Powderhorn Mountain Resort is a ski resort located outside the community of Mesa, Colorado , 45 minutes east of Grand Junction . The resort is situated on the Grand Mesa .
9-629: [REDACTED] Look up powderhorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Powderhorn may refer to the following in the United States: Colorado [ edit ] Powderhorn Resort , a ski area Powderhorn Wilderness , an area in Hinsdale and Gunnison counties Powderhorn, Colorado , an unincorporated community Minnesota [ edit ] Powderhorn, Minneapolis ,
18-436: A Texas developer. After it was sold, the main double chair was replaced with a fixed grip quad and the surface lift was replaced with a double chair. Also in 1986, a wood deck was added to the daylodge and the parking lots were paved. Snowmaking also started in 1986. Two years later in 1988, condominium garages were replaced with patio units and the name was changed from Powderhorn Ski Area to Powderhorn Resort. In 1995, Powderhorn
27-594: A community Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis , a neighborhood Powderhorn Park (urban park) in the Minneapolis neighborhood of the same name See also [ edit ] Big Powderhorn Mountain Powder Horn (disambiguation) Powderhorn Lake (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Powderhorn . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-460: The 1940s, skiing began on top of Grand Mesa with a rope tow, and in the 1950s Mesa Creek Ski Area opened with 1 surface lift. Later, in 1966, Powderhorn Ski Area opened with a double chair and a surface lift two miles (3 km) below Mesa Creek Ski Area. In the 1970s another double chair and more terrain were added to the west side of Powderhorn to form the West End. In 1986, Powderhorn was sold to
45-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Powderhorn&oldid=1226094334 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Powderhorn Resort Powderhorn sits on the side of
54-527: The resort for $ 1.4 million and immediately invested $ 800,000 (U.S.) into upgrades, including snowmaking machines, and rooms in the lodge. Daly was the ex-President of Vail Resorts, had had major involvement with Eldora, Copper, and Beaver Creek Resorts and, in 2010, was awarded the National Ski Areas Lifetime Achievement Award . In June 2015, construction began on a new high-speed quad chairlift system, later named
63-486: The world's largest flattop mountain, the grand Mesa, allowing for views extending across the desert below. The climate at Powderhorn's high desert location— east of Grand Junction, Colorado and slightly north and east of Colorado National Monument — produces dry, powder snow. Powderhorn has a wide variety of terrain with a few long groomed runs as well as steeper tree runs and boulder fields full of jumps and cliffs . Skiable area: 1,600 acres (6.5 km ) Lifts: 5 In
72-557: Was completed in 2000 and lot sales began. In 2002 the rooms at the Inn at Wildwood were renovated and enlarged. Two new trails and three new gladed runs were added in 2004 increasing the skiable area by 35 acres (140,000 m ). In 2007, six miles (10 km) of mountain bike trails and an 18 hole disc golf course were added. Bailey announced on June 1, 2011, that Powderhorn would be auctioned on August 4, 2011. Colorado ski resort mogul, Andy Daly, along with partners, Tom and Kent Gart, bought
81-489: Was sold to a local entrepreneur and the development of the Wildwood subdivision was begun. In 1998 Powderhorn was sold to owners, Steve Bailey and Dean Skalla. In 1999, 5,000 square feet (460 m ) was added to the daylodge and a 5,000-square-foot (460 m ) sundeck with a bridge direct to the lifts was added. The hotel/restaurant was renovated and renamed Inn at Wildwood and Wildwood Restaurant. The Wildwood subdivision
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