Tag: Steamboat
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Steamboat announces closing date after dry winter
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Steamboat Ski Resort is preparing to wrap up its ski season earlier than last year, citing a dry winter across Colorado. The resort announced its final day of operations is April 12, about a week earlier than 2025, when lifts continued running until April 20. The earlier closing comes after a below…
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Mountain resorts feel the pinch as brokers pray for snow
As Colorado’s mountain resorts headed into the holiday weekend hoping for more white stuff, brokers in those markets were lamenting the effect of a dry winter on real estate sales. “We’ve seen the impact from the lack of snow for the resorts and the cancellation of visitors from the Christmas season,” Vail-area agent Mike Budd…
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This Colorado resort trademarked its ‘Champagne Powder’ snow – here’s what makes it different
Have you heard the term ‘Champagne Powder’ before? If so, you’re probably familiar with Steamboat Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The term – used to describe this part of the country’s peculiar snow – was officially trademarked in 2008, but its origin dates back much farther. According to the resort, the phrase was first coined…
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Ski resort markets show signs of life as first snows arrive
As the first real snow of the season arrives in Colorado’s mountain resorts, real estate agents in ski towns are reporting a better market this fall than the one that brokers down the hill along the Front Range are seeing. “There is healthy activity as both buyers and sellers adjust to new price realities,” said…
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Colorado Realtors have low expectations as Fed is set to meet
While the Federal Reserve prepares for a long-anticipated meeting next week that will likely cut the federal lending rate, Colorado real estate agents are putting a damper on any hopes for coming improvements in the state’s housing market. “I can’t even buy a showing on my listings right now,” Compass agent Kelly Moye recalls a…
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An overlooked town of hot springs, and more than meets the eye | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS • Drivers veering off Interstate 70 go up and over Berthoud Pass to meet the youngest addition to a storied, once-isolated land. Winter Park Resort joined Grand County to forever change it. Should drivers continue on U.S. 40, they’ll meet Fraser, where…
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Whiteout: 5 spring ski runs to rip in March, snow coming ‘in like a lion’, and want to be an Eldora patroller?
March can be a monster month for snow in Colorado, and some monster snows have fallen in Colorado’s mountains over the years. On average, resorts in or near the Front Range mountains see ample snow in March — with Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Loveland, and Winter Park all having histories of being winners of…
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Whiteout: Wolf Creek vs. Steamboat, boy did it SNOW, and is Shiffrin sportswoman of the year?
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One could argue every year an unofficial battle between Wolf Creek and Steamboat exists for the highest seasonal snow total in Colorado. Skiers and riders wanting to shred the powder either can drive down south or head up north — but truly Wolf Creek and Steamboat get the most snow year-over-year. Sorry Silverton, but you’re still…
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Snowstang service begins this weekend, offering bus trips to mountain resorts
Sick of Interstate 70 traffic after an epic weekend at Colorado’s beautiful ski resorts? The Colorado Department of Transportation may have just the thing. Snowstang begins bus service Saturday with roundtrip service to Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Loveland Ski Area, Steamboat Springs/Howelsen Hill and Breckenridge. Snowstang is similar to Bustang, which offers service between Denver, Fort…