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Lake City Ski Hill

CO · San Juan Mountains

Mountain stats

Trails
6
Lifts
1
Base elevation
8,734 ft
Difficulty mix
69%Beginner
28%Intermediate
3%Advanced
0%Expert Only
Terrain park

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
76°/46°F
Isolated Rain Showers then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
4 mph SW
Wind
0"
24h new
Sunrise 6:45 AM Sunset 7:27 PM12.7h daylight UV 7.2 — wear sunscreen

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:05 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Tue
Sep 8
76°/ 46°
💨 5 to 10 mph WSW
Wed
Sep 9
80°/ 45°
💨 0 to 15 mph W
Thu
Sep 10
79°/ 46°
💨 0 to 10 mph W
Fri
Sep 11
77°/ 46°
37% precip
💨 5 to 15 mph WSW
Sat
Sep 12
76°/ 47°
46% precip
💨 5 to 10 mph SW
Sun
Sep 13
74°/ 44°
44% precip
💨 5 to 15 mph SW
Mon
Sep 14
73°/ 42°
44% precip
💨 5 to 10 mph WSW
Tue
Sep 15
74°/ 46°
43% precip
💨 7 mph SW
trend
Wed
Sep 16
74°/ 51°
53% precip
💨 10 mph SW
trend
Thu
Sep 17
69°/ 52°
47% precip
💨 5 mph S
trend

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Amenities

Rentals

Around the resort

🍴 Eat nearby

Restaurants within ~25 km of the resort, sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Local sit-down

Regional cuisine + local spots

Family + casual

Burgers, pizza, diner-style

Cafe + breakfast

Coffee, bakery, morning fuel

Closest airport

MTJ

Maps & cameras

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