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Snow-buried Steamboat extends ski season by a week for the first time since 1993

Steamboat 16 feet of snow in January; another 33 inches expected in next 10 days

Abundant snow has prompted Steamboat Resort to extend its ski season a week to April 16. The last time Steamboat did that was in 1993. (Allyson Schulte, Your Mountain Moments Photography, provided by Steamboat Resort)
Abundant snow has prompted Steamboat Resort to extend its ski season a week to April 16. The last time Steamboat did that was in 1993. (Allyson Schulte, Your Mountain Moments Photography, provided by Steamboat Resort)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014.  (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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Many destination ski resorts are reluctant to extend their spring seasons, even when snow cover on their slopes is substantial, because of seasonal work forces and the tendency of skiers and snowboarders to start thinking about warm-weather pursuits in the spring.
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