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Sky Valley Resort

Where Sky Valley Resort’s numbers come from

5 observations from 2 publishers behind 3 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.

Figures

How a figure is chosen
Advertised vertical drop210 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Wikipedia
Sky Valley, Georgia — WikipediaPublishedOct 2026“These provided 15–16 acres (6.1–6.5 ha) of skiable terrain with a vertical drop of 210 feet (64 m).”
Remembering Sky Valley Ski Area — by Scott Fagan, SkiSoutheast, January 20, 2007Oct 2026“The resort’s +/-210′ vertical drop and +/-15 skiable acres were laughable by national standards.”
Skiable acres15 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom SkiSoutheast
Remembering Sky Valley Ski Area — by Scott Fagan, SkiSoutheast, January 20, 2007PublishedOct 2026“The resort’s +/-210′ vertical drop and +/-15 skiable acres were laughable by national standards.”
Named trails52 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Wikipedia
Sky Valley, Georgia — WikipediaPublishedOct 2026“condos were built on the north-facing slope which previously had the five ski runs, named Panorama, Scooter, Kamikaze, Gravity's Revenge, and Pokey, the last of which was the bunny slope for children with its own rope tow.”
Remembering Sky Valley Ski Area — by Scott Fagan, SkiSoutheast, January 20, 2007Oct 2026“The resort only had five trails with "Panorama," "Scooter" and a bunny slope, "Pokey," rounding out the bill.”

Pages cited

Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.

Other facts

Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.

Coordinates
OpenSkiMap — Sky Valley Resort
Year opened
Sky Valley — Rabun County Historical Society
closedYear
Creative Bulldozing, Snow Machines and Foreclosures: The Story of Sky Valley — Rabun County Historical Society (Richard Cinquina; first published in Laurel of Northeast Georgia, September 2022)
History
Creative Bulldozing, Snow Machines and Foreclosures: The Story of Sky Valley — Rabun County Historical Society (Richard Cinquina; first published in Laurel of Northeast Georgia, September 2022)
Mountain range
GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are

Operating status

The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.