Bluebird Backcountry couldn’t surmount distance from Denver
Startup ski mountain Bluebird Backcountry announced in July that it won’t operate this winter after three seasons running a lift-less resort on a ranch near Steamboat Springs. It never could quite solve the real estate puzzle.
Jeff Woodward, a 40-year-old Boston native, spent the last six years building the backcountry-only ski area with his cofounder Erik Lambert. The business raised $2 million from investors.
But Bluebird’s insurmountable hurdle was the three-hour drive from Denver, Woodward said. The addition of some…