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Steamboat Ski Area turns 50
Friday, November 16th, 2012 at 2:37pm. 138 Views, 0 Comments.
After a brief start, Storm Mountain officially reopened on January 12, 1963 with a double chairlift and an A-frame warming house. The day's cash receipts were $13.75 and the temperature hovered around -25 degrees. Since that January day in 1963, the Steamboat Ski Area has been continiously treating powder hounds to heaps of Champagne Powder snow and an experience unlike any other.
Steamboat's 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place January 11-21, 2013, showcasing the following events:
January 11th 50th Opening Ceremonies & Caldron Lighting : Hazie's 50th Anniversary Dinner; Golden Gala in the Champagne Powder Room atop Steamboat Gondola
January 12th 50th Birthday Cake; Time Capsule; Free Concert & Fireworks Extravaganza
January 21st…
Urban Land Institute to Study Yampa Street
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 at 2:09pm. 181 Views, 0 Comments.
When the nonprofit Urban Land Institute brings a team of development experts to Steamboat Springs this summer to assess how best to unleash the potential of Yampa Street, the people who have the biggest stake in the outcome will be in for an intense brainstorming session.
City of Steamboat Springs Planning Director Tyler Gibbs told a small gathering of business and property owners at Sweetwater Grill in March his experience with the Urban Land Institute, the panel members who come to Steamboat will be carefully selected for the appropriate background and their ability to build consensus.
“They are dedicated to creating great places,” Gibbs said. “I’ve found them to be a great catalyst for bringing people together and getting things done.”
He…
Steamboat Springs Real Estate - Nick Metzler Awarded top Sales Honor for Colorado Group Realty in 2011
Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at 12:08am. 207 Views, 0 Comments.
Colorado Group Realty Announces Excellence in Sales Awards
Steamboat Springs brokers receive awards: Colorado Group Realty, the largest independently owned real estate firm in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, announced the Excellence in Sales award recipients for 2011. These awards are presented to agents who have demonstrated excellence in the fields of salesmanship and client service during the past calendar year. Nick Metzler received the top honor as the Platinum Level recipient.
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CMC Alpine Campus new building is going vertical
Friday, November 25th, 2011 at 12:10pm. 225 Views, 0 Comments.
Standing on a top story deck of Bristol Hall on Wednesday afternoon, it was easy for Brian Hoza to point to the concrete outline of the stairways, elevator shafts, hallways and auditorium that will be part of the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus’ new 60,000-square-foot academic building.
Hoza, dean of student affairs for the Alpine Campus, also was able to point to a line of vertical steel beams that will reach up to the roof of the three-story building being constructed below him.
Construction crews on Tuesday started to erect the steel frame of what will be the front of the $18 million facility and are expected to finish pouring its foundation this week. Hoza, who attends weekly meetings about the building’s construction, said that after…
Friends of the Chief are under contract
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 at 3:18pm. 227 Views, 0 Comments.
The mission of the Friends of the Chief group to acquire and renovate the downtown Chief Theater as a performing arts center for the community:The Chief is currently under contract with the Friends of the Chief, with the stipulation that the group put down earnest money of $50,000 within the next three weeks. The group has raised $15,000 and is looking to donors to come up with the rest.Once the earnest money is secured, the group will be able to apply to the USDA for a grant to purchase and renovate the old theater as a small performing arts venue for the community.The Chief, along with the Steamboat Art Museum, can become a focal point for the arts in the center of downtown Steamboat.
They are in need of raising the earnest money to finalize this…
Steamboat Springs to Host Pro Cycling Challenge
Thursday, June 9th, 2011 at 12:58pm. 265 Views, 0 Comments.
Steamboat Springs to Host USA Pro Cycling Challenge August 22-28, 2011 7 Days. 11 Cities. 600 Miles. 12,000 Feet of Altitude.The world’s best cyclists from teams such as Radioshack, HTC, Garmin, and Liquigas will be put to the test like never before. The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be a high-speed endurance test on terrain unmatched anywhere else in the world. Lance Armstrong – the most famous cyclist ever, and the most influential athlete in America – is the visionary behind the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and his partnership and passion are a driving force behind America’s Race. Denver. Colorado Springs. Salida. Gunnison. Aspen. Avon. Steamboat Springs. Golden. Vail. Crested Butte. Breckenridge. The host cities of the USA Pro Cycling…
Population increases 3 percent
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 4:29pm. 281 Views, 0 Comments.
The county population increased 3 percent from 2007 to 2008. Routt County was home to about 22,980 people as of July 1, 2008, compared with 22,302 in 2007.The area median income for Routt households was about $75,700 in 2008, according to the indicators.The Community Indicators report showed that in 2006, people leaving Routt County had an average household income of $47,462. People moving to Routt had an average household income of $63,376.The city of Steamboat Springs publishes its own population estimate each July.Routt County's 2008 population increase is larger than those of previous years. The population increased nearly 3 percent from 2006 to 2007, 2 percent from 2005 to 2006 and 1 percent from 2004 to 2005.
Ski Area passes November record for snowfall
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 at 7:19pm. 350 Views, 0 Comments.
With 9 inches of new snow Monday, November 29th, Steamboat Ski Area broke the record for snowiest November in resort history.The previous record was set in 2005, when 83 inches fell on the mountain.As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, the resort had received 90 inches of November snow with one more day to go in the month.The mountain reported a midmountain base of 47 inches and a 62-inch base at the summit, which Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. reported is the deepest base in the state. “Obviously, whenever we get snow, it’s a great message, but to be able to say it’s a record-breaking November, it really gets our guests near and far excited for the upcoming ski season,” Ski Corp. spokeswoman Loryn Kasten said. Joe Ramey, climate specialist and forecaster with…
Lance Armstrong signs onto Steamboat's Honey Stinger Team
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 12:43pm. 579 Views, 0 Comments.
Posted by Colorado Group Realty on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 at 3:52pm.
Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has signed on as a part owner of Steamboat Springs-based energy food company Honey Stinger. The world renowned professional cyclist also will play a role in future product development and endorsement.
“I first tried Honey Stinger products during a mountain bike race in Colorado,” Armstrong said in a news release. “I was impressed with the great taste and energy they provided. Honey Stinger works for me in training and racing because you want to eat them and they work.”
The partnership with Honey Stinger began when Armstrong teamed up with Len Zanni, Honey Stinger’s marketing director, to compete in the 12 Hours of…