Tag: Panadero Ski Corp
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Southern Colorado ski area set to revive after long-awaited deal is finalized
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After years of contentious talks, a plan is in place for the next life of a southern Colorado ski area. Huerfano County commissioners recently approved a 40-year operating agreement with a nonprofit to run county-owned Cuchara Mountain Park, home to the old ski area that…
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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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‘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…
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Sides agree to temporary path forward for old ski area in southern Colorado
Work to restore an old ski area in southern Colorado has resumed following a contentious halt. Ahead of a one-year agreement expiring this month, Huerfano County leaders had ordered nonprofit Panadero Ski Corp. to stop all activity at Cuchara Mountain Park, the site of the former ski area base and chairlift the county took ownership…