ski area
Mountain with lifts
A ski area is a developed mountain location with trails and lifts for skiing and snowboarding.
The term covers everything from small local hills to major destination resorts.
Ski areas typically include groomed runs of varying difficulty, chairlifts or gondolas, and base facilities for tickets and equipment: There are three ski areas within an hour of Denver.
- chairliftCable-suspended passenger conveyance
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- snowpackAccumulated mountain winter layers
- powder dayFresh deep snowfall conditions
- snow reportSlope and powder status
rope tow · magic carpet · lift ticket · mountain · base · base lodge · snowboarding · snowmaking · bunny slope · terrain park · half pipe · summit · vertical drop · black diamond · double black diamond · lodge · poles · slope
- ski resortsVail, Park City, Jackson Hole, Chamonix, St. Moritz
- Franconia Notch
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- Ruidoso
ski areabeach
Sandy waterside margin
beach resort · tropical beach · seaside resort · coastal resort · surfing destination
ski areasea level
Elevation reference point
lowlands · flatlands · plains · valley floor · coastal plain
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