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Show A-20 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 19-22, 2019 The Park Record M OUNTAIN TOWN NEWS STUNNING – VIE W LOT FOR SALE – 37 7 7 Q UARRY MO UNTAIN ROAD LOT 3 0 A Roundup of News from Other Western Ski Resort Communities ALLEN BEST Mountain Town News Twice as good as last year, but still sub-par in Utah PARK CITY – Snowfall at Park City this winter has been double that of last winter. But that’s not saying all that much. The snowpack as of early January was still below the longterm average, according to measurements of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. 5.28 Acres | Listed at $2,545,000 Quarry Mountain Ranch is a 210-acre gated community with just 36 homesites superbly located in the Old Ranch Road area of Park City. For a private showing of this or any other Park City property, please call Scott. Scott Maizlish REALTOR® 435.901.4309 scott.maizlish@sothebysrealty.com scottmaizlish.com This material is based upon information that we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, including price, or withdrawal without notice; square footage is an estimate only. ©MMXIX Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Each office is independently owned and operated. Copyright© Summit Sotheby’s International Realty 2019. Smartwool exits mountain town birthplace for Denver STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – Smartwool was founded in 1994 by two ski instructors in Steamboat Springs who figured out that merino wool could be used to produce warm, moisture-wicking clothing that is neither itchy nor stinky, as wool can be. In time, Smartwool became a semi-big business, capturing 55 percent of market share for its products, mostly socks but also other sporting goods items. As smooth as silk, says one product review. If the manufacturing never was done at Steamboat, the headquarters remained there even after as the company was sold first to a larger company in 2005. That company was in turn swallowed in 2011 by an even larger company, VF Corp. VF Corp is now consolidating offices for its various brands in Denver’s trendy lower-downtown neighborhood. They include The North Face, Altra, JanSport, and Eagle Creek. With this move, Steamboat will lose 90 employees. The new corporate headquarters will have 800 employees. The location in Denver is just a few blocks from the headquarters for the Alterra Mountain Co., which owns the Steamboat ski area. Alterra chose Denver for its headquarters because ski towns are too expensive. That seems to be part of the logic for the clothing manufacturer. A represen- tative of Smartwool told the Steamboat Pilot that Denver’s transportation network was a factor. It’s a few blocks from Union Station, the flight, rail, and bus hub for the metropolitan area. “There are a lot of positives in that particular area, and it’s a really vibrant part of the city,” said Molly Cuffe, the company’s director of global communications. Also a factor in the new corporate headquarter’s move to Denver: $27 million in state incentives over eight years, according to The Denver Post. Name of new brewpub nods at snow sliding technology FRASER, Colo. – A new brewpub called Camber Brewing has opened in Fraser. The name refers to the slight convex or arced shape of a traditional ski or snowboards. The camber permits easy handling and carving, especially on groomed slopes. Nick Crabb, the owner, tells the Sky Hi News that he began brewing five years ago after his wife gave him a homebrewer’s kit. He took to it immediately. In creating his brewpub, Crabb has chosen to make it as family friendly as he can. But that does not include TVs. “I really want to focus on conversation versus entertainment, and helping people reconnect,” he said. If the names of his brews reflect the town’s history, he’ll have ample possibilities. Take the main street, where the new brewpub is located. Fraser agreed to name Zerex Street in the 1950s in a deal with the manufacturer of the antifreeze. At the time, volunteer weather-readers were arising at all hours of the night to record the temperature, that being long before such measurements were automated. The numbers documented deep cold. For a time, the town was commonly called the Icebox of the Nation—although International Falls, Minn., has vigorously argued that no, it’s the coldest town in the lower 48 states. Everywhere has become warmer, but at least a couple of decades ago Fraser had an average annual 19 frost-free days. The goal of pedaling through highest auto tunnel in U.S. IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nobody apparently has ever bicycled through the Eisenhower Tunnel, which pierces the Continental Divide 60 miles west of Denver, reaching an elevation of 11,158 feet (3,401 meters). Bicycle Passport hopes to make that happen. The group is seeking permission from the Colorado Department of Transportation to organize a group pedal of 1,500 to 2,000 cyclists through the tunnel on a Sunday morning in September. Eisenhower and a parallel bore, Johnson, are 1.7 miles long. They remain the highest vehicular tunnels in the United States, although there are now higher tunnels elsewhere in the world. The two tunnels were completed in 1973 and 1979 respectively. Passport’s Mark Nadeau proposes using Idaho Springs as the launching site for the Sunday morning ride to Silverthorne. The Clear Creek Courant reports that the idea got a polite reception from city officials but no more. Two officials, including the mayor and the police chief, said their city usually doesn’t generate revenues from hosting bicycle riders. Busyness and nastiness at trailheads in Colorado CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. – Backcountry trailheads near Crested Butte have been getting congested, more commonly in summer but now in winter. Too, there’s been some nastiness. Please see Mountain Town, A-24 SAVE AN ADDITIONAL 19 % FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY LIVE LUXURY Your best life begins with a home that inspires you. NOW SERVING BRUNCH Every Day Until 3pm Incredible Furnishings at Amazing Prices Text Samm ys to 435.659.30 20 for all our da ily Specials Parking Available NE Side of BLDG Open Tuesdays & Thursdays 11-4 pm SPECIAL EVENT OPENING: SATURDAY JANUARY 19th 11:00 am - 4:00 pm KELLY ROGERS 435.640.7600 Global Real Estate Advisor Kelly@LuxuryParkCityRealEstate.com www.LuxuryParkCityRealEstate.com ©MMXVIII Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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