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Pine Bend Ski Area

Where Pine Bend Ski Area’s numbers come from

8 observations from 3 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

How a figure is chosen
Advertised vertical drop258 ft3 sources2 of 3 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project (MWLSAP)
Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“v: 258 ft.”
Skiing Variety Offered in Minnesota — Post-Bulletin (Rochester), November 12, 1971, p. 14 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)Oct 2026“vert. drop — 250'”
Ski Area: Pine Bend (seventh of a series) — The Minneapolis Star, December 14, 1965, p. 48 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 270 ft “Longest run 2,000 feet, vertical drop 270 feet.”
Named trails92 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Post-Bulletin
Skiing Variety Offered in Minnesota — Post-Bulletin (Rochester), November 12, 1971, p. 14 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“2 pomalifts; 6 rope tows; 9 runs”
Ski Area: Pine Bend (seventh of a series) — The Minneapolis Star, December 14, 1965, p. 48 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 10 “Slopes and trails—Four beginners' runs, four intermediate runs, two advanced runs.”
Total lifts43 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project (MWLSAP)
Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“In 1958: 4 rope tows”
Ski Area: Pine Bend (seventh of a series) — The Minneapolis Star, December 14, 1965, p. 48 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 3 “Tows and lifts—Three rope tows.”
Skiing Variety Offered in Minnesota — Post-Bulletin (Rochester), November 12, 1971, p. 14 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 8 “Pine Bend, South St. Paul — … 2 pomalifts; 6 rope tows; 9 runs”

Pages cited

Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.

Other facts

Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.

Coordinates
OpenSkiMap — Pine Bend Ski Area
Year opened
Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
closedYear
'Grand dame of skiing' continued to be athletic, even after surgery — Star Tribune, January 4, 2000, p. 17 (clipping hosted by MWLSAP)
History
Bamber Hills (also called Rochester Ski Hill) — Minnesota, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project

Operating status

The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.