Ski Area for sale near Cody, Wy

Maybe if I lived in Cody :)

"Sleeping Giant, a small ski area near Cody, Wyoming, and Yellowstone National Park has hit the market for $500,000"

Looks fun

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Except they have a hard time holding snow
 
And low elevation, 7400 at top
 
The ski hill I'm going to tomorrow tops out at 400 feet, I'm guessing that @kwc is correct about the snow making
 
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Snow-making costs A LOT OF MONEY! A small hill like this can not make enough income to cover that very large expense.
 
canadug said:
Snow-making costs A LOT OF MONEY! A small hill like this can not make enough income to cover that very large expense.
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Yes it is costly. BUT a small hill can cover the expense if done right.
 
800 feet of vert. Not even worth putting your boots on. Seem like the sort of ski barely-a-hill that the town would buy and manage like Cranor out in Gunnison.

Rich people and their whimsical purchases...
 
Wanderlust073 said:
800 feet of vert. Not even worth putting your boots on. Seem like the sort of ski barely-a-hill that the town would buy and manage like Cranor out in Gunnison.

Rich people and their whimsical purchases...
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Wait until you hear about the nearby ski hill here with 300 feet of elevation... :roflmao:
 
Small hills are better in many ways. Ours is about 1200' of vertical on 480 acres.

It's less than an hour drive from Copper, Vail, Beaver Creek, etc. Affordable and with sub 5 min lift lines. Super fun and laid back, pretty much loved by anyone visiting.

There's a premium nordic center and trails; a nearby touring hut system and glamping yurts. A recently built T-bar access lots of black runs. Skinning up allowed on designated routes during on and off hours. There's about a month before and after the season with enough snow to go for free and even bring dogs

I think it's a non-profit overseen by the county

On May 7th this year, five weeks after they closed:

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Kullaberg63 said:
Small hills are better in many ways. Ours is about 1200' of vertical on 480 acres.

It's less than an hour drive from Copper, Vail, Beaver Creek, etc. Affordable and with sub 5 min lift lines. Super fun and laid back, pretty much loved by anyone visiting.

There's a premium nordic center and trails; a nearby touring hut system and glamping yurts. A recently built T-bar access lots of black runs. Skinning up allowed on designated routes during on and off hours. There's about a month before and after the season with enough snow to go for free and even bring dogs

I think it's a non-profit overseen by the county

On May 7th this year, five weeks after they closed:

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When I went to the doctor a few months ago (here in Denver), we ended up chatting most of the time about skiing, and he was singing the praises of Cooper for beginners (I'm new to skiing) (I'm assuming that's your local hill?). I'd totally go there if my pass covered it
 
RyanP said:
When I went to the doctor a few months ago (here in Denver), we ended up chatting most of the time about skiing, and he was singing the praises of Cooper for beginners (I'm new to skiing) (I'm assuming that's your local hill?). I'd totally go there if my pass covered it
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It's $45 Mon-Thurs, except holidays. You can do that even with an Ikon Pass
 
Wanderlust073 said:
800 feet of vert. Not even worth putting your boots on. Seem like the sort of ski barely-a-hill that the town would buy and manage like Cranor out in Gunnison.
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I cut my ski teeth at Fortress Mountain, Alberta, a small area with barely more than 1000 vertical feet (they "rounded up" to 1100:lol:) with 3 slow chairs and a T-bar. It had some decent terrain though and got a reasonable amount of snow (when the wind didn't get to it!). Being at the bottom end of the scale with several big-name resorts in the area, crowds were often non-existent, meaning plenty of untracked mid-week powder for those so inclined, whetting my appetite for the backcountry. It's been closed for two decades now despite multiple on-going efforts to revive it, but I still have fond memories.
 
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