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Ski Resorts of the West
Below is a partial list of the Ski Resorts that are located West of the Rockies.The table below tells you the year the resort was established, if they have an adaptive ski program, what National Forest they are administed by, their owner, what age you have to be to ski free (- is under this age and + is over this age), acres, vertical, terrain variation and number of runs.
You will find a link to the history of a resort if we have any information. Data for the table and the history was collected using the NSAA newsletter and the resort's web sites.
Obviously, this is still a work in progress and information is being added constantly.
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Year Opened
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Adaptive Program
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Forest
|
Owner
|
Ski Free
|
Acres
|
Vertical
|
Ski Level
B / I / A&E
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# Runs
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| Alaska |
| |
Alyeska |
1959 |
yes |
|
Prince Hotels sold to John Burn III |
5-
|
1,000
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2,500
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11 / 52 / 37 |
68
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Eaglecrest |
1976 |
yes |
Tongass NF |
City of Juneau |
|
640
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1,400
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20 / 40 / 40 |
31
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Hilltop |
1983 |
yes |
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7-
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30
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294
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80 / 10 / 10 |
10
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Mt. Eyak |
1974 |
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7-, 60+
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800
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20 / 60 / 60 |
30
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Year Opened
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Adaptive Program
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Forest
|
Owner
|
Ski Free
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Acres
|
Vertical
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Ski Level
B / I / A&E
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# Runs
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| Arizona |
| |
Arizona Snowbowl |
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137
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2,300
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37 / 42 / 21 |
32
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Mt. Lemmon |
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Coronado NF |
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no
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200
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950
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Sunrise Park |
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Indian Reservation |
White Mountain Apache Tribe |
70+
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800
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1,800
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40 / 40 / 20 |
65
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Williams |
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30
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600
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30 / 50 / 20 |
7
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Year Opened
|
Adaptive Program
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National Forest
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Owner
|
Ski Free
|
Acres
|
Vertical
|
Ski Level
B / I / A&E
|
# Runs
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| California |
| |
Alpine Meadows |
1975 |
yes |
Tahoe NF |
Powdr Corp. sold to JMA Ventures in 2007 |
6-
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2,000
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1,802
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25 / 40 / 35 |
100
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Alta Vista (was Shirley Meadows) |
1982 under Lew Forbes |
no |
Sequoia NF in Greenhorn Mtns, 50 mi E Bakersfield |
Brian Wiley, Hans Van Noord, Garro Ellis, Troy burden, Scott Pavietich, John Pavletich, Steve McKinzie |
5-
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80
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400
|
30 / 40 / 30 |
8
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Badger Pass |
1935 |
yes |
Yosemite NP |
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3-, 65+
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90
|
800
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50 / 35 / 15 |
1
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Bear Valley |
1967 |
yes |
Stanislaus NF |
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6-, 75+
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1,280
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1,900
|
30 / 40 / 30 |
67
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Big Bear |
1946 |
yes |
San Bernadino NF |
Snow Summit, marketed under Big Bear Mountain Resorts |
6-, b'day
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195
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1,665
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25 / 50 / 25 |
32
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Buckhorn |
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no |
Angeles NF |
Buckhorn Ski Club |
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600
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6
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Boreal Mtn. Resort |
1964 |
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Tahoe NF |
Powdr Corp. |
4-, 70+
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380
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500
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30 / 55 / 15 |
41
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Diamond Peak |
1966 |
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no |
Incline Village |
5-, 80+
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655
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1840
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18 / 46 / 36 |
30
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Dodge Ridge |
1951 |
yes |
Stanislaus NF |
Frank Helm |
6-
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815
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1,600
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20 / 40 / 40 |
60
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Donner Ski Ranch |
1937 |
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Tahoe NF |
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4-, 70+
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435
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750
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25 / 50 /25 |
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Granlibakken |
1947 |
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no |
Bill & Norma Parsons |
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74
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300
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50 / 50 / 00 |
1
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Green Lakes |
1945 |
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San Bernadino NF |
Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa |
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Heavenly |
1955 |
yes |
Eldorado NF |
Vail Resorts |
5-
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4,800
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3,500
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20 / 45 / 35 |
86
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Homewood Mountain |
1961 |
yes |
no |
JMA Ventures |
10-
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1,260
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1,652
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15 / 50 / 35 |
56
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June Mountain |
1963 |
yes |
Inyo NF |
Dave McCoy |
6-, 80+
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500
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2,600
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35 / 45 / 20 |
36
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Kirkwood |
1972 |
yes |
Eldorado NF |
Chuck Cobb & Gary Derck |
no
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2,300
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2,000
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15 / 50 / 35 |
65
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Kratka Ridge |
1950 |
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Angeles NF |
Angeles Crest Resorts Been closed since 2002-03 season. |
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58
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850
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30 / 30 / 40 |
13
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Mammoth Mountain |
1959 |
yes |
Inyo NF |
Intrawest, Dave McCoy, President |
6-, 80+
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3,500
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3,100
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30 / 40 / 30 |
150
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Mountain High |
1937 |
yes |
Angeles NF |
Oaktree Capital Management. the Valor Equity Partners, sold to CNL Income Properties, Inc. in 2007
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6-, 70+, b'day
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220
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1,600
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25 / 35 / 40 |
47
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Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts |
1944 |
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Angeles NF |
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no
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400
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2.100
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26
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Mt. Shasta Board & Ski Park |
1985 |
yes |
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Wintun Development |
70+
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425
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1,390
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20 / 55 / 25 |
31
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Mt. Waterman |
1939 |
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Angeles NF |
Angeles Crest Resorts Been closed since 2002-03 season. |
4-, 70+
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Northstar-at-Tahoe |
1972 |
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Tahoe NF |
Booth Creek Holdings sold to CNL Income Properties, Inc. |
4-
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2,420
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2,280
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25 / 50 / 25 |
70
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Royal Gorge X-C |
1971 |
yes |
Tahoe NF |
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12-
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9,172
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1,600
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32 / 51 / 17 |
90
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| |
Sierra Ski Ranch |
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Sierra Summit (was China Peak) |
1960 |
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Sierra NF |
Snow Summit |
6-
|
400
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1,600
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11 / 61 / 28 |
35
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| |
Sierra-at-Tahoe (was Sierra Ski Ranch) |
1968 |
yes |
Eldorado NF |
Booth Creek Ski Holdings sold to CNL Income Properties, Inc. |
5-
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2,000
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2,212
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25 / 50 / 25 |
46
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Ski Gold Mountain (was Plumas-Eureka Ski Bowl) |
1950 |
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Eureka State Park (not opened in 2002-03) |
Gold Mtn. Foundation |
|
350
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675
|
10 / 50 / 40 |
20
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Ski Sunrise |
1938 |
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Angeles NF (closed 2003-04) |
Bought from Howard More by Mtn. High July 2004. |
6-, 60+
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100
|
816
|
15 / 55 / 30 |
24
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Snow Summit |
1952 |
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San Bernadino NF |
Dick Kun, President, marketed under Big Bear Mountain Resorts |
6-, b'day
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230
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1,200
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10 / 65 / 25 |
31
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Snow Valley |
1934 |
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San Bernadino NF |
For Sale. Rumors say resort has been sold. |
6-, 70+
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240
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1,030
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30 / 35 / 35 |
30
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Soda Springs Winter Resort |
1935 |
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Tahoe NF |
Powdr Corp. |
7-, 70+
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200
|
652
|
30 / 50 / 20 |
16
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| |
Squaw Valley |
1949 |
yes |
Tahoe NF |
Alex Cushing |
80+
|
4,000
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2,850
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25 / 45 / 30 |
100
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| |
Sugar Bowl |
1939 |
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Tahoe NF |
Warren Hellmen (majority owner of 5 holders) |
5-, 70+
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1,500
|
1,500
|
38 / 45 / 17 |
84
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Tahoe Donner Ski Bowl |
1972 |
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Tahoe NF |
|
6-, 70+
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120
|
600
|
40 / 60 / 00 |
14
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Year Opened
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Adaptive Program
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National Forest
|
Owner
|
Ski Free
|
Acres
|
Vertical
|
Ski Level
B / I / A&E
|
# Runs
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| Colorado |
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Arapahoe Basin |
1946 |
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White River NF |
Dundee Realty USA |
5-
|
490
|
2,257
|
15 / 45 / 40 |
69
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| |
Aspen Highlands |
1958 |
yes |
White River NF |
Aspen Skiing Co [Jim Crown family] |
6-, 70+
|
1010
|
3,635
|
18 / 30 / 16 / 36 |
131
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| |
Aspen Mountain |
1947 |
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White River NF |
Aspen Skiing Co [Jim Crown family] |
6-, 70+
|
673
|
3,267
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0 / 48 / 26 / 26 |
76
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| |
Beaver Creek |
1980 |
yes |
White River NF |
Vail Resorts |
4-
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1,805
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4,040
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19 / 43 / 38 |
148
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| |
Berthoud Pass
(backcountry only)
|
1937 |
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Arapaho-Roosevelt NF |
Marise Cipriani Removed lifts 2003. Last season of cat skiing 2003. |
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Breckenridge |
1961 |
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White River NF |
Vail Resorts |
4-
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2,358
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3,398
|
14 / 31 / 19 / 36 |
152
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| |
Buttermilk |
1958 |
yes |
White River NF |
Aspen Skiing Co [Jim Crown family] |
6-, 70+
|
435
|
2,030
|
35 / 39 / 26 / 0 |
44
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| |
Copper Mountain |
1972 |
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White River NF |
Intrawest |
5-
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2,450
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2,601
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21 / 25 / 36 / 18 |
125
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| |
Crested Butte |
1960 |
yes |
Gunnison NF |
Scott Walden, Ralph Walton, Edward Callaway sold to Muellers, Triple Peak, LLC in 2004. |
6-
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1,434
(1,167 lift served)
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3,062
(2,775 lift served)
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15 / 44 / 41 |
85
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| |
Durango Mountain (was Purgatory) |
1965 |
yes |
San Juan NF |
Cobb Partners (80%), Duncan Family (20%) |
5-
|
1,200
|
2,029
|
23 / 57 / 20 |
121
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Eldora Mountain |
1962 |
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Arapaho-Roosevelt NF |
Bill Killebrew |
5-, 70+ for $5
|
680
|
1,600
|
20 / 50 / 30 |
53
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Howelsen |
1914 |
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City of Steamboat Springs |
no
|
25
|
440
|
25 / 20 / 55 |
15
|
| |
Keystone |
1970 |
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White River NF |
Vail Resorts |
4-
|
3,128
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3,148
|
19 / 32 49 |
121
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Loveland |
1937 |
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Arapaho-Roosevelt NF |
|
5-
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1,365
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2,410
|
17 / 42 / 41 |
92
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Monarch |
1939 |
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San Isabel NF |
Private Investors |
no
|
800
|
1,170
|
14 / 28 / 27 / 31 |
54
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Powderhorn |
1966 |
yes |
Grand Mesa NF |
High West Group, LLC |
no
|
600
|
1,650
|
20 / 50 / 15 / 15 |
28
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Silverton |
2002 |
no |
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