HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Three Venerable Colorado Ski Areas Turn 80
Historic Monarch Photo from SkiMonarch.com
By R. Scott Rappold
Eighty years ago this winter, something special was happening in Colorado.
We were learning to love the sport of skiing. Colorado ski areas Monarch Mountain, Winter Park and Wolf Creek all trace their beginnings to the winter of 1939-40.
WINTER PARK STARTS ITS 80TH SEASON WITH EARLIEST OPENING ON RECORD
Amtrak Winter Park Express 2020 Tickets Now Available
Three roundtrips now every weekend from January 10 through March 29, with the popular $29 starting fares again this season
Fall Colors Burst in Colorado
Bottom Row (L-R): Curtis DeVore – Copper Mountain, Carl Frey – Winter Park Resort, Larry Pierce – Steamboat Resort
Colorado Ski Country Welcomes Improvements for the 2019-20 Winter Season
Arapahoe Basin,
Aspen Highlands,
Aspen Mountain,
Buttermilk,
Cooper,
Copper Mountain,
Echo,
Eldora,
Granby Ranch,
Hesperus Ski Area,
Howelsen,
Kendall Mountain,
Loveland,
Monarch,
Powderhorn,
Purgatory,
Silverton,
Snowmass,
Steamboat,
Sunlight,
Telluride,
Winter Park,
Wolf Creek,
Photos: TR – Purgatory Resort; TL – Powderhorn Mountain Resort
BL – Steamboat Resort; BR – Purgatory Resort
Click here for high res photos: http://bit.ly/WhatsNew2019-20