Where Meadow Mountain’s numbers come from
5 observations from 2 publishers behind 4 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Summit elevation8,800 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Meadow Mountain Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Elevations: Summit 8,800 feet; Base 7,900 feet”
Base elevation7,900 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Meadow Mountain Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Elevations: Summit 8,800 feet; Base 7,900 feet”
Advertised vertical drop900 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine
Minturn's Historic Spot for Backyard Fun (February 2015)PublishedOct 2026“When it opened in 1966, four seasons after the lifts started turning at Vail, Meadow Mountain Ski Area was a simple resort with 900 feet of vert and four or five runs, none steep.”
Total lifts22 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Meadow Mountain Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Lifts: 1 Poma; 1 Double Chair (Stats: Built by Telecar with a length of 2250', 571' vertical, 840 pph capacity, with a speed of 500 fpm)”
Minturn's Historic Spot for Backyard Fun (February 2015)Oct 2026“he bought Meadow Mountain ... and with some friends threw up a chairlift and a Poma lift.”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Meadow Mountain Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Meadow Mountain — Skimap.orgSki guide · Skimap.org · skimap.org
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areWorked out by aurora.ski · GMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Minturn's Historic Spot for Backyard Fun (February 2015)Other site · Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine · vailmag.com
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- Meadow Mountain — Skimap.org
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedSkimap.org · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Meadow Mountain — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;