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Prior to Tamarack most recent failure of a major North American ski resort had been by Stagecoach in 1974, located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Stagecoach failed after its second ski season, and has slowly grown as a residential and vacation community, primarily due to the addition of a dam and reservoir in 1988.
Tamarack Ski Area patch from the collection of Steven R. Shook. The ski area opened in January 1966, [2] [3] [4] just below the summit of East Moscow Mountain on Tamarack Road, its slopes faced east and southeast. [5] The area had various owners and, due to varying snowfall, was open intermittently for several decades.
The number of snow ski areas and resorts in the United States peaked in the late 1960s at around 1000 areas. [1] Since then many small, rope-tow only areas have closed or consolidated. [2]
Elk Mountain Ski Resort: Scranton: Pennsylvania: 2,667 1,742 925 180 27 7 60 $69 December 9, 2019 [313] Hidden Valley Resort: Hidden Valley: Pennsylvania: 2,875 2,405 470 110 26 11 140 $61 December 9, 2019 [314] Jack Frost - Big Boulder Ski Area: White Haven: Pennsylvania: 2,000 1,400 600 145 35 22 50 $68 December 9, 2019 [315] Laurel Mountain ...
Holiday Valley Resort, known more commonly as just Holiday Valley, is a family-oriented vacation spot and ski resort in Ellicottville, New York. Established in 1957 by Nelson Pauly, John Fisher and Bill Northrup, the facility opened with four runs and one T-bar lift. Currently the resort contains 60 slopes and 13 lifts. [1]
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area is a large ski resort in the western United States, located in eastern California along the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the Inyo National Forest. Mammoth has more than 3,500 acres (1,420 ha) of skiable terrain, [2] serviced by 28 lifts.
Brundage Mountain Resort is an alpine ski area in the western United States, located in west central Idaho in the Payette National Forest.Brundage first opened in November 1961 and is eight miles (13 km) northwest of McCall, a twenty-minute drive in average winter conditions.
The Tamarack weather station was located at an elevation of 8,060 feet (2,460 m) ("upon the Summit" according to the first observer) and operated by PG&E employees from 1903 to 1948; its exact location is uncertain, but it is believed to have been located between Lower Blue Lake and Tamarack Lake, approximately 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Kirkwood Ski Resort.