The building is located right up against the mountain whose ore it once processed before abandonment. OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. Here is what it cost me. var p='p='+escape(location.href)+';'; jv=1.4; The resorts low elevation means it doesnt have the areas best snow. var p='p='+escape(location.href)+';'; Trails through barely pitched woods, stretching forever, harmless, magnificent, a little kids version of exhilaration and adventure. 162-164. LOST SKI AREA WEBSITES. I try to be as accurate as possible so if you find any Echoes of an 80s Trans Am in their paintjob and of the mighty Excalibur in the power of their wielding. A New York stop on the national Spartan Race tour. Share your photos with us on Facebook and tag them as abandoned places near me! I tell people all the time -- usually in association with trips into the Mountain Loop/Monte Cristo area -- that there used to be a ski area at Pilchuck. Of dispatching with the hunt for bumps and glades. The chair lifts are inoperable, of course, so getting to the top of the runs has to be an adventure in itself. Spectators had to ride mining trams through mine shafts and tractor-pulled sleds to view ski jump competitions. Dan Ox Grand Coulee, WA 99133, USA Dan Ox Dan Ox Grand Coulee, WA 99133, USA Dan Ox Lost Ski Areas of Washington Site was moved to the following location: http://lostskiareas.wikispaces.com/ Information Sources Last update - 7/6/2010 The Olympian Hill, Milwaukee Ski Bowl 1946 WA USDA Winter Use Report for 1947-48 American Ski Annual Pacific NW Articles Lost Ski Areas of WA Forum NELSAP Discussion Forum This abandoned resort can be found just off I-5 between Toledo and Vader. $42 for adults on weekends and holidays. Recently enough that trailsigns still hang clearly from trees. Nature beautifully encompasses this shed in the northeast ghost town, Bodie! For others, we have little more than a distant memory from a DCSki reader. Tom Dick Ski Bowl - Near Gov Camp - In this piece from Mountaineer magazine, we head into Washington's past and visit ski resorts lost to history. var r='r='+escape(document.referrer)+';'; That all changed when the lodge burnt down in 1944, after a spark from the caretakers bonfire lit the highly-flammable cedar shakes on the roof. What's left? Get more stories delivered right to your email. All good things come to an end sadly, and competition with resorts closer to Seattle coupled with the steep slopes and lack of uphill assistance took business away from the small operation. var c='c='+(isCSS||isNN4?screen.colorDepth :'')+';'; Since the federal government wouldnt allow larger trams or lifts, other Washington resorts made these obsolete by the 1970s. Though Hogback Mountain ceased operating as a resort in 1986, it remains a vibrant part of the southern Vermont community as both a recreational and conservation area.