Tag: Routt County
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25-year-old man dies after “serious accident” on Steamboat slopes
Per local reporting from Steamboat Radio’s Shannon Lukens, a local resident died after an incident on the slopes of Steamboat Resort on Saturday, March 21. The incident took place near Buddy’s Run, involving 25-year-old Jack McGrath, a member of Ski Butlers team. Buddy’s Run is described by the resort as “a quintessential Steamboat blue” –…
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Four killed in plane crash that took place above Colorado’s oldest ski area
Four people died after a plane crashed into a Steamboat Springs mountain on the night of February 12, according to Routt County Sheriff Doug Scherar. The crash took place on Emerald Mountain, also known as Quarry Mountain, which is above Howelsen Hill ski area and across Highway 40 from Steamboat Resort. According to a report…
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Listening first: How Routt County’s new co-response team responds to mental health crises
When Routt County launched its new Mental Health Response Team last fall, co-response models themselves were not new to Colorado. Teams pairing law enforcement with clinicians have operated for years in Colorado Springs and across the Front Range. What is new, local leaders said, is how urgently the model has been needed in this corner…
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Colorado lift ticket add-on includes line-skipping, valet parking, and more – for $400 per weekend day
It’s no secret that Colorado’s resorts seem to feel a bit crowded in recent years, and multiple spots around the state are starting to offer premium passes to help remove some of the headaches that come with that. After all, the crowded parking lots, long lift lines, and excessive wait times at on-resort restaurants can…
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Colorado ski resort expected to get 24″ of snow over next five days
Significant snow is finally hitting Colorado, with double-digit totals expected to accumulate around a large swath of the state following a multi-day stretch of significant snow that started Tuesday night. It’s likely that all this snowfall will greatly benefit many of the state’s resorts, as might be expected, with predictions from OpenSnow showing these double-digit…
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Rising suicide rates prompt coordinated response in Routt and Moffat counties
Routt and Moffat counties have been going through a difficult period. Over the past few years, residents have lost neighbors, coworkers and longtime community members to suicide, losses that hit hard in places where people often know one another by first name. Last year, 10 people in Routt County and nine in Moffat County died…
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Colorado search and rescue team has already saved 8 lives this year
In the latest newsletter from Routt County Search and Rescue, the team highlighted the scale of their effort over the first 10 months of 2025. Year-to-date, the team reports responding to 52 calls for service, 1,485 hours spent on rescue missions, and 2,161 hours spent training. Most impactful, however, was that a reported eight lives…
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Appeals court, prosecution, defense all agree judge violated Routt County defendant’s right to counsel
After the government and the defense both expressed rare agreement that a judge failed to ensure a Routt County defendant validly gave up his right to counsel, Colorado’s second-highest court ordered a redo of the proceedings on Thursday. Jurors convicted Movses Mikaelyan in 2023 for the unauthorized use of a financial device. Shortly afterward, his…
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After funding, controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado remain ‘in limbo’
It’s been four months since a highly controversial trail project in Colorado gained major funding — what proponents and opponents thought would break a yearslong stalemate. Still, the Mad Rabbit project is showing no signs of progress. That’s the view of Routt County Riders and Keep Routt Wild, two Steamboat Springs groups that have long led…
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Continued push for wilderness area expansion in northwest Colorado
A years-long push continues for an expanded wilderness area in northwest Colorado. Early this month in Washington, D.C., during a committee hearing dedicated to public lands, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper stumped for the Sarvis Creek Wilderness Expansion Act, which would add 6,817 acres to the designated area currently encompassing 44,556 acres of Routt National Forest.…