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 View from above the Eisenhower Tunnel | |
  Loveland Ski Area Location in Colorado  Loveland Ski Area Loveland Ski Area (the United States) | |
| Location | Arapahoe National Forest Clear Creek County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Silver Plume, 10 miles |
| Coordinates | 39°40′48″N 105°53′49″W / 39.680°N 105.897°W |
| Vertical | 2,210 ft (674 m) (Basin) 850 ft (259 m) (Valley) |
| Top elevation | 13,010 ft (3,965 m) (Basin) 11,250 ft (3,429 m) (Valley) |
| Base elevation | 10,800 ft (3,292 m) (Basin) 10,400 ft (3,170 m) (Valley) |
| Skiable area | 1,800 acres (7.3 km2) |
| Trails | 94 total : 13% beginner  : 41% intermediate  : 46% advanced/expert |
| Longest run | 2 miles (3 km) |
| Lift system | 10 total
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| Lift capacity | 14,293/hour |
| Terrain parks | 1: Love Park |
| Snowfall | 422 inches (1,070 cm) |
| Snowmaking | 240 acres (0.97 km2) |
| Night skiing | none |
| Website | www.skiloveland.com |
Loveland Ski Area is a ski area in the western United States, located near the town of Georgetown, Colorado. Located at the eastern portal of the Eisenhower Tunnel, Loveland is within the Arapahoe National Forest. It is one of the closest ski areas to the Denver metropolitan area and Front Range corridor, making it popular with locals.[1]
Loveland is one of only a handful of both independent, and family- owned, ski areas in operation. The company was long operated by Chet Upham of Mineral Wells, Texas, until his death in 2008, then by his widow Virginia Lee Upham until her death in 2015.[2] The Upham family continues to own the ski area.[3]
- ^ Davis, Joyzelle (31 December 2007). "I-70 shutdown takes toll on ski areas". Rocky Mountain News.
- ^ Langley, Alli (23 July 2015). "Loveland Ski Area matriarch Virginia Upham dies at 91". Summit Daily.
- ^ Meyer, John (20 October 2018). "Loveland ski area opens for the season, christens its first high-speed lift". Denver Post.