A Bit Of Skiing History In 1939, Colorado’s first overhead chairlift was installed at Pioneer Ski Area. The chairlift was constructed from an old mining tram and held 30 single chairs made from ore bucket harnesses along 6100 feet of cable. Christened “The Comet,”, the chairlift provided access to runs such as The Big Dipper, […]
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Crested Butte: Great Family Skiing From Beginner To Extreme
I’ve decided that Crested Butte is a mountain with a split personality. Not in a “bad” Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sort of way – it is not that one personality is good and one is bad. But Crested Butte has three distinct personalities and each one offers a distinctly different skiing/riding experience. It all […]