Echo Mountain (ski area)

Echo Mountain
Echo Mountain
	Echo Mountain ski runs, late Summer
	Echo Mountain Location in Colorado Echo Mountain Echo Mountain (the United States)
Location	Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Nearest major city	Evergreen, Colorado
Coordinates	39°41′6″N105°31′10″W / 39.68500°N 105.51944°W
Vertical	600 ft (180 m)
Top elevation	10,650 ft (3,250 m)
Base elevation	10,050 ft (3,060 m)
Skiable area	226+ acres
Trails	13 total; - 3 easiest; - 6 more difficult; - 4 most difficult
Longest run	Pops (0.4 mi)
Lift system	3 (1 triple chair, 2 covered conveyor lifts)
Snowfall	275 in/year
Snowmaking	50 acres (200,000 m2)
Night skiing	100% lit
Website	https://echomntn.com/

Last updated September 15, 2024

Echo Mountain is a ski, snowboard and tubing area located in Clear Creek County, west of Evergreen, Colorado. It is the closest ski area to the Denver metro area.

Description

Echo Mountain is located at the former site of the Squaw Pass Ski Area. Echo opened late in the 2006 season as a terrain park-only concept. The area began to shift its focus away from terrain-park only and sold at auction in 2012. The new owner turned the ski area into a private ski racing training facility. After several seasons under this concept, the owner filed for bankruptcy in January 2016. The area sold in the fall of 2016 to a company looking to open to the public and appeal to a broader base of snow sports enthusiasts. It is fully lit to offer night skiing. There are roughly 60 acres of skiable terrain and is located within the Arapaho National Forest and sits on the North face of Chief Mountain (elv. 11,709 ft.).

The area was created out of lodgepole pines, bristlecone pines, and Douglas firs. The base of the mountain is located at 10,050 feet (3,060 m) and the summit is at about 10,650 feet (3,250 m).

Change of Ownership

Echo Mountain was formerly owned by Jerry Petitt and his family. After buying the property in 2002 Petitt revived the ski area. The hill was originally designed and marketed as a terrain park for younger skiers and snowboarders. In the Summer of 2012, Echo Mountain Park was bought by Nora Pykkonen. Pykkonen operated Front Range Ski Club, an alpine ski racing facility, out of Echo. Both parties seemed excited about how Echo will change, "I think this will be a very interesting opportunity for them and hopefully in a few years we will hear about an Olympic skier that came out of Echo." said Petitt. The auction sale was operated by Sheldon Good & Co.^[1] In January 2016, Echo Mountain filed for bankruptcy after falling behind on loan payments.^[2] In the fall of 2016, the mountain was sold to a new owner in a deal that included all the land, facilities, equipment, snow cats and the chairlift.

Lifts

Echo's Yan Triple chairlift was purchased from Vail Resorts' Heavenly Resort and installed in 2005. The triple, named Hot Laps Special, is situated to serve the entire mountain. The second lift is a new covered conveyor lift by RMCE and was installed in 2017. The third lift is also a new covered conveyor lift by RMCE and was installed in 2019.

External links

Notes

↑ "Echo Mountain ski area bought to be converted into training facility". 28 August 2012.
↑ "Ski resort slides into Chapter 11". 9 February 2016.

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[1] "Echo Mountain ski area bought to be converted into training facility". 28 August 2012.

[2] "Ski resort slides into Chapter 11". 9 February 2016.

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Echo Mountain

Echo Mountain ski runs, late Summer
Echo Mountain Location in Colorado Show map of Colorado Echo Mountain Echo Mountain (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location	Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States
Nearest major city	Evergreen, Colorado
Coordinates	39°41′6″N105°31′10″W / 39.68500°N 105.51944°W / 39.68500; -105.51944
Vertical	600 ft (180 m)
Top elevation	10,650 ft (3,250 m)
Base elevation	10,050 ft (3,060 m)
Skiable area	226+ acres
Trails	13 total - 3 easiest - 6 more difficult - 4 most difficult
Longest run	Pops (0.4 mi)
Lift system	3 (1 triple chair, 2 covered conveyor lifts)
Snowfall	275 in/year
Snowmaking	50 acres (200,000 m²)
Night skiing	100% lit
Website	https://echomntn.com/