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Weather prompts cancellation of Denver flights
A winter storm pummeling the Front Range is having an indirect impact on Steamboat. Unfortunately, Steamboat isn't getting much of the snow being dumped to the east. However, the blizzard conditions in the Denver area have prompted the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Denver International Airport, including the four flights between Steamboat and Yampa Valley Regional Airport.
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The Steamboat Ski Area is being purchased by a veteran ski resort developer and operator with access to significant financial resources. The new Steamboat Springs Community Center will be built adjacent to the Stock Bridge Transit Center west of downtown, and could be completed in late fall 2007. If making a huge holiday meal isn't on your to-do list Monday, let the Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors do all the work. Brought to you by Coleman Cook and Sharon Pace-Ward of Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs.
Through the years
The history of the Steamboat Ski Area
Storm Mountain, under local ownership, opens for business with one double chairlift, Bear Claw and Poma lift. Receipts for the first day were $13.75.
Intrawest-ing deal
Veteran ski industry owner, operator buys Steamboat
The Steamboat Ski Area is being purchased by a veteran ski resort developer and operator with access to significant financial resources. Intrawest announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to buy Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. and its related assets from American Skiing Co. for $265 million. The deal is expected to close in late March.
$265M: Sale price gets attention in ski industry
When American Skiing Co. announced Tuesday morning that it will sell the Steamboat Ski Area to Intrawest, it was the price tag that grabbed everyone's attention.
Girls win, boys lose
Rams hoopsters split games in Kremmling
Soroco girls basketball coach Danelle Rivera said her team's 31-26 victory against West Grand on Monday demonstrated its ability to win even when it plays bad.
Soroco wrestlers reach podium
The Soroco Rams lost one of their top wrestlers just minutes before the start of the West Grand Invitational last weekend, but the team rebounded by winning two individual titles.
Council approves new center
Stock Bridge site gets green light; Anderson votes 'no'
After hearing 19 comments from members of the public in an overflowing Centennial Hall on Tuesday night, the Steamboat Springs City Council gave final approval to plans for the new community center with two 6-1 votes. Council member Towny Anderson twice voted 'no,' voting against one plan detailing the center's site layout and another detailing its architecture. While nearly all of the public comments dealt with the 2.3-acre site bordering the Yampa River, praising or criticizing a site that has stirred debate throughout the center's planning process, the pair of council votes affirmed that the 8,400-square-foot, nearly $3 million center will be built at Stock Bridge.
Gun thief sentenced to 90 days in jail
A 20-year-old Steamboat Springs man was sentenced to 90 days in Routt County Jail for breaking into a home and stealing about $2,300 worth of weapons.
Briefs for Dec. 20
Last call for basketball, soccer registration
The final day to register an adult basketball or coed indoor soccer team for the winter season is approaching. League fees are due to the city's Parks & Recreation Office by Dec. 21. Call 879-4300 for more information.
The Record for Dec. 18
12:18 a.m. People reportedly refused to leave a woman's home in the 1300 block of Saratoga Avenue when she asked them to. Officers mediated the situation and the people left.
Realtors offer free Christmas dinner
The Board of Realtors' annual Community Christmas Dinner is from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. The dinner brings together about 400 people every year for a warm Christmas meal, live entertainment and holiday gifts for children.
Alpine team qualifies six, Nordic squad qualifies four
It didn't take Kris Allen long to remember how to hit the gates.
Diverse owners, diverse approaches
First five operators all have left their marks on Steamboat
Assuming the deal is closed, Intrawest would become the sixth owner of the Steamboat Ski Area in the ski area's 43-year history.
Mike Lawrence: A holiday story
Ellie Zwak walking with a cane and confidence
Maybe you know Ellie Zwak. Maybe you've seen her around town with her family or walking through the halls at Strawberry Park Elementary School. Maybe you've heard her laugh, sing or make up a story on the spot.
Sale fuels excitement, speculation
The uncertainty is over. That is how Sheraton Steamboat Resort general manger Chuck Porter described how he felt Tuesday after learning Intrawest plans to purchase the Steamboat Ski Area for $265 million.
Our View: New owners could bring big changes
At Issue: Sale of Steamboat Ski Area
Our View: Intrawest and its parent company, Fortress Investment Group LLC, have the experience and resources to have a significant impact on the ski area.
