Lake City Ski Hill
Where Lake City Ski Hill’s numbers come from
8 observations from 3 publishers behind 8 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
2/11 core figures collected.
Highest lift-served elevation9,081 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Lake City Ski HillPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 2,768 m (9,080 ft)”
Advertised vertical drop247 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Lake City Ski Hill
Lake City Ski Hill — official websitePublishedSep 2026“A 1000 ft. Poma platter lift carries you to the top (up 247 vertical feet at a starting elevation of approximately 8600 ft) for seven”
Total lifts11 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Lake City Ski HillPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 1 platter lift (1 in all)”
Drive from the fly-in airport4 h 47 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill: 4 h 47 min and 234.6 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport4 h 47 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill: 4 h 47 min and 234.6 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport234.6 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill: 4 h 47 min and 234.6 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 25 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Lake City Ski Hill: 1 h 25 min and 55.4 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport55.4 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Lake City Ski Hill: 1 h 25 min and 55.4 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Lake City Ski Hill — official websiteLake City Ski Hill · skilakecity.com
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Lake CityLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Colorado Springs Airport (COS) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) to Lake City Ski Hill, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Lake City Ski HillOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 5townoflakecityco.gov — consulted in reviewtownoflakecityco.gov · townoflakecityco.gov
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Lake City Ski Hill
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingLake City Ski Hill · Tier 1 · 2026-09-23…Pricing Ski Team Contact The Ski hill is CLOSED WE HAVE NOT YET OPENED FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON! PLEASE CHECK BACK. WE ARE WEATHER DEPENDENT. See Hours Skiing…like it u…
- operatingtownoflakecityco.gov · Tier 5 · 2026-09-23"THE SKI HILL IS CLOSED Thanks to those who joined us this year. See you Next season!" Reviewer: Town-operated public hill with a Poma platter lift. The town page says it is closed after 'this year' and will reopen next season. The skilakecity.com banner saying it had not yet opened for 2025-26 looks stale.
- operatingLake City Ski Hill · Tier 1 · 2026-09-23"WE HAVE NOT YET OPENED FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON!" Reviewer: Town-operated public hill with a Poma platter lift. The town page says it is closed after 'this year' and will reopen next season. The skilakecity.com banner saying it had not yet opened for 2025-26 looks stale.
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Lake City Ski Hill – Lake City
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Lake City: 1 operating lift(s) — Poma (Platter); 0 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Lake City Ski Hill — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 1; downhill runs mapped: 9;
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: summit elevation, base elevation, skiable acres, named trails, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain, average annual snowfall.