked out this year or next. I can't wait to get back there and go camping and riding again.