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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] The following listing accounts for US ski areas that are currently operational. It is restricted to ski lift-served alpine skiing areas, both public and private.
Dodge Ridge Wintersports Area is a ski area near Pinecrest, California in Tuolumne County, off of Highway 108, 30 mi (48 km) east of Sonora.The resort is located in the Stanislaus National Forest and operates under a special use permit.
Construction of the new Ski Lodge began in the summer of 1987 and was finished for the 1988–1989 season. A quad chairlift was completed in 1994 for the Townsight run. In the summer of 2011, the Las Conchas Fire burned a portion of the ski area. The fire burned ten of the mountain's 44 runs, and damaged two chairlifts.
Tahoe Donner Downhill is a small ski resort with five ski lifts and 14+ trails, in Truckee, California 4.5 mi (7.2 km) northeast of Donner Pass. There are two chairlifts, three conveyor lifts, and 14 trails.
Snowshoe Mountain is a ski resort in the eastern United States, located in Snowshoe, West Virginia. [2] The resort has skiable terrain across 244 acres (99 ha) and covers a total area of 11,000 acres (44.5 km 2) in the Allegheny Mountains, which are a part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range.
It is the largest night ski area in the United States, and the total skiable area encompasses an area of 960 acres (388 ha) (about two thirds of this is lit). The resort is the closest ski venue to Portland, with an elevation of 3,600 feet (1,097 m) at the lodge, rising to just over 5,000 feet (1,524 m) at the summit. The average snowfall at ...
Soldier Mountain Ski Area is an alpine ski area in the western United States, in the Soldier Mountains of Sawtooth National Forest in south central Idaho. Located 12 miles (19 km) north of Fairfield in very rural Camas County , its summit elevation is 7,177 feet (2,188 m) above sea level with a vertical drop of 1,425 feet (434 m).
Breckenridge Ski Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, in Breckenridge, Colorado.Recognized for acres of skiable terrain across five mountain peaks, it welcomes thousands of skiers and snowboarders each season.