STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — If Steamboat Springs City Council President Walter Magill has his way, the historic Howelsen Hill ski area will be home to $1 lift tickets this season.

During the council’s day-long budget planning session Tuesday, Magill pitched the idea to his fellow council members, and most seemed to like it.

“I just want more skiers out there,” Magill said. “More people using the park.”

The $1 tickets would apply to both Nordic and Alpine skiing terrain.

The idea comes as the community struggles to figure out the future of the ski area, which is in need of some expensive improvements.

The city will spend $750,000 on a new water line that will be used for snow making.

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