U.S. American Lift-Served SnoSportSkiing Masterchart

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1	THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRO-TANNICA	HISTORY I		LOCATION										CORE STATS																														SNOWMAKING										OWNER & OPERATOR				CORE OPERATIONS														STANDARD OPERATING HOURS (Does Not Include Holidays)														U.S. FOREST SERVICE											HISTORY II
2	Ski Area	Original Year Opened with lifts	Year Acquired	Location	REGION	MICRO-REGIONS	MOUNTAIN RANGE	MOUNTAINS/PEAKS	LARGER RESORT/ DESTINATION	LARGER SKI AREA	ADDRESS	COUNTY	Congressional District	Lift-Served Vertical Drop (Feet)	Lift-Served Vertical Drop (METERS)	State Vertical Drop Rank	National Vertical Drop Rank	Base Elevation (Feet, lift-served)	Base Elevation (METERS, lift-served)	State Base Elevation Rank	National Base Elevation Rank	Below Lifts In-Boundary Elevation (FEET)	Ski-down vertical drop (hike back up to lifts; FEET)	Summit Elevation (Feet, lift-served)	Summit Elevation (METERS, lift-served)	State Summit Elevation Rank	National Summit Elevation Rank	Hike-To Summit Elevation (FEET)	Hike-To Summit Elevation (METERS)	Hike-To Vertical Drop (FEET)	Hike-To Vertical Drop (METERS)	Lift-Served Skiable Acres	State Skiable Acres Rank	National Skiable Acres Rank	Lift-Served Skiable HECTARES	KM of trails	Skiable ACRES Inc. Hike-To Terrain	Average Annual Snowfall (claimed, inches)	State Snowfall Rank	National Snowfall Rank	Average Annual Snowfall (claimed, METERS)	Average Annual Snowfall (claimed, CENTIMETERS)	Average Annual Snowfall (according to bestsnow.net)	Snowmaking?	Snowmaking acreage	Snowmaking Install Year	Gallons per minute	Water Source	Annual diversionary rights	Hydrants	Guns	Snowmaking Notes	Terrain Based Learning	Owner	OPERATOR NOTES	OWNERSHIP NOTES	FOUNDER	Operating Class	STATUS WATCH?	UPSIDE DOWN?	OPEN TO PUBLIC?	PRIVATE?	AERIAL LIFTS?	SURFACE LIFTS ONLY?	OPERATED 23/24?	OPERATED 24/25?	OPERATED 25/26?	CONFIRMED OPERATING 26/27	ANTICIPATE OPERATING 26/27?	CORE SKI AREA?	NONPROFIT?	Social to track ops	Timezone	Observes Daylight Savings Time?	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Night Skiing (Generally if open past 4 p.m.)	Number of night-ski days	Night ski acres	Specials	On USFS Land	Forest	Latest USFS MDP	Past MDP Years	Year 1st USFS Permit Issued	Year exited USFS Lease	CCC	Target CCC w/MDP Upgrades	Special Use Permit Total Acreage	SUP Expiration Date	Developable Acres Remainin	Civilian Conservation Corps	10th Mountain Division	Listed in 1980 White Book of Ski Areas	Listed in 1994 Peak Ski Guide & Travel Planner
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39	UNITED STATES
40	UNITED STATES - WEST
41	ALASKA
42	Alaska public - with aerial lifts
43	Alyeska	1959		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									2,487	0			269						2,756								1,610		53				669					472										Yes	Independent	Alyeska Resort & Hotel	EPR Properties		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	No		Alaska
44	Arctic Valley	1949		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									1,373	0			2,525						3,898								320		145				250																Independent		Anchorage Ski Club, nonprofit owner		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		Alaska
45	Eaglecrest	1975		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									1,401	0			1,144						2,545								640		107				350						Yes										Independent		City of Juneau	Juneau Ski Club	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Alaska
46	Hillberg	1950		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									263	0																													Yes								100%		Independent	Joint Military Base Elmendorf Richardson	U.S. Military		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Alaska
47	Hilltop	1984		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									294	0			492						786								35		381				76						Yes								100%		Independent		Youth Exploring Adventure, Inc., an Anchorage nonprofit 501(c)(3)		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	FB	Alaska
48	Mount Eyak	1974		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									800	0																	100		260				350																Independent				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Alaska
49	Skeetawk	2020		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									254	0			1,454						1,708								30		389																				Independent	Hatcher Alpine Xperience (HAX)	Leased from MatSu Borough	Hatcher Alpine Xperience (HAX)	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		Alaska
50	Ski Land	1962		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									1,014	0			1,414						2,428								100		260				200																Independent				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Alaska
51	Alaska public - surface lifts only
52	Moose Mountain	1962		U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									1,300	0																	750		97				100																Independent				Public - Surface Lifts Only			Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Alaska
53	Alaska private - with aerial lifts
54	Birch Hill			U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									540	0																																							Independent	Fort Wainwright	U.S. Military		Private w/Aerial Lifts			No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No			Alaska
55	Alaska private - surface lifts only
56	Homer Rope Tow			U.S. - Alaska	U.S. - West									260	0																	20		416																				Independent	Kachemak Ski Club	Kachemak Ski Club		Private - Surface Lifts Only			No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	FB	Alaska
57	AK			U.S. - Alaska
58	AK Rank
59	AK YOY % Change
60	Alaska - status watch
61	Iceman Falls			U.S. - Alaska										300	0																																							IND - Status Watch	Eielson Air Force Base	U.S. Military		On Status Watch, Closed	Yes		N-N/A	Y-N/A	N-N/A	Y-N/A	No	No			No				Alaska
62	Alaska - lost surface lifts only (incomplete)
63	Independence Mine	1960		U.S. - Alaska										500	0			3,580						4,080																																	Julius Moore	Lost - Public - Surface Lifts Only
64	ARIZONA
65	Arizona public - with aerial lifts
66	Arizona Snowbowl	1938	2015	U.S. - Arizona	U.S. - West		San Francisco Peaks	Humphreys Peak, Agassiz Peak						2,300	0			9,200						11,500				12,356		3,156		777		96				242						Yes		2012							Yes	Mountain Capital Partners				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Mountain	No, Permanent ST												Yes	Coconino	2020	2005			3,870	4,500
67	Sunrise Park	1972		U.S. - Arizona	U.S. - West									1,549	0			9,347						10,896				11,100		1,753		1,200		66				225						Yes										Independent		White Mountain Apache Tribe	Ronnie Lupe	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Mountain	No, Permanent ST	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4
68	AZ
69	AZ Rank
70	AZ YOY % Change
71	Arizona - Status Watch
72	Elk Ridge	1963	2017	U.S. - Arizona	U.S. - West									650	0			7,500						8,150								37		376				150						No										MCP - Inactive				On Status Watch, Closed, Public - Aerial Lifts - Status Watch	Yes		N/A	N/A	Y-N/A	No	No	No	No		No	Yes			Mountain	No, Permanent ST												Expired
73	Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley	1945		U.S. - Arizona	U.S. - West			Mt. Lemmon						950	0			8,207						9,157								200		189				180						No										Independent		Graham Davies		Public - Aerial Lifts - Status Watch, On Status Watch	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No		No	Yes		FB	Mountain	No, Permanent ST	9, 4	CLOSED	CLOSED	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4					Yes	Coronado
74	CALIFORNIA
75	California public - with aerial lifts
76	Alta Sierra	1976		U.S. - California	U.S. - West		Greenhorn Mountains	Shirley Peak						600	0			6,491						7,091								80	26	298				80						Yes		2006								Independent				Public w/Aerial Lifts	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes		FB	Pacific		CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	9, 4	9, 4					Yes	Sequoia
77	Badger Pass	1935?		U.S. - California	U.S. - West									800	0			7,200						8,000								90	25	286				300						No										Independent	Aramarck	In Yosemite National Park		Public w/Aerial Lifts	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													National Park
78	Bear Mountain (Big Bear)	1943	2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Big Bear Resort			San Bernardino CA - PT		1,665	0			7,140						8,805								198	21	198				114						Yes										Alterra				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	San Bernardino	2020				5,850	14,680 (w/Summit)
79	Bear Valley	1967	2023	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Alpine CA - PT		1,900	0			6,595						8,495								1,680	8	49				352						Yes										California Mountain Resort Company				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Stanislaus
80	Boreal	1965	1995	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Nevada CA - PT		501	0			7,200						7,701								380	17	140				389						Yes										Powdr	Powdr	Land leased from USFS and Auburn Ski Club		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes
81	China Peak	1958	2022	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Fresno CA - PT		1,679	0			7,030						8,709								1,200	12	66				300						Yes										California Mountain Resort Company				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Sierra
82	Dodge Ridge	1950	2021	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Tuolumne CA - PT		1,600	0			6,600						8,200								862	13	92				300						Yes								2 guns by carpet		California Mountain Resort Company				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		FB	Pacific													Yes	Stanislaus
83	Donner Ski Ranch	1937		U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Nevada CA - PT		800	0			6,981						7,781								500	16	119				389						Yes								Minimal "a few modern self-contained fan guns that we rarely use."		Independent		Janet and Marshall Tuttle		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes
84	Heavenly	1955	2002	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							El Dorado CA - PT, Alpine CA - PT, Douglas NV - PT		3,475	0			6,565						10,040				10,823		4,258		4,800	1	7				251						Yes										Vail Resorts				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	El Dorado, Toiyabe		1966, 1996, 2007			18,100		7,050	5/1/2042
85	Homewood	1962	1996	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Placer CA - PT		1,650	0			6,230						7,880								1,260	11	65				450						Y-N/A										JMA Ventures				Public w/Aerial Lifts	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific		9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4	9, 4					Yes	Tahoe
86	June Mountain	1963	2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Mono CA - PT		2,545	0			7,545						10,090								1,500	10	60				276																Alterra				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Inyo
87	Kirkwood	1972	2012	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Alpine CA - PT, Amador CA - PT		2,000	0			7,800						9,800								2,300	6	33				354						Yes										Vail Resorts				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	El Dorado							2,330	3/1/2052
88	Mammoth	1953	2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Mono CA - PT, Madera CA - PT		3,100	0			7,953						11,053								3,500	3	12				357						Yes										Alterra			Dave McCoy	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Inyo	2022
89	Mt. Baldy	1952		U.S. - California	U.S. - West							San Bernardino CA - PT		2,100	0			6,500						8,600								800	14	94				170						Yes										Independent		Mt. Baldy Ski Lifts (Ellingson Family)		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Angeles
90	Mt. Shasta	1985		U.S. - California	U.S. - West			Mt. Shasta						2,036	0			5,500						7,536				14,179		8,679		635	15	111				157						Yes										Independent				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific
91	Mountain High: East	1924	2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Mountain High			Los Angeles CA - PT		1,600	0			6,600						8,200								145	22	222				117						Yes										California Mountain Resort Company				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		FB	Pacific													Yes	Angeles
92	Mountain High: West		2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Mountain High			Los Angeles CA - PT		1,000	0			7,000						8,000								145	22	222				117						Yes										California Mountain Resort Company				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes		FB	Pacific													Yes	Angeles
93	Northstar	1972	2010	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Placer CA - PT		2,280	0			6,330						8,610								3,170	4	14				350						Yes										Vail Resorts	Vail Resorts	EPR Properties		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific
94	Palisades Tahoe: Olympic	1949	2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Palisades Tahoe	Palisades Tahoe		Placer CA - PT		2,850	0			6,200						9,050								3,600	2	11				364						Yes										Alterra			Alex Cushing	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Tahoe	2015				14,570
95	Palisades Tahoe: Alpine Meadows		2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Palisades Tahoe	Palisades Tahoe		Placer CA - PT		1,802	0			6,835						8,637								2,400	5	31				364						Yes										Alterra				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Tahoe	2015				14,570
96	Sierra-at-Tahoe	1968	1996	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							El Dorado CA - PT		2,212	0			6,640						8,852								2,000	7	38				401						Yes										Independent		Booth Creek		Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	El Dorado
97	Snow Summit (Big Bear)	1952	2017	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Big Bear Resort			San Bernardino CA - PT		1,200	0			7,000						8,200								240	18	176				114						Yes		1955								Alterra				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	San Bernardino	2020				6,350
98	Snow Valley	1937	2023	U.S. - California	U.S. - West				Big Bear Resort			San Bernardino CA - PT		1,041	0			6,800						7,841								240	18	176				150						Yes										Alterra				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	San Bernardino
99	Soda Springs	1935	1995	U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Nevada CA - PT		550	0			6,750						7,300								200	20	189				400						Yes										Powdr				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific
100	Sugar Bowl	1939		U.S. - California	U.S. - West			Mt. Judah, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Disney, Crow's Nest Peak				Nevada CA - PT		1,500	0			6,883						8,383								1,650	9	50				429						Yes										Independent		Sugar Bowl Corporation	Hannes Schroll	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific													Yes	Tahoe		1992
101	Tahoe Donner	1971		U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Nevada CA - PT		500	0			6,750						7,250								120	24	241				400						Yes										Independent				Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Pacific
102	California public - surface lifts only
103	Coppervale	Late 1930s		U.S. - California	U.S. - West									627	0			5,200						5,827								80	26	298										No										Independent		Lassen Community College	Citizens of Westwood and Susanville as "a rope tow run off the rear wheels of a car chained on the top of the mountain" - per Lassen about page.	Public - Surface Lifts Only			Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No		FB	Pacific		CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	9, :30, 4	9, :30, 4					?	Lassen?
104	Granlibakken	1927		U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Placer CA - PT		222	0			6,350						6,572								25	29	404				170						Yes										Independent				Public - Surface Lifts Only			Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No			Pacific
105	Kingvale	1950		U.S. - California	U.S. - West							Nevada CA - PT		150	0																	50	28	341				25																Independent				Public - Surface Lifts Only			Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No		IN	Pacific		10, 4	CLOSED	CLOSED	10, 4	10, 4	10, 4	10, 4
106	Plumas Ski Club (Eureka)			U.S. - California	U.S. - West										0																																							Independent	Plumas Ski Club			Public - Surface Lifts Only	Yes		Yes	No	No	Yes	w/o Lifts	w/o Lifts	Yes		Yes	No			Pacific
107	CA
108	CA Rank
109	CA YOY % Change
110	California - status watch
111	Cedar Pass			U.S. - California	U.S. - West		Warner Mountains							400	0																	100												No										IND - Status Watch	Cedar Pass Snow Park Inc.			Public - Surface Lifts Only - on Status Watch, On Status Watch	Yes		Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No		No	Yes	Yes	FB	Pacific		CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	10, 4	10, 4					Yes	Modoc
112	Mt. Waterman	1939	2024	U.S. - California	U.S. - West									1,025	0			6,946						7,971								150						180						N-N/A								5 M gallon pond at top intended for future snowmaking system per wikipedia		IND - Status Watch		Angeles Mountain Partners (co-founder Joshua Shelton)	Newcomb Family	Public - Aerial Lifts - Status Watch, On Status Watch	Yes		Y-N/A	N-N/A	Y-N/A	N-N/A	Yes	No			No	Yes		FB (likely dead)	Pacific		CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	9, 4	9, 4					Yes	Angeles
113	California - still active - lifts removed
114	Buckhorn			U.S. - California	U.S. - West									680	0																	40												No														Private - Lifts Removed			N-N/A	Y-N/A	N-N/A	w/o Lifts	w/o Lifts	w/o Lifts	w/o Lifts		w/o Lifts	No			Pacific
115	California - lost with aerial lifts (incomplete)
116	Big Air/Green Valley			U.S. - California											0																																											Lost - Public w/Aerial Lifts			N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No			No																	Former	San Bernardino
117	Cottage Springs			U.S. - California														6,000						6,500
118	Echo Summit	1947		U.S. - California										500				7,400						7,950																																																														Former	El Dorado
119	Iron Mountain			U.S. - California
120	Kratka Ridge			U.S. - California										654	0			6,793						7,447																																		Lost - Public w/Aerial Lifts			N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No			No																	Former
121	Lassen Park (lifts?)			U.S. - California
122	Mountain High: North		2017	U.S. - California					Mountain High					680	0			7,200						7,800																				N-N/A										CMRC - Inactive				Lost - Public w/Aerial Lifts	Yes		N/A	N/A	Y-N/A	N-N/A	No	No	No		No	Yes																Yes
123	Panoose Ski Area (lifts?)			U.S. - California
124	Powder Bowl (lifts?)			U.S. - California
125	Rebel Ridge (lifts?)			U.S. - California
126	Snow Forest			U.S. - California																																																																																		Former	San Bernardino
127	Tahoe Ski Bowl (lifts?)			U.S. - California
128	Wintun			U.S. - California
129	California - lost surface lifts only (incomplete)
130	Stover Mountain			U.S. - California											0																																											Lost - Public - Surface Lifts Only			N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	No			No																	Former
131	Wolverton																	7,000				8,000
132	COLORADO
133	Colorado public - with aerial lifts
134	Arapahoe Basin	1946	2024	U.S. - Colorado	U.S. - West							Summit CO - MT	CO 2nd	1,698	0			10,780				10,520	1,958	12,478				13,204		2,424		1,428	16	61				350					308	Yes		2002						75 acres		Alterra			Larry Jump	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Mountain													Yes	White River	2025				4,120	4,840						Yes
135	Aspen Highlands	1958	1993	U.S. - Colorado	U.S. - West				Aspen-Snowmass		199 Prospector Rd, Aspen, CO 81611	Pitkin CO - MT	CO 3rd	3,635	0			8,040						11,675				12,392		4,352		1,010	18	81				260						Yes										Aspen Skiing Company			Whip Jones	Public w/Aerial Lifts			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes			Mountain													Yes	White River	2026	2013			3,500	3,500						Yes