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ASC sell-off continues
American Skiing Co. continues to unload its resorts. Company officials announced Tuesday the sale of Vermont ski resorts Killington and Pico to SP Land Company for $83.5 million. The announcement comes less than a week after ASC announced a deal to sell the Mount Snow and Attitash ski resorts to Peak Resorts for $73.5 million. ASC reached an agreement with Intrawest in December to sell the Steamboat Ski Area for $265 million. That deal is scheduled to close sometime next month.
Video: News update for Feb. 20
Steamboat Springs will be the focus of a new show premiering on the Weather Channel March 4; the Hayden School District has raised more than $370,000 to help pay for the expansion of the district's vocational building; and the Steamboat Springs City Council is set to act tonight on a community housing plan for One Steamboat Place.
The Record for Feb. 18
1:40 a.m. During a traffic stop at Steamboat Boulevard and Rockies Way, a Steamboat Springs Police Department officer arrested a 30-year-old Steamboat woman on suspicion of misdemeanor charges including driving under the influence of alcohol and driving a vehicle with defective headlamps.
Briefs for Feb. 20
The fifth annual Great North Routt Chili Cook-off is from 4 to 6 p.m. March 25 at Steamboat Lake Outfitters. The cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 15, and there is a maximum per-family charge of $35. Food categories include red and green chili, soup and "To Die For Desserts." There will be hot dogs and chips for children, and live entertainment will be provided by 3-Wire. There also will be an auction and a cash bar. All proceeds from the event benefit the North Routt Preschool and the Hahn's Peak Area Historical Society.
Snow secrets unlocked on TV
Weather Channel, Warren Miller bring 'Boat to national audience
The first image is of gently falling snow. Then, as the music picks up speed and a narrator introduces the audience to Steamboat Springs, a skier drops off a rock into a pile of powder.
Driver hits semi head-on
A sports utility vehicle collided head-on with a semitrailer in icy conditions on U.S. Highway 40 early Monday evening near Mount Harris. The driver of the SUV was listed in fair condition at Yampa Valley Medical Center, and the driver of the semitrailer and his passenger sustained minor injuries.
Back from the drawing board
Council to hear latest housing plan for One Steamboat Place
For the third time in six months, city officials will hear a housing plan proposed for a massive, resort-style development at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
Tom Ross: If a Bear Grylls in the forest, he must be a survivor
What's the last thing you think about before you fall asleep every night?
Licensed natural healing?
Proposed law would allow local naturopathic clinic to reopen
A year after closing his practice and considering a move out of Colorado, naturopathic practitioner Jim Dailey could soon be back in business thanks to a proposed state law.
