Back then, Stagecoach was already known as the ski area that failed. Reading the recent debate over Stagecoach Mountain Ranch, I wonder if both supporters and opponents are arguing from the wrong premise. Those observations may be true, but I do not believe the project is trying to become a town. Stagecoach Mountain Ranch appears to be skipping many of those intermediate steps. The debate may not be whether Stagecoach Mountain Ranch should be built.