Work crews continue to clear out the buildings at the Steamboat Base area, in preparation for the demolition of the gondola building, which will probably start sometime next month. It’s a $135 million dollar base area redevelopment and on-mountain improvement plan. Here’s Maren Franciosi, the communications manager for Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation.

Some of the changes include the gondola getting moved to where the Magic Carpet has been. That is being prepared now. This year, space will be made at the base and then amenities will be added after that. Plans include outdoor seating and fire pits, plus new dining and retail, and escalators to get skiers and riders down to the plaza easier. There may be an outdoor ice rink. Accessibility to the base area will be limited but there will be some summer activities at the base starting in mid-June.

 

 

The employee lockers were removed last weekend.