Where Sharktooth’s numbers come from
11 observations from 2 publishers behind 5 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 elevation4,750 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #3 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, August 17, 1992)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 150 ft Top: 4750 Base: 4600 Lifts: 1 pony lift”
Sharktooth Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Area Stats: (1984) *Elevations: Summit 4,750; Base 4,600; Vertical Drop 150 ft”
Base elevation4,600 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #3 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, August 17, 1992)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 150 ft Top: 4750 Base: 4600 Lifts: 1 pony lift”
Sharktooth Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Area Stats: (1984) *Elevations: Summit 4,750; Base 4,600; Vertical Drop 150 ft”
Advertised vertical drop150 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #3 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, August 17, 1992)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 150 ft Top: 4750 Base: 4600 Lifts: 1 pony lift”
Sharktooth Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Area Stats: (1984) *Elevations: Summit 4,750; Base 4,600; Vertical Drop 150 ft”
Named trails12 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Sharktooth Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“*Trails: 1 open slope which was 1,000 ft long”
'World's Smallest Ski Resort' Once Lived Outside Of Greeley (December 17, 2014)Oct 2026“On Dec. 17, 1971 the dream became a reality when Sharktooth opened with one 400-foot wide ski slope with a 1,000-foot drop, accessed by a 600-foot rope tow.”
Total lifts13 sources3 of 3 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #3 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, August 17, 1992)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 150 ft Top: 4750 Base: 4600 Lifts: 1 pony lift”
'World's Smallest Ski Resort' Once Lived Outside Of Greeley (December 17, 2014)Oct 2026“On Dec. 17, 1971 the dream became a reality when Sharktooth opened with one 400-foot wide ski slope with a 1,000-foot drop, accessed by a 600-foot rope tow.”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Lost Areas #3 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, August 17, 1992)Ski history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Sharktooth Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- 'World's Smallest Ski Resort' Once Lived Outside Of Greeley (December 17, 2014)Other site · KUNC · kunc.org
- OpenSkiMap — SharktoothCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Sharktooth
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Sharktooth — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;