HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo. — The long-dormant Chair 4 at Cuchara Mountain Park in Huerfano County has cleared its largest remaining regulatory hurdle, and the dream of bringing lift-powered skiing back to the ski hill could be just weeks away from reality.

The chair lift, which serves about a half-dozen runs over 50 acres of skiable terrain at the base of the hill but hasn’t spun in a quarter-century, recently completed a state-required acceptance test, Panadero Ski Corporation board member Ken Clayton told Denver7.

Panadero, the nonprofit steward of Cuchara Mountain Park, was set to share the news with its followers on Friday via its newsletter.

The group set the lofty goal of opening the chair lift to the public by New Year’s. All that stands in the way is some “minor” maintenance, some h

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