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PHOTOS: New gondola, learning center open at Steamboat Resort

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The seats inside the Wild Blue Gondola have a vintage vibe and debuted at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Confetti flies as Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. staff celebrate the opening of the Wild Blue Gondola at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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The first leg of the Wild Blue Gondola debuted at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. It features 10 towers and 58 cars.
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Billy Kidd draws a crowd during the opening of the Wild Blue Gondola at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. unwrapped the Wild Blue Gondola on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Snowsports School students take a trip up one of the new magic carpets at Greenhorn Ranch Learning Center at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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A Snowsports School teacher gets her students prepared for their first time on skis during the first day at Greenhorn Ranch Learning Center at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Rob Perlman, president and chief operating officer at Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. helped celebrate the opening of the Wild Blue Gondola at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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From left, Bear Uniuh,11, Clara Keller, 9, Hazel Keller, 6, Arthur Keller, 11 waited in line since a little before 8 a.m. to become the first guests at Steamboat Resort to ride the brand new Wild Blue Gondola on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Greenhorn Ranch Learning Center opened for lessons at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Doppelmayr provided a bell and buckle to help celebrate the opening of the Wild Blue Gondola at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Lauren Edwards of Grayson, Georgia helps prepare for the opening of the Wild Blue Gondola at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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The first leg of the Wild Blue Gondola debuted at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. It takes people on a four-minute ride to Greenhorn Ranch Learning Center, a massive terrain-based learning area designed to help beginners learn snow sports in a new way.
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Alan Cox teaches one of the first classes at the Greenhorn Ranch Learning Center at Steamboat Resort on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022.
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Shelby Reardon is the assistant editor at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach her, call 970-871-4253, email sreardon@SteamboatPilot.com or follow her on Twitter @ByShelbyReardon.

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