Where Bluebird Backcountry’s numbers come from
3 observations from 2 publishers behind 2 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Skiable acres1,200 ac2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Ski Area Management (SAM Magazine)
Colorado's Lift-Free Bluebird Backcountry to Close (July 10, 2023)PublishedOct 2026“Bluebird opened on Bear Mountain Dec. 31, 2020, providing uphill skiers and snowboarders access to 1,200 acres.”
Colorado's ski area without any chairlifts, Bluebird Backcountry, announces permanent closure (Tom Skulski, July 10, 2023)Oct 2026“In winter 2020-21, Bluebird Backcountry moved its operations to Bear Mountain on the Continental Divide between Steamboat Springs and Kremmling, where it enjoyed its first full season and had 28 runs, 11 marked skin tracks and more than 1,200 acres of in-bounds terrain.”
Named trails281 source1 of 1 agreefrom Steamboat Pilot & Today
Colorado's ski area without any chairlifts, Bluebird Backcountry, announces permanent closure (Tom Skulski, July 10, 2023)PublishedOct 2026“where it enjoyed its first full season and had 28 runs, 11 marked skin tracks and more than 1,200 acres of in-bounds terrain”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areWorked out by aurora.ski · GMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- OpenSkiMap — Bluebird BackcountryCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- Colorado's Lift-Free Bluebird Backcountry to Close (July 10, 2023)Other site · Ski Area Management (SAM Magazine) · saminfo.com
- Colorado's ski area without any chairlifts, Bluebird Backcountry, announces permanent closure (Tom Skulski, July 10, 2023)Other site · Steamboat Pilot & Today · steamboatpilot.com
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Bluebird Backcountry
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Bluebird Backcountry — status: abandoned; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;