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Accession number |
2020.4 |
Catalog date |
2020-01-28 |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Condition |
Good - Fai |
Date |
12/01/1979-04/13/1980 |
Dates of Creation |
1979 |
Imagefile |
008\202046.JPG |
Notes |
Once Carl Howelsen had established skiing as a sport in Steamboat Springs (see Howelsen Hill), skiers began looking toward Storm Mountain on the eastern horizon. During the late 1950s, James Temple organized ski trips and summer rides to the summit to explore possible routes for trails and lifts. To promote his new ski area he got permission to use the phrase "Champagne Powder," coined by a rancher. In 1963, the Steamboat Ski Resort launched as Storm Mountain with one lift and an a-frame warming hut at the base. The mountain was renamed Mt. Werner in 1964 after Buddy Werner, a famous local Olympic skier who sadly died in an avalanche in Switzerland. The mountain is comprised of three peaks: Mt. Werner, Storm Peak, and Sunshine Peak. Steamboat would be taken seriously as an up-and-coming ski area with the installation of a gondola, new lifts and tows, and expanding terrain throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Snowboarding was allowed in 1987, and major expansions took place in the 1990s. Although Steamboat's corporate management and name has changed many times (from Storm Mountain to Steamboat in 1969, owned by Intrawest), the town is informally known as "Ski Town U.S.A." since it has produced more ski team athletes than any other ski area in the nation. Buddy Werner, whom one of the Steamboat peaks was named after, was inducted into the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame for his unequaled competitive skiing record. |
Catalog Number |
2020.4.6 |
Object Name |
Brochure |
Scope & Content |
1979-1980 Steamboat, Steamboat Chamber Resort Association brochure, Paper, Color, Multi-fold, Interior features the people that love and make Steamboat a great mountain, In addition to short bios there are photos of all people features, Interior also includes various rates, Ski School information, Season dates and events, Night life/apres, Skiers responsibility code, NASTAR info, Air Tour information, and more |
Search Terms |
1979-1980 Steamboat, Steamboat Chamber Resort Association brochure Ski School Skiers responsibility code, NASTAR Air Tour |
Status |
Digitized-Shelf |
Subjects |
1979-1980 Steamboat, Steamboat Chamber Resort Association brochure Ski School Skiers responsibility code, NASTAR Air Tour |
Title |
Steamboat, Steamboat Chamber Resort Association brochure |
Year Range from |
1979 |