A new Galena ski area was planned for the slopes of Mt. Rose but never came to fruition. The real Mt. Rose is across the highway from the ski area named "Mt. Rose"
Vertical Drop: 300 ft Base: 7500
Lifts: rope tow 40m jump
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| Lost Ski Areas of Nevada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanks to THE COLORADO SKIER for this list: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The list of lost Nevada ski areas below contains only brief thumbnail sketches. I will create separate web pages for each area as more information becomes available to me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Summit/Ski Elko | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Galena Creek (Reno/Mt. Rose), [very obscure], A small ski area located just downhill from MT ROSE BOWL . Base: 6300 ft Lifts: rope tow jumping hill. A new Galena ski area was planned for the slopes of Mt. Rose but never came to fruition. The real Mt. Rose is across the highway from the ski area named "Mt. Rose" |
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| Grass Lake (Mt. Rose), [very obscure], Small rope tow area on " Mt. Rose" started by Wayne Poulson (co-founder of Squaw Valley) in 1938. Lasted for two seasons. Note that the bottom lift (now removed) at Reno Ski Bowl (Slide Mtn) used to start at Grass Lake. |
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| Kyle Canyon (Mt. Charleston), [closed], Located up Kyle Canyon on a turnoff to the Mary Jane Falls trailhead. A TCS reader saw lift remnants in 1996, and we talked to a Forest Service rep in Sep 96 who said the remnants were still visible. Operated from about 1949 to 1960. Vertical Drop: 300 ft Base: 7500 Lifts: rope tow 40m jump |
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| Mt. Charleston (Las Vegas), [planned], Would have been Located on the slopes of Mt. Charleston 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas in the same general vicinity as Lee Canyon (still open). The gondola(possibly a tram) was planned but never built, circa 1963. Some ski area guidebooks show a "Mt. Charleston" ski area with "gondola" in 1964 and 1965. |
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| Murray Summit (Ely), [very obscure], "Murray Summit"; is on US 6 just south of Ely near Ward Mtn.;. A 1949 reference says:"winter sports area with ski lifts, etc." Probably WARD MTN. |
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| Pequop Summit (Wendover), [very obscure], Located 35 miles west of Wendover, UT at " Pequop Summit" on I-80. Shows up on highway maps of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Possibly snow play only. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reno Ski Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sky Tavern (Reno). This is located on the Mt Rose Summit highway. it is operated by the city of Reno and not open to the public. For a complete history of the area, go to the Sky Tavern website's history page. Thanks to Dave Frykland for providing me with the website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tannenbaum | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| White Hills | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Also: Who remembers these lost Nevada Ski Areas? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruby Mountains, Tent Mountain, SkiReno. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you have any information on the above areas or would like to add others, please e-mail me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||