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That rubble is what the owners left when they walked away from Ski St. Marys, wrote Sinjin Eberle, correctly identifying the final mystery resort in our series and thus winning a copy of Pete Bronskis Powder Ghost Towns book. Heres some info from Mr. Bronski about the erstwhile resort northwest of Idaho Springs:
St. Marys really [...]
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Somewhat surprisingly, we didnt get a winner in this weeks mystery resort contest. Pete Bronski gives us the reveal:
The identity of the mystery photo is Little Annie, located on the west side of Richmond Hill, off the backside of Aspen Mountain. As a Powder Ghost Town, its a tiny bit misleading, in the sense that [...]
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Todays clip from Pete Bronski’s “Powder Ghost Towns” series features the abandoned Geneva Basin, Meadow Mountain, and Mesa Creek resorts.
Pete writes: The mystery ski area in the photo is Geneva Basin, located off the south side of Guanella Pass. It first opened in 1961 as Indianhead and saw multiple changes in ownership over the years. [...]
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Heres clip No. 2 from Pete Bronskis Powder Ghost Towns series, featuring three more abandoned Colorado ski resorts: Marble, Seven Utes, and Hidden Valley.
Our mystery resort this week, which several readers quickly guessed, was Hidden Valley in present-day Rocky Mountain National Park. A bit of history from Pete Bronski:
The earliest skiing here took place on [...]
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Heres the first film clip from Pete Bronskis Powder Ghost Towns series, featuring six abandoned Colorado ski resorts and one in Wyomings Snowy Range. To learn more about the Powder Ghost Towns book or buy a copy, visit Petes website.
Our mystery resort from Monday was Cuchara. Heres the skinny from Mr. Bronski: Cuchara Mountain Resort, located in [...]
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In late 2008, Boulder author Pete Bronski published Powder Ghost Towns, a guide to Colorados abandoned ski resorts, many of which still provide excellent terrain for those willing to climb under the silent lifts. During his research, Bronski also filmed the sweet skiing found at many of these empty old resorts.
Over the next six weeks, [...]
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