Closed Ski Area
Hidden Valley Ski Area
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, Colorado
Hidden Valley Ski Area is now closed. The lifts have been removed. What is left are fantastic runs for the backcountry enthusiasts.
Rocky Mountain National Park has a visitor center and just past the visitor center is where you will need to pay an entrance fee. To see current park entrance fees, please see RMNP Entrance Fees.
Hidden Valley ski area opened in 1955 and closed as a ski area in 1991. The lower area of the valley, below Trail Ridge Road is great for beginner and intermediate skiers/boarders. Above Trail Ridge road is where you find the expert runs. Trail Ridge Road is closed in the winter from roughly November to May or June.
Trail map thanks to the Colorado Ski Museum. If anyone has a better map that we can use, please contact us! We would love to add the names of the old runs to our information here.
This image is the current parking area and structure at the base of Hidden Valley.
| Vertical rise: 2,000 ft. Terrain: 1,200 skiable acres Trails:  Easiest - 20% More difficult - 30% Most difficult - 40% Expert - (not used when this area was open)Annual snowfall: 150 inches Lifts: None Base elevation: 9,500 ft. Summit elevation: 11,500 ft. Region: North Eastern Colorado Location: Just West of Estes Park, Colorado |
We now have a link to google maps in the upper right hand corner of this page to assist you in finding this area from where you are. Please see our road map for Rocky Mountain National Park, or you can open our pdf road map. You can download and print a topo map of Hidden Valley in a pdf format right here. If needed, download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free. |
Warning!!! This old ski area does not have a ski patrol, it does not have avalanche control, it does attract backcountry skiers, some of whom do not know very much about avalanches. Please do not ski this area without the proper gear and knowledge. Do not imitate other skiers, as they may have been lucky that a slope did not slide, and you may not be so lucky. The BOC rents backcountry gear including safety gear. Please be prepared before you play on at this area.
The runs rated easy and moderate will be less prone to avalanche danger and can be great for intermediate skiers/boarders.