Barely out of sight from Vail’s back bowls and Blue Sky Basin, NorthRidge Backcountry offers mountain enthusiasts an amazing playground of almost 400 acres. Nestled next to the historic mining town of Leadville, Colorado, NorthRidge Backcountry sits on private land that can be accessed by those with an affiliation to Lake County, Colorado, either current residents, prospective residents
or guests at approved hotels. In its inaugural winter season NorthRidge Backcountry offers classic Nordic skiing on trails shared by fat-tire bikers, flat terrain exclusively for Nordic skiers and skin-to/ski-down backcountry tree-skiing. The only cost to use this area is to sign a liability release waiver you can sign by clicking HERE.
Barely out of sight from Vail’s back bowls and Blue Sky Basin, NorthRidge Backcountry offers mountain enthusiasts an amazing playground of almost 400 acres. Nestled next to the historic mining town of Leadville, Colorado, NorthRidge Backcountry sits on private land that can be accessed by those with an affiliation to Lake County, Colorado, either current residents, prospective residents or guests at approved hotels.
In its inaugural winter season NorthRidge Backcountry offers classic Nordic skiing on trails shared by fat-tire bikers, flat terrain exclusively for Nordic skiers and skin-to/ski-down backcountry tree-skiing. The only cost to use this area is to sign a liability release waiver you can sign by clicking HERE.
A new community called Gateway Village across U.S. highway 24 from NorthRidge is being built on land owned by the owner of NorthRidge. Gateway Village is primarily an affordable housing development, with market-rate homesites and rent-controlled apartment, with work beginning in late 2024 and residences available in late 2025.
Access to these loops is a Lake County road, with a road marker 8 and an arrow pointing left, except the road to the loops is to the right. This is at the sign that says “Leadville 10,152”. Park immediately off the highway in the winter and at a larger parking area about ¼ mile from the highway in the summer.
A new community called Gateway Village across U.S. highway 24 from NorthRidge is being built on land owned by the owner of NorthRidge. Gateway Village is primarily an affordable housing development, with market-rate homesites and rent-controlled apartment, with work beginning in late 2024 and residences available in late 2025.
Access to these loops is a Lake County road, with a road marker 8 and an arrow pointing left, except the road to the loops is to the right. This is at the sign that says “Leadville 10,152”. Park immediately off the highway in the winter and at a larger parking area about ¼ mile from the highway in the summer.
