Colorado is arguably the epicenter for the United States’s ski industry, with 30+ ski resorts in operation drawing millions of skiers every winter but you might not know that the Centennial State is also home to over 100 ski areas that have closed down over the years including Geneva Basin which is a distant memory for most.

Operating from 1963-84, Geneva Basin has a fascinating back story. First opened back in 1963, the mountain was originally known as Indianhead Mountain. However, it struggled financially from the start resulting in receivership two years after opening.

After that, it was renamed to Geneva Basin but its remoteness, lack of terrain variety and snow droughts led to its demise. It closed in 1984 after a chair fell off the Duck Creek chairlift, prompting a Colorado Tramway Board mandate to shutdown operations until proper repairs were made.

Multiple attempts to reopen were made but the mountain last operated in 1984. The U.S. Forest Service intentionally burned down the lodge and ripped out the lift towers in 1993, sealing its fate.

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