Routt County, Colorado — Stagecoach Mountain is inching closer to a revival. However, county officials want the proposal to be as accurate as possible before locals get to share their take.
Steamboat Pilot & Today reports that Routt County has sent the Discovery Land Company a second corrections letter, aiming to resolve its many questions about the application. 127 of them, in fact. There were also corrections issued for their 1041 Permit application. As a result, the application does not yet have the information needed to move forward. However, the Discovery Land Company, the main company behind the Yellowstone Club, has a chance to make corrections.
Some of the discrepancies raised by Routt County include the number of residential units, number of employees, water usage, building plans, snowmaking infrastructure, electrical power, and traffic during construction.
Discovery originally submitted the application on December 4, 2024. The county deemed the application complete on September 10, 2025. Routt County completed its initial review of the plan on November 21, 2025, and issued the first request for corrections. Discovery completed these revisions a few months ago, which then led to this latest review and critiques. Discovery will now respond to these questions, which the county will then analyze again.
The latest proposal feedback means that public meetings regarding the development are unlikely to occur this year.
The Proposal
If fully built out, Stagecoach Mountain Ranch would become one of the biggest private ski resorts in the country. However, it would also bring community facilities and public trails the area has been yearning for.
A total of 613 housing units would be built for the club. Around 300 of them would be townhomes, condos, and cabins. The ski resort would feature six new lifts, including a detachable gondola. The skiable footprint would grow upon the original Stagecoach Mountain, which briefly operated in the 1970s. As part of the property, there would be club activities similar to the Yellowstone Club. However, golf isn’t part of the plans for now because of concerns about the impact on the reservoir.
According to Discovery, the plan offers various community benefits.
On the around 6,100-acre site, 88% would remain open space. The plan would also address various community needs. This includes a marketplace, a 14-acre park, public trails, a refurbishment of the historic Stetson Tower, and upgrades to the public infrastructure. It would also create around 480 full-time careers. There would also be a focus on wildfire mitigation, ecological restoration, and wildfire preservation.
As part of the project, the plan would build 132 worker housing units. 95 of these would be for Routt County residents, offering an affordable place for over 182 locals to live. The 37 other units would be workforce housing, giving over 135 employees a place to live.
Skeptics oppose the project because of potential environmental damage (such as impacts on wildlife and water) and rising housing prices in what’s described as an already unaffordable place to live. Proponents argue it would help meet the needs outlined in the community’s 2017 master plan and generate property taxes at a level that would improve the surrounding area.
The situation is pretty interesting and nuanced. For more information on the project, The Independent did a great write-up about the proposal, which you can read here.
Image/Video Credits: Stagecoach Mountain Ranch, Ski Town Living
