Built through complex assignments
Our perspective was shaped by hands-on resort planning, development and operating work across China and Asia, together with international mountain-resort leadership and specialist experience.
Axis Leisure · mountain-resort planning + operating advisory
See what this place could become.
Test the site, lock the first phase, and prepare the operation.
We help owners and developers test what a site can support, turn the right concept into a phased resort plan, and prepare the people and systems that make it work—season after season.
Share the location, project stage, decision and timing. A short brief is enough.
Feasibility to operationsInternational perspective · locally appliedWinter · summer · year-round
Who we are
We plan resorts with the people who will run them in mind.
We advise owners and developers of mountain resorts and complex leisure destinations. Our work connects feasibility, resort planning, technical coordination, pre-opening and operations so the destination can function as one viable, year-round business.
Internationally experienced, locally applied
We bring relevant standards and operating lessons to each site without assuming that one market’s answer will fit another.
Selected work
Experience in complex terrain.
Projects where market demand, resort planning and day-to-day operations had to work together.
Chongli, Hebei, China01Four-season mountain resort
Fulong Chongli Four Season Resort
We supported Fulong with year-round operational management and planning and design work for an expanded resort area.
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Lao Cai, Northern Vietnam02Four-season mountain resort
EDEN
We are supporting the planning of EDEN, a four-season mountain resort under development near Sa Pa in Northern Vietnam that combines a ski area, mountain attractions, hotels and residences across several elevation zones.
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Chongli, Hebei, China03Integrated mountain resort
Genting Secret Garden Resort
We provided full planning and management support, and Justin Downes served as project COO in 2009–2010.
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Chongli, Hebei, China04Four-season mountain resort
Thaiwoo Ski Resort
We supported Thaiwoo from early development through planning, management consulting and operational work.
View project →How we work
Follow a resort project from first site visit to year-round operation.
Scroll through the decisions that shape a mountain destination, from the first site question to planning, opening and year-round operations.
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01 · Site Opportunity
See what this place could become.
We help owners and developers test what a site can support, turn the right concept into a phased resort plan, and prepare the people and systems that make it work—season after season.
- Decision
- Is there a credible resort or destination opportunity here?
- Output
- An initial view of the site, market, development potential, and next study required.
SiteStage
02 · Resort Feasibility
Test what the site and market can support.
We assess demand, access, terrain, capacity, activity mix, capital needs, and operating constraints before assumptions become expensive commitments.
- Decision
- What scale, product mix, and first phase are realistic?
- Output
- A feasibility assessment with clear constraints, options, and investment priorities.
FeasibilityStage
03 · Resort Master Plan
Turn the preferred direction into a phased resort plan.
We align the market position, base area, on-mountain facilities, guest experience, access, recreation, and development program in one plan owners can budget, approve, and build.
- Decision
- What should be built, where, and in what sequence?
- Output
- A resort master plan, development program, and phased capital roadmap.
Master planStage
04 · Standards, Approvals + Partners
Apply the right standards and bring in the right specialists.
We connect owners with proven technical and operating expertise, then adapt international standards to the site, local rules, target guests, budget, and delivery plan.
- Decision
- Which standards, approvals, suppliers, and specialist partners does the project need?
- Output
- Defined requirements, partner scopes, and a coordinated route into design and delivery.
ApprovalsStage
05 · Resort Operations
Plan how the resort will open and run.
We define who is accountable for mountain operations, guest services, safety, staffing, maintenance, sales, budgets, and reporting—then prepare the team and systems for opening.
- Decision
- Who will operate each part of the resort, and what must be ready before opening day?
- Output
- An operating structure, staffing and readiness plan, procedures, budgets, and owner reporting.
OperationsStage
06 · Four-Season Business
Build a year-round business that fits the market.
We select winter, summer, and shoulder-season products that match local demand and existing assets—from skiing and mountain biking to sightseeing, events, wellness, food, and family experiences—and plan the staffing, maintenance, partnerships, and sales behind them.
- Decision
- Which activities can attract guests, extend stays, and earn a return here?
- Output
- A market-fit activity mix and a phased summer and year-round operating plan.
Four-seasonStage
07 · Resort in Operation
Open, staffed and running all year.
The plan comes together as a working four-season resort: a compact base area, operating lifts and trails, a pedestrian village, guest services, mountain operations, and year-round activity.
- Decision
- Can the resort open, operate, and grow as planned?
- Output
- An opening-ready resort plan and a practical operating roadmap.
In operationStage
From feasibility to year-round operations
Practical decisions at every stage.
Select a stage to see the owner’s question, how we help and what the work produces.
Resort feasibility · Our response
Test demand, roads and transport, terrain, capacity, capital needs and operating constraints before choosing the resort scale or first phase.
Working outputs
- Site and market assessment
- Capacity and activity options
- Phasing and investment priorities
Resort master plan · Our response
Bring the base area, on-mountain facilities, guest movement, accommodation, recreation and commercial uses into one phased resort plan.
Working outputs
- Resort master plan
- Development program
- Phased capital roadmap
Standards + partners · Our response
Identify the approvals, standards, suppliers and specialist teams needed to design and deliver the resort.
Working outputs
- Requirements and approvals
- Specialist partner scopes
- Design and delivery route
Resort operations · Our response
Define who runs each part of the resort, then set the systems for guest service, safety, staffing, maintenance, sales, budgets and owner reporting.
Working outputs
- Operating model and accountabilities
- Staffing and opening-readiness plan
- Procedures, budgets and owner reporting
Four-season business · Our response
Choose winter, summer and shoulder-season activities that fit the market, then plan the people, maintenance, partnerships and sales needed to run them.
Working outputs
- Market-fit activity mix
- Summer and shoulder-season operating plan
- Year-round staffing and sales plan
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Tell us the location, current stage and timing. We will help identify the most useful next study, plan or operating step.
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