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Colorado Ski History - including Steamboat
This is one of my favorite websites.
http://www.coloradoskihistory.com/
It shows closed down ski resorts, and the history of ski resorts still operating. The section on Steamboat has old trail maps, one from 1971. A few old pics of Steamboat showing the old Stagecoach Gondola. I rode it when I was at Steamboat back in '81. Only 3 towers held the cables up to Thunderhead! I also remember riding the poma lift to the top of Storm Peak. One of the old data sheets shows the cost of a full day lift ticket is $3.75!
The pictures of the abandoned ski areas I find very interesting. Many still have chairlifts just rusting away. The biggest abandonded area is Stagecoach Ski Resort which is still visible from Steamboat.
http://www.coloradoskihistory.com/
It shows closed down ski resorts, and the history of ski resorts still operating. The section on Steamboat has old trail maps, one from 1971. A few old pics of Steamboat showing the old Stagecoach Gondola. I rode it when I was at Steamboat back in '81. Only 3 towers held the cables up to Thunderhead! I also remember riding the poma lift to the top of Storm Peak. One of the old data sheets shows the cost of a full day lift ticket is $3.75!
The pictures of the abandoned ski areas I find very interesting. Many still have chairlifts just rusting away. The biggest abandonded area is Stagecoach Ski Resort which is still visible from Steamboat.
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Permalink Reply by Barry Goldkind(TeachToSki) on -
Great post. Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Mesa on -
Two additional resources to check out:
A newly published book: Powder Ghost Towns, by Peter Bronski (at Epilogue and OTBP)
A website of Steamboat ski history and a very fun article about the history of our ski trail names:
http://www.yampavalley.info/centers/history_%2526_genealogy/pages/h...
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Permalink Reply by Boo Boo on -
Thanks for this :-)
Hopefully Rick will post on this thread too: I remember him telling me about a lot of the history of the Steamboat Ski Area - very interesting :-)
Boo
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Permalink Reply by skisteamboat on -
Thanks for the links.
Cheers
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