Where Old Smokey Hill Ski Park’s numbers come from
5 observations from 2 publishers behind 3 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Advertised vertical drop115 ft2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project (MWLSAP)
Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“v: 115 (80) ft.”
Old Smoky, Minnesota: Ultimate in economy (SKI Magazine, Spring 1977), clipping on MWLSAPOct 2026Differs: 80 ft “this municipal ski area with two rope tows, fast and slow, has an 80 foot vertical drop.”
Named trails21 source1 of 1 agreefrom SKI Magazine
Old Smoky, Minnesota: Ultimate in economy (SKI Magazine, Spring 1977), clipping on MWLSAPPublishedOct 2026“It also sports two runs, labeled "Fast" and "Slow" to match the tows”
Total lifts22 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project (MWLSAP)
Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“In 1978 ( Skalka ): 2 rope tows”
Old Smoky, Minnesota: Ultimate in economy (SKI Magazine, Spring 1977), clipping on MWLSAPOct 2026“this municipal ski area with two rope tows, fast and slow, has an 80 foot vertical drop.”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectSki history · Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project (MWLSAP) · mwlsap.org
- Old Smokey Hill Ski Park — Skimap.orgSki guide · Skimap.org · skimap.org
- Old Smoky, Minnesota: Ultimate in economy (SKI Magazine, Spring 1977), clipping on MWLSAPOther site · SKI Magazine · mwlsap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- Old Smokey Hill Ski Park — Skimap.org
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedSkimap.org · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Old Smokey Hill Ski Park — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Fergus Falls