Where Ski Rio’s numbers come from
16 observations from 5 publishers behind 6 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 elevation11,647 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom skiresort.info
Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Elevations: Base: 9,500'; Summit: 11,650'; Drop: 2150'”
Base elevation9,498 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom skiresort.info
Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Elevations: Base: 9,500'; Summit: 11,650'; Drop: 2150'”
Advertised vertical drop2,149 ft3 sources3 of 3 agreefrom skiresort.info
Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Elevations: Base: 9,500'; Summit: 11,650'; Drop: 2150'”
7 Abandoned Ski Areas That We Wish Would Come Back (March 31, 2025)Oct 2026“83 runs, six lifts, 2,150 vertical feet of skiing, and 910 acres”
Skiable acres≥ 910 ac3 sources3 of 3 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort) — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“The reinstalled double chairlift brought Rio's skiable acres to over 910.”
7 Abandoned Ski Areas That We Wish Would Come Back (March 31, 2025)Oct 2026“83 runs, six lifts, 2,150 vertical feet of skiing, and 910 acres”
History: Ski Río sold (again), county commission investigates thefts, and U.S. postal rates jump (January 4, 2018)Oct 2026“the resort's 900-plus acres of terrain, six ski lifts, a lodge, underground utilities, 120 building sites, water rights and elk-hunting permits”
Named trails142 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Skier 72
Ski Rio — The Lost Resorts, Skier 72PublishedOct 2026“consisting of a triple chair, a platter lift, two chalets, and 14 ski runs.”
7 Abandoned Ski Areas That We Wish Would Come Back (March 31, 2025)Oct 2026Differs: 83 “83 runs, six lifts, 2,150 vertical feet of skiing, and 910 acres”
Total lifts64 sources4 of 4 agreefrom skiresort.info
Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Lifts: Alpha: Fixed Poma Triple; Bravo: Fixed Poma Triple; Charlie: Fixed Riblet Double; 3 Surfaces (Stadeli)”
7 Abandoned Ski Areas That We Wish Would Come Back (March 31, 2025)Oct 2026“83 runs, six lifts, 2,150 vertical feet of skiing, and 910 acres”
History: Ski Río sold (again), county commission investigates thefts, and U.S. postal rates jump (January 4, 2018)Oct 2026“the resort's 900-plus acres of terrain, six ski lifts, a lodge, underground utilities, 120 building sites, water rights and elk-hunting permits”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Ski Rio (Rio Costilla Resort) — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Ski Rio — The Lost Resorts, Skier 72Ski guide · Skier 72 · skier72.ca
- Ski resort Rio — skiresort.infoSki guide · skiresort.info · skiresort.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 RioCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- 7 Abandoned Ski Areas That We Wish Would Come Back (March 31, 2025)Other site · SnowBrains · snowbrains.com
- History: Ski Río sold (again), county commission investigates thefts, and U.S. postal rates jump (January 4, 2018)Other site · The Taos News · taosnews.com
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — Ski Rio
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 Rio — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;