Combination ski resort/sustainable logging operation - This would take big money as well as finesse in finding a location acceptable to the Forest Service and the public. The idea is that slopes with enough trees to protect the snow from wind and sun, but not so many as to be impenetrable, make the best ski runs. If a cheap lift or two can be designed to move intermediate or expert skiers up the mountain in the winter and in the summer move logs down the mountain, perhaps it could turn a profit even by being a minimalist ski area. Lifts could be priced per ride, and skiers would take their time negotiating trees or go off into the backcountry. (This is probably going to require a bit of tort reform in the US to avoid high insurance premiums.) Restaurant - I definitely prefer eating at buffets, since I can see the food, try small portions to see if I like it, and can get a large variety. The problem is that I either over-eat at an all you can eat buffet, or I spend much more money at a per weight buffet. My solution involves a buffet with a large price range of foods. Rice should not cost the same as the stew you put over the rice. This can be done either by weight (you could have different tables with different color plates for each price per weight group), or by amount (like many cafeterias where you get little bowels of food). In either case it should be possible to calculate the nutrients that the current trip results in so that the diner can plan how much of each dish to eat. Energy bars that aren't sweet - Sugary bars with some thought to nutritional content seem to have done pretty well in today's market. I don't see why savory bars wouldn't also do well. After all, when you eat lunch, you normally have something that isn't sweet also. My other complaints about current bars are they cost way too much, and I'd like to see wax paper packaging (so you can burn it on a backpacking trip).