Where Ski Creede’s numbers come from
6 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 elevation8,860 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History (The Colorado Skier)
Lost Areas #5 — The Colorado Skier newsletter, published 17 September 1992PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 300 ft Top: 8860 Base: 8560 Lifts: 1 rope tow”
Base elevation8,560 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History (The Colorado Skier)
Lost Areas #5 — The Colorado Skier newsletter, published 17 September 1992PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 300 ft Top: 8860 Base: 8560 Lifts: 1 rope tow”
Advertised vertical drop100 ft2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Colorado Ski History
Creede Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Area Stats: * Elevations: Vertical Drop 100 feet”
Lost Areas #5 — The Colorado Skier newsletter, published 17 September 1992Oct 2026Differs: 300 ft “Vertical drop: 300 ft Top: 8860 Base: 8560 Lifts: 1 rope tow”
Total lifts12 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #5 — The Colorado Skier newsletter, published 17 September 1992Oct 2026“Vertical drop: 300 ft Top: 8860 Base: 8560 Lifts: 1 rope tow”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Creede Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Lost Areas #5 — The Colorado Skier newsletter, published 17 September 1992Ski history · Colorado Ski History (The Colorado Skier) · coloradoskihistory.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 CreedeCommunity 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 — Ski Creede
- Year opened
- Creede Ski Area — Colorado Ski History
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 Creede — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;