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Greer's ski hill stood in the town of Greer on AZ 373, at a resort called Amberian Mountain Shadows. The Colorado Skier's 1996 list of lost areas dates it to the early 1980s, with a platter lift and a rope tow on about 250 feet of vertical, from 8,500 to 8,750 feet.1,2
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Lost near Greer
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- Years not yet collected · 169.2 mi away · ArizonaA 1950s alpine ski hill near Parks, on the Kaibab National Forest by old Route 66; the slope is now a Forest Service snow play area.
- Years not yet collected · 220.9 mi away · New MexicoA small ski area near Alto, on the road to Ski Apache, that ran from the 1960s into the early 1980s as Cedar Creek, Ski Ruidoso and Eagle Creek.
- 1957–1959 · 240.7 mi away · ColoradoA family rope-tow hill on the Yeager Ranch west of Durango that ran from 1957 to 1959.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 2 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Greer's ski hill stood in the town of Greer on AZ 373, at a resort called Amberian Mountain Shadows. The Colorado Skier's 1996 list of lost areas dates it to the early 1980s, with a platter lift and a rope tow on about 250 feet of vertical, from 8,500 to 8,750 feet. The same list says Amberian Point Resort, with three rope tows and 350 feet of vertical, was probably the area's name in 1983; the two entries' figures differ. Skimap.org holds two brochures from 1981.1,2
Sources for this history (2)
- 1Colorado Ski History · The Colorado Skier Newsletters: Lost Areas #22 (published September 5, 1996)
- 2Skimap.org · Greer
Photos
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Memories
What skiers remember of Greer, in their own words.
Facts
Location
33.9992° N · 109.4595° W · Arizona · White Mountains
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
not yet collected
Closed for good; the year it closed is not yet collected. It stays here as part of the record of U.S. ski areas.
Its numbers
all 4all 4, in one list
Terrain contours: USGS 3D Elevation Program, public domain