Where Ski Cherokee’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 elevation2,200 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Virginia Places
Former Ski Resorts in Virginia — Virginia PlacesPublishedOct 2026“Snow was manufactured regularly, since the highest elevation was only 2,200 feet.”
Advertised vertical drop≈ 1,000 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom DCSki
Ski Cherokee — DCSki Lost Ski AreasPublishedOct 2026“Cherokee offered about 1,000 vertical feet, broken into a gentle upper hill and a lower hill with more advanced terrain.”
Named trails21 source1 of 1 agreefrom Virginia Places
Former Ski Resorts in Virginia — Virginia PlacesPublishedOct 2026“Adkins spent a total of $6 million to buy the land and to clear two slopes, construct two quad chair chairlifts, buy snowmaking machines”
Total lifts32 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom DCSki
Ski Cherokee — DCSki Lost Ski AreasPublishedOct 2026“the lifts were installed in 1989 and were Riblet chairs. There were three in total, two quads and one triple.”
Former Ski Resorts in Virginia — Virginia PlacesOct 2026Differs: 2 “Adkins spent a total of $6 million to buy the land and to clear two slopes, construct two quad chair chairlifts, buy snowmaking machines”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Ski Cherokee — DCSki Lost Ski AreasSki guide · DCSki · dcski.com
- 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
- OpenSkiMap — Ski CherokeeCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- Former Ski Resorts in Virginia — Virginia PlacesOther site · Virginia Places · virginiaplaces.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Ski Cherokee
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Ski Cherokee — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;