{"id":2095,"date":"2026-06-28T12:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2095"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:03:19","slug":"piney-river-ranch-near-vail-to-end-operations-after-failing-to-reach-lease-agreement-with-denver-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2095","title":{"rendered":"Piney River Ranch near Vail to end operations after failing to reach lease agreement with Denver Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Piney River Ranch General Manager Monique Busold spent the last 15 years of her life pouring her heart and soul into the private, 40-acre retreat, wedding and family event venue along the shores of high-altitude Piney Lake at the base of the towering Gore Range.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2093\">Westbound U.S. 36 closed in Superior after pedestrian hit by SUV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Busold also spent the last two and a half of those years trying everything in her power to renew her lease on the land owned by Denver Water. But those efforts came up empty, and this will be the last season for the current version of an iconic destination for Vail tourists and locals alike.<\/p>\n<p>Thanking everyone in the Vail community and visitors from around the globe who\u2019ve canoed, fished, stayed overnight in her cabins, camped, enjoyed her barbecue, or shopped in her store, Busold said this is her final summer season, and her operations will wrap up on Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2091\">Arapahoe County deputies fatally shoot man in Centennial backyard who hit them with metal pole, officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Busold and Piney River Ranch LLC inked a 15-year lease with Denver Water in 2012 but could not come to terms on an extension. The current lease expires on March 1, 2027, but there are no winter operations on the property, which is approximately 13 miles north of Vail, across U.S. Forest Service land, at the end of Red Sandstone Road. That\u2019s why this is Busold\u2019s final season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from our partner at\u00a0vaildaily.com.<\/p>\n<p><em><b><i>Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Adventurist, to get outdoors news sent straight to your inbox.<\/i><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2089\">This unusual plant is superblooming right now in Colorado with flowers 5 feet tall<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piney River Ranch near Vail will wrap up operations after the 2026 summer season, ending a 15-year run as Denver Water weighs the property\u2019s future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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