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Deep Creek

A small ski area with a T-bar off Highway 274, about 43 miles southwest of Butte near Wise River, listed in guides and plans from 1967 to 1988.

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Deep Creek stood off Highway 274 in rural Deer Lodge County. Guides gave its address as Wise River and put it 34 to 45 miles southwest of Butte.1,2,4,5,6,7,8

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Timeline

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  1. 1967Listed among western ski areas in a Forest Service report2
  2. 1973Forest Service guide lists one T-bar and one rope tow7
  3. 1974State guide lists a 3,000-foot T-bar and five open runs5
  4. 1985Winter guide gives 837 feet of vertical and a single T-bar1
  5. 1988Regional profile still counts it among Anaconda's three downhill ski areas3

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Lost near Deep Creek

The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.

  • Opened 1936 · 19 mi away · MontanaThe Anaconda Ski Club's hill up Lagger Gulch, about 15 miles west of Anaconda, opened in 1936 and known for early ski jumping, night skiing and a chairlift.
  • Opened 1939 · 24.8 mi away · MontanaThe Butte Ski Club's volunteer-built ski area on a ridge southwest of Butte, opened in 1939 and closed in the late 1980s after snowless winters.
  • Opened 1959 · 34.9 mi away · MontanaThe Wilson family's ski area east of Pipestone Pass, 16 miles southeast of Butte, which opened in 1959 or 1961 and ran until dry winters made it unprofitable.
All 5 lost ski areas in Montana