Cuchara, CO, Ski Lift Revival on Track for 2025-26 Season after 20 Years Without Chair Access After more than two decades without lift access, skiing at Cuchara Mountain Park is poised to return in the 2025–26 season, following a new long-term operating agreement and state funding that clears the way for long-overdue repairs. The nonprofit Panadero Ski Corporation, which has overseen the park’s winter operations since 2017, signed a 40-year operating agreement with Huerfano County earlier […] Martin Kuprianowicz | May 27, 2025 0 Comments
Investor Plans for Dormant Cuchara Ski Area, CO Rejected By Huerfano County The abandoned ski area, Cuchara, nestled among the Sangre de Cristos and Spanish Peaks in Southern Colorado, stopped spinning their lifts over 20 years ago. The resort operated on and off from 1981. After several years of operating, often under different management, the resort has remained dormant since 2001. Since then it has been maintained as a county park, owned […] Industry News Aunika Skogen | February 1, 2022 6 Comments
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Cuchara Mountain Park, CO: The Reopening of this Hidden Gem Cuchara Mountain is nestled away in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo range of Southern Colorado, just 25 miles north of the border of New Mexico. Cuchara Mountain Resort first opened for the 1981/1982 ski season as Pandero Resort with five lifts and snowmaking. The resort operated on and off for the next twenty years under several different ownerships. In 2000, […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 7, 2020 0 Comments
Backcountry Film Festival Screening this Saturday November 23rd in Cuchara, CO The Spanish Peaks Alpine Alliance is hosting a screening of the Backcountry Film Festival this Saturday the 23rd in Cuchara, Colorado. The Spanish Peaks Alpine Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Huerfano county, Colorado that promotes, monitors, and encourages alpine outdoor recreation within Huerfano county. The screening will be held at The Timbers Restaurant. Admission is $10 and includes a complimentary […] Industry News Curtis Weller | November 22, 2019 0 Comments
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