Tag: Cuchara Mountain Park
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There’s about to be another lift-serviced ski area in Colorado
On December 12, Cuchara Mountain Park – which is located about 35 miles northwest of Trinidad in southern Colorado – announced some major news related to a situation that’s be ticking along for years. The ski area’s ‘Chair 4’ has completed state-required tests, with the spot reporting that this lift will be open to the…
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Long abandoned ski area in Colorado opens for season after major funds
Editor’s note: Cuchara Mountain Park’s “ski bus” started running over the weekend (Dec. 14-15) for skiers interested in a ride up the slopes of the formerly abandoned ski area. Nonprofit Panadero Ski Corp. will be selling $40 tickets on Saturdays and Sundays when conditions allow. If the saga of a southern Colorado ski area revival…
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Ownership could change over old ski mountain in southern Colorado
Control of a ski area revival in southern Colorado could shift following a recent decision by Huerfano County commissioners. Two of the three voted to pursue transferring Cuchara Mountain Park back to Cuchara Foundation, which in 2017 purchased the former ski area base that was abandoned at the turn of the century. The foundation then…
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‘Ski bus’ is back at southern Colorado slopes
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It’s not a chairlift, but instead a much different ride that has returned to Colorado’s ski scene. Nonprofit Panadero Ski Corp. calls it a “ski bus” — an open-air, 22-passenger trailer with long skis instead of wheels pulled uphill by a snowcat. The nonprofit overseeing a ski area revival in Cuchara recently announced selling weekend tickets…