Backdoor Sports continuing and expanding on Pete Van De Carr’s legacy

Backdoor Sports continuing and expanding on Pete Van De Carr’s legacy

Pete Van De Carr’s spirit still soars through the Yampa Valley. In the year since he passed, Backdoor Sports — the business he built over 40 years — continues his legacy, striving to ensure that everyone who walks through its doors “has the best day ever,” as Pete would have wanted. Van De Carr passed away at 70 in a tragic skiing accident in February 2025. In the year since, Backdoor Sports has endured, balancing his legacy with a new path forw…