Hidden Valley Ski Area

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Hidden Valley Ski Area
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Hidden Valley Ski Area
Location within Missouri
Location Wildwood, Missouri, United States
Coordinates 38°32′08″N90°39′10″W / 38.535578°N 90.65287°W / 38.535578; -90.65287
StatusOperating
Opened1982 (1982)
Owner Vail Resorts
Vertical320 ft (98 m)
Top elevation860 ft (262 m)
Skiable area65 acres (26 ha)
Runs 16 total
Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg - 25% beginner
Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg - 33% intermediate
Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg - 19% advanced
Ski trail rating symbol-terrain park.svg - 13% terrain parks
Lift system 5 chairlifts, 4 surface lifts
Terrain parks Yes, 2 [1]
Snowmaking Yes
Night skiing Yes [2]
Website Hiddenvalleyski.com
Skier experiences one of two of Hidden Valley Ski Area's terrain parks Hidden Valley Ski Area Skier in Park.jpg
Skier experiences one of two of Hidden Valley Ski Area's terrain parks
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Hidden Valley Ski Resort - summer aerial drone photograph

Hidden Valley Ski Area is a ski resort in the St. Louis, Missouri suburb of Wildwood, Missouri.

Contents

The ski area consists of 15 trails on 65 acres (26 ha) of two different peaks to form a 320 ft vertical drop. All of these trails feature Snowmaking, with a capacity of 6600 gallons of water per minute. [3]

History

Tim Boyd bought the Wildwood Golf Course for $250,000 in 1977. In 1982 he converted the hills to a ski resort while maintaining the golf course. The resort would be the first of several resorts throughout the Midwest and Northeast United States he developed or acquired through his company Peak Resorts. [4]

Boyd ultimately entered an agreement to place the ski resort in a conservation easement in exchange for permission to build 80 homes on the golf property (which has since been closed). [5]

At the beginning of the 2012–2013 season, Hidden Valley opened two additional runs on an adjacent hill. They dubbed this new area "West Mountain".[ citation needed ] With this expansion, one additional chair lift was added to allow access to these runs. [6]

In January 2018, the City of Wildwood passed a vote to allow Hidden Valley to build a zip line tour which enabled the property to open year-round. [7] The ZipTour opened in June 2019. [8]

In 2019, Vail Resorts acquired previous owner Peak Resorts, putting the ski area under its ownership. [9]

Lifts

The trails are served by 9 lifts, 5 of which are chairlifts, the remaining 4 being surface lifts.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Terraini Parks". hiddenvalleyski.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  2. ↑ Tritto, Christopher (2012-12-17). "The Unlikely Success of Missouri's Hidden Valley Ski Mountain". Outside . Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  3. ↑ "Mountain Info". hiddenvalleyski.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. ↑ Tritto, Christopher (February 25, 2007). "Boyd's ski resort revenue climbs to $85 million" . www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  5. ↑ Kelsey, Volkmann (October 27, 2008). "Hidden Valley saved" . www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  6. ↑ Curtis, Nancy (2012-02-16). "Hidden Valley Ski Resort to Undergo $2 Million Expansion". www.stlmag.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  7. ↑ "Wildwood votes to let Hidden Valley add zip line | Local Business | stltoday.com".
  8. ↑ Bertacchi, Denise (2019-06-29). "Hidden Valley's zip line tours are now open". www.stlmag.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  9. ↑ Olmsted, Larry (2019-07-22). "Ski Travel Revolution: Vail Acquires 17 More Ski Resorts, Expands Epic Pass". Forbes . Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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