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| Marble |
Operation Dates: 1971 - 1974
Location: Marble, Colorado (about 60 minutes from the Glenwood area)
Area Stats:
* 1 Double Chair (Stats: Built 1971 by Riblet 4266' length, 1050 vertical,
1200 people per hour, and a speed of 500 fpm)
* Planned resort with golf course, hotels, and condos
* Vertical Drop: 1,050 ft, with the summit at 9,800 ft
History: Marble Ski Resort opened for the 1971 ski season with only
snow cats. The following year they contracted Riblet to install a double
chair up the main run. The hill was about a mile long. Many more ski lifts
were planned for the resort as well as base facilities. Plans were
cancelled during 1974. According to The Colorado Skier, the area was
never a big hit with the Forest Service, town, or the public.
Please Note: This area is on private property - no trespassing!
Location: Marble, Colorado (about 60 minutes from the Glenwood area)
Area Stats:
* 1 Double Chair (Stats: Built 1971 by Riblet 4266' length, 1050 vertical,
1200 people per hour, and a speed of 500 fpm)
* Planned resort with golf course, hotels, and condos
* Vertical Drop: 1,050 ft, with the summit at 9,800 ft
History: Marble Ski Resort opened for the 1971 ski season with only
snow cats. The following year they contracted Riblet to install a double
chair up the main run. The hill was about a mile long. Many more ski lifts
were planned for the resort as well as base facilities. Plans were
cancelled during 1974. According to The Colorado Skier, the area was
never a big hit with the Forest Service, town, or the public.
Please Note: This area is on private property - no trespassing!
| Trail Map: (Click for a larger view!) |
| Marble Town Map |
| Area Pictures: |
| Here are some artist's conceptions of what the proposed Marble resort would have looked like. * (Click for larger views!) |
| The base area plans and an ad for the ski area |
| Unstable ground was a problem at Marble. # |
The building of the Riblet double base. #
| Have you ever skied Marble? If so, contact us with your memories! Memories: |
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| Copyright © coloradoskihistory.com All Rights Reserved. ^Pictures thanks to Dan G. & Brad C. * Picture thanks to Eden Architects # Picture thanks to the Colorado Ski Museum & P. Hauk |
Pictures Taken During October 2006:
| The uncompleted lodge/hotel at Marble. It was to be the first of a series of structures at the resort. |
Pictures taken Sept 2009:
The base of the old double chair and the ski area's warming hut, now
a cabin.
a cabin.
| Various views on the lower mountain |
| The old hotel that was never completed. |