Where Sugarite’s numbers come from
8 observations from 1 publisher behind 5 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 elevation8,950 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Ski Sugarite (Raton Ski Basin) — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Area Stats: (1984) *Elevations: Top 8,950 feet; Base 8,000 feet; Vertical Drop 825 feet”
Base elevation8,000 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #11 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, July 29, 1993)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 228 ft Top: Base: 8,000 Lifts: 1 poma”
Ski Sugarite (Raton Ski Basin) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Area Stats: (1984) *Elevations: Top 8,950 feet; Base 8,000 feet; Vertical Drop 825 feet”
Advertised vertical drop228 ft2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #11 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, July 29, 1993)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 228 ft Top: Base: 8,000 Lifts: 1 poma”
Ski Sugarite (Raton Ski Basin) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026Differs: 825 ft “Area Stats: (1984) *Elevations: Top 8,950 feet; Base 8,000 feet; Vertical Drop 825 feet”
Named trails171 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Ski Sugarite (Raton Ski Basin) — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“*Trails: 17; All abilities; Longest Run 2 miles”
Total lifts12 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #11 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, July 29, 1993)PublishedOct 2026“Vertical drop: 228 ft Top: Base: 8,000 Lifts: 1 poma”
Ski Sugarite (Raton Ski Basin) — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026Differs: 2 “*Lifts: 1 Thiokel Double Chair; 1 Surface Lift”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Lost Areas #11 (The Colorado Skier newsletter, July 29, 1993)Ski history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Ski Sugarite (Raton Ski Basin) — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · 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 — SugariteCommunity 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 — Sugarite
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Sugarite — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0;