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Lost Ski Resorts in the

Northern Front Range

T he Northern Front Range describes the region stretching from the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Snowy Range in southern Wyoming south to Interstate 70, and extending west from Denver to Loveland Pass and the Eisenhower Tunnel. This section of the guide includes nine lost ski areas, though over the years many, many more have operated on the slopes of these mountains. Many of the lost ski areas closest to Denver and the Plains closed for a simple lack of snow—Magic Mountain in Golden, Genesee Mountain along I-70, Chautauqua Meadows in Boulder, and many more. Many others date back to the earliest days of lift-served skiing in Colorado—Fourth of July above Nederland, numerous sites around Granby, and Hot Sulphur Springs. Today, a scant few lift-served resorts remain: Winter Park, Sol Vista, Eldora, and Snowy Range. The lost areas are listed from north to south.