89 Out Of 100 From 1 Member

Idlewild Ski Area GHOST SKI HILL Historic/Ghost Area Resort (Are you this resort?)

Operation Dates: 1961 – 1986

Owned and operated by Dwight and Jean Miller of Tabernash, Colorado, Ski Idlewild was Grand Counties best hill for begining skiers.

On any given day the Miller family could be seen operating lifts, slinging burgers and shoveling snow off the deck at the base lodge.

The family friendly Base Lodge faced South and allowed the non-skiers a full view of the ski hill while baking in the sunshine.

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Hideaway Park/Winter Park, CO 80482
USA
 
  • Poor-outstanding-long
  • Was this ski hill easy to get to? 5.0 Slider
  • Was there parking near the tows or lifts? 3.0 Slider
  • The base lodge and/or warming huts 4.0 Slider
  • Availability of seating to lace-up your ski shoes 5.0 Slider
  • Public wax room 5.0 Slider
  • Wax room provided free pine tar, Quickski, wax and irons 5.0 Slider
  • Trail names, maps and signs were unique and original 5.0 Slider
  • Trails were narrow and exciting 5.0 Slider
  • Quality of the snow or ice 5.0 Slider
  • Rocks, stumps, grass patches and other obstacles 5.0 Slider
  • Ski packing, boot packing or machine grooming of trails 5.0 Slider
  • Was this ski hill kid friendly? 5.0 Slider
  • How easy was it to cut the lift & tow lines? 5.0 Slider
  • Quality of rope tows, T-Bars, J-Bars & other lifts 2.0 Slider
  • Rate this ski hill's school, patrol, tow and lift ops 5.0 Slider
  • Were the Owners and family of this ski hill friendly? 5.0 Slider
  • Did you get your money's worth? 5.0 Slider
  • Overall fondness for this Ghost Historic ski hill 5.0 Slider
  • Chances of having the best ski time of your life? 5.0 Slider
  • Should they re-open this hill again? 0% Slider
 

powderbluebird
03/10/2010 01:03AM

Sadly, I never got to ski at this little hill in downtown Winter Park. I did get to snowshoe there this season, though, and the lift is still there after 24 years of closure! I noticed a few chairs were missing and I’m sure they can be found as porch swings around the Fraser Valley. It is still beautiful there with amazing 360 degree views.

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