Pitkin County advances $34M transfer of Snowmass Falls Ranch to U.S. Forest Service

Aug 12, 2026

County staff and Open Space partners presented a plan to sell Snowmass Falls Ranch to the U.S. Forest Service using a $34M LWCF appropriation with conditions including trailhead improvements, removal of inhabitable structures, retention of county water rights and vacation of a county road; board set second reading and expressed support.

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Pitkin County's Open Space & Trails program presented the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of Snowmass Falls Ranch to the U.S. Forest Service for $34,000,000 under a Land and Water Conservation Fund appropriation, with a set of transfer conditions.

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