Hitting the slopes in tiny Lake City for a retro experience

By Laura Palmisano/KVNF

Published February 3, 2023 at 1:51 PM MST

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Remote Hinsdale County is not a ski destination like Aspen or Telluride. Lake City, the county’s only incorporated town, touts its ski hill as what skiing was like before the rise of mega ski resorts. For KVNF, Laura Palmisano reports from opening day.

Cora Kaminiski about to use the disc lift at the Lake City Ski Hill

Laura Palmisano

Jeb Brako with his daughter at the Lake City Ski Hill

Laura Palmisano

Hinsdale County Ski Team Coach Henry Woods at the Lake City Ski Hill

Laura Palmisano

The line to use the ski lift at the Lake City Ski Hill

Laura Palmisano