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Cuchara is an unincorporated community in Huerfano County, Colorado, United States. It is located near a former ski resort in the mountains south of the town of La Veta. [3] Its altitude is 8,468 feet (2,581 m). [4] State Highway 12 travels through Cuchara as it approaches Trinidad to the southeast.
Cucharas Pass is a 9,995 ft (3,046 m) elevation mountain pass in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in south central Colorado in the United States.. At the top, the pass is signed as Cuchara Pass and the elevation on the sign there reads 9995 ft. State Highway 12 traverses the pass.
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Also in Cuchara, a new county park — the Cuchara Mountain Park — opened in 2017, repurposing property that used to be the former Cuchara Ski Resort. [8] The ski resort had been closed to skiers since 2000, but in the mid-2020s a group of local citizens purchased a 47-acre (19-hectare) parcel of land the old ski resort occupied and formed ...
SH 12 looking at The Gap just north of Cuchara. SH 12 begins at the junction with U.S. Route 160 (US 160) north of La Veta. It heads southward through that town before entering the San Isabel National Forest and passing through Cuchara, near the Spanish Peaks Wilderness. It then crosses Cucharas Pass into Las Animas County.
The ski area has a summit elevation of 7,240 feet (2,207 m) above sea level with a vertical drop of 700 feet (213 m). It has a double chairlift , a poma lift , and a rope tow . The 120 acres (49 ha) of skiable terrain is rated at 30% easiest, 25% more difficult, 20% most difficult, and 25% experts only.
The hotel/restaurant was renovated and renamed Inn at Wildwood and Wildwood Restaurant. The Wildwood subdivision was completed in 2000 and lot sales began. In 2002 the rooms at the Inn at Wildwood were renovated and enlarged. Two new trails and three new gladed runs were added in 2004 increasing the skiable area by 35 acres (140,000 m 2). In ...
The ski area is known for adventure, powder and steep terrain. At 13,487 feet, it is North America's highest and lays claim to being the most expert ski area. [3] The mountain has 1,819 acres of lift accessed terrain and over 22,000 acres of hike to and helicopter accessed terrain. There are no groomed runs and no cut trails.