Where Ski Idlewild’s numbers come from
8 observations from 3 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 elevation9,100 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Idlewild Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Elevations: Top 9,100 ft; Base 8,700 ft; Vertical Drop 400 ft”
Base elevation8,700 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Idlewild Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Elevations: Top 9,100 ft; Base 8,700 ft; Vertical Drop 400 ft”
Advertised vertical drop400 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Idlewild Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Elevations: Top 9,100 ft; Base 8,700 ft; Vertical Drop 400 ft”
Named trails43 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Colorado Ski History
Idlewild Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Trail Breakdown: Beg. 60%, Int. 40% (total 4 trails), Longest Run: 0.5 mi”
Ski Idlewild — WikipediaOct 2026Differs: 5 “5 total 60% beginner 40% intermediate 0% advanced/expert”
LEFT BEHIND: Exploring Grand County's skiing past through abandoned hills — Sky-Hi News (December 4, 2018)Oct 2026Differs: 6 “The small ski area, featuring three open slopes and a total of six separate trails”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Idlewild Ski Area — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Ski Idlewild — WikipediaEncyclopedia · Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- 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 IdlewildCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- LEFT BEHIND: Exploring Grand County's skiing past through abandoned hills — Sky-Hi News (December 4, 2018)Other site · Sky-Hi News · skyhinews.com
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Ski Idlewild
- Year opened
- Idlewild Ski Area — Colorado Ski History
- closedYear
- Idlewild 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 Idlewild — status: abandoned; activities: downhill, nordic; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Fraser