[5] The area had various owners and, due to varying snowfall, was open intermittently for several decades.

[4][11] It operated two surface lifts: a T-bar and a rope tow, with a vertical drop of 600 feet (180 m).

The lift-served summit was at an elevation of 4,400 ft (1,340 m) above sea level; a three-story A-frame structure served as the day lodge.

Owed back taxes, Latah County seized the leasehold improvements (equipment & buildings) and put up for auction in February 1992, but there were no takers for the minimum bid of $21,000.

The city of Troy sued the leaseholders and entered in an agreement with the county to pay the back taxes after the sale of the T-bar lift in April, which started at a minimum bid of $1,900.