Ski Area Historical Archive

A developing archive documenting the evolution of ski areas across North America through trail maps, aerial imagery, lift systems, ownership history, archival collections, oral histories, and lost-area evidence.

Institutions & Collections

The archive now tracks museums, university archives, historical societies, digital repositories, and private collections as first-class sources.

Historical Snapshots

Each resort can be documented by year-specific snapshots combining maps, aerials, photos, lifts, ownership, and statistics.

Lost-Area Evidence

Closed and abandoned ski areas are tracked through lifecycle events, field evidence, historical maps, and local archival material.

GIS-Ready Future

Trail maps and aerial imagery are being structured for future boundary, lift-alignment, and trail-geometry comparisons.

Resort Archive

NY, US · operating

Belleayre Mountain

Historical archive seed record for Belleayre Mountain in the Catskills, focused on state ski-area development, ORDA-era management, trail map evolution, and lift modernization.

Ownership
Research Pending
Vertical
Unknown
Acreage
Unknown
Maps
1
Archive Page →
VT, US · operating

Killington Resort

Historical archive seed record for Killington Resort, documenting one of the largest and most aggressively expanded ski areas in the eastern United States.

Ownership
Research Pending
Vertical
Unknown
Acreage
Unknown
Maps
1
Archive Page →
VT, US · operating

Stowe Mountain Resort

Historical archive seed record for Stowe Mountain Resort, including Mt. Mansfield and Spruce Peak development, classic Vermont ski history, and extensive trail map evolution.

Ownership
Research Pending
Vertical
Unknown
Acreage
Unknown
Maps
1
Archive Page →
NY, US · operating

Whiteface Mountain

Historical archive seed record for Whiteface Mountain.

Ownership
Research Pending
Vertical
Unknown
Acreage
Unknown
Maps
1
Archive Page → ⛷ Official Site