Tag: huerfano county
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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
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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Hopes remain high for return of skiing at abandoned southern Colorado resort
Dreams are inching closer to reality in a rural southern Colorado community, where a former ski resort sat abandoned until 2017. That’s when Cuchara Mountain Park opened, following a grassroots effort that saw a local foundation acquire private property that was Panadaro Resort in the early 1980s. From U.S. 160, ski runs are still visible…