The majority of staff at COBS are migratory workers whom live either out of tents on cliff sides or out of their cars.  The owners of COBS wanted their excursion staff to have the experience of ““‘coming home when they pull up the drive.  Thus, they had commissioned a staff village be created at headquarters.  The idea was to provide a transition environment between the unpredictable lifestyle on the mountain and the permanent homestead in Leadville, CO.