The chairwoman of the State Transportation Commission thinks traveling to resorts along Interstate 70 leaves Colorado’s more isolated resort destinations out in the cold.
“I’m having some difficulty myself with the fact that itap only going up the main route, and places in outlying areas like Purgatory, Telluride and Steamboat don’t get the helping hand,” said Kathy Connell, a former Steamboat Springs City Council Member, Tuesday. “That distresses me.”
The Colorado Department of Transportation is about to launch a test run of the “SnowStang” bus service to try and attract skiers and snowboarders. The state-owned bus system will offer round-trip service to six mountain resorts on two Saturdays in February as part of a pilot program to test the viability and interest in a ski-and-snowboard-focused express bus service.
Although Connell likes the idea of getting more people onto the buses and , she said the state should have a conversation about equity if the project advances any further.
“Vail is totally private, and we’re giving them another big shot in the arm, and we’re not giving it to other areas,” Connell said. “What are (these resorts) giving back? I think ski corporations all over have not contributed enough to help the transportation needs that they all benefit from.”
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