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Rainbow Valley Ranch

A one-run, one-tow ski hill off Highway 67 between Divide and Cripple Creek that operated in the 1960s.

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Rainbow Valley Ranch had a single run served by one tow, off Highway 67 between Divide and Cripple Creek, and it operated in the 1960s. Little more is known: Colorado Ski History has an old advertisement for it and photos from 2003 of the cut of the run, with the tow line along its left side.1

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TodayThe land is private property; the run's cut was still visible in 2003. (2003)1

Timeline

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  1. c. 1960Operates in the 1960s with one tow and one run1

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Lost near Rainbow Valley Ranch

The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.

  • Glen Cove

    Opened 1924 · 5 mi away · ColoradoA jumping and rope-tow area at Glen Cove on the Pikes Peak Highway, where in 1936 the Pikes Peak Ski Club rigged what is credited as Colorado's first rope tow.

  • Pikes Peak

    1936–1984 · 5.5 mi away · ColoradoThe Pikes Peak Ski Club's area on the Pikes Peak Highway, first at Glen Cove from 1936 and later at Elk Park, which closed after the 1984 season.

  • Tenderfoot Mountain

    Opened 1948 · 6.4 mi away · ColoradoA small ski area on Tenderfoot Mountain, about two miles from Cripple Creek, built by the Cripple Creek Ski Club in 1948 and closed in the 1950s.
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