this makes me sad

[Horton]

 

[richfoster]

Oh man! That is sad. Makes me feel guilty for complaining about the crappy conditions we’ve had so far this year. At least our lake is full.

[rockdog]

Are you aware of the reasoning behind this @Horton ?

[Cooper_Trelawney]

Where?

[lpskier]

On the positive side, this presents a good opportunity to look for the watch you dropped overboard last summer.

[ALPJr]

Drought issues?

[RichardDoane]

that would be a sad place to live

[LoopSki]

This one is about 35 minutes up from me just south of Chico Ca. Never took off. They tried to sell a few lots and no one bought. Last i heard its a rice field.

 

 

[LoopSki]

You can also add the lakes in Davis, Middletown and Red Bluff as dried up ski lakes.

[bigtex2011]

I can't believe noone would buy lot's there. what's not to like.

[Horton]

this is not a good trend. The lake I posted is in central California. I don't know anything about it.

[klindy]

@bigtex2011 probably the price tag.

[LoopSki]

Yea The lake I posted about the price tag was way off I think. It was over 12 years ago and they were asking 250,000 for the lot with no power, no well, no septic. It’s also pretty far away from any job market. At the time it would’ve been an hour and a half one way commute for me.

[dbressel]

Lake posted @horton is in Madera, CA. about an hour from Yosemite. Sold some time ago and has been dry since; probably 8-10 years ago. Lake was unprotected from wind and had a E-W setting which was terrible for sun in the AM and PM; but it was fun to ski and the original owners were great.

[ski6jones]

@dbressel do you know why it's dry? Availability of water, new owners not skiers so don't pay to pump, ...?

[ForrestGump]

I remember that place on the market like 2012-2014 time frame I think. Had a sweet house with a 6 or 8 car garage. But wasn't it two owners, divided across the middle of the lake? One owned one end of the lake. The other owned the opposite end of the lake. Probably made for an interesting sharing arrangement.

 

[Wish]

In FL. I skied with the guy that built it and was the single owner. Fun years skiing there. Then the market crashed/housing bubble and he walked away. Sad as it sat unsold and unused for so long, that vines were growing up the walls of the mansion. To this day I believe it goes unused. 20’ deep and crystal clear water. ?

 

 

 

[dbressel]

@ski6jones not specifically; but water in the Valley is always an issue.

[BraceMaker]

How many 10's of 1000's of $ a year to pump it full?

[BraceMaker]

@LoopSki atleast if it was a rice field you could ski it a few weeks a year.

[garyh20ski]

@LoopSki I am one of the 2 owners of the Ski Lake in Middletown and it is not and has never been dry. Not sure where you got that information....

[LoopSki]

@garyh20ski my mistake , I meant Hopland. Got those two towns mixed up.

[RAWSki]

@Wish where in FL is that spot?

[MISkier]

@RAWSki,

 

Near Deland/New Smyrna area.

 

In Google Earth:

 

29° 3'19.53"N

81° 3'30.95"W

 

[mikegile]

 

 

Used to ski this one a bit before the government shut it down because it ruined the environment.........

 

30-40 min east of Seattle

[escmanaze]

Well, from a trend perspective, I can tell you that the lots here in Utah have recently appreciated at ridiculous levels. So at least the trend isn't completely a nationwide thing.

[Rednucleus]

@Mike Gile I had heard of a lake that was built quite awhile ago but didn't go through the proper permit process and so it was killed - is this the same lake?

[Drago]

This lake, with water, is 13 miles from my house. Empty of people

[EFW]

Sad????? Waterskiing?? We don't live in the Ukraine.

--THAT IS SAD--

[Horton]

@EFW this site is about water skiing. In the realm of water skiing, empty lakes are sad.

[Dano]

@Drago is there no skiing on that lake? What is the reason?

 

[Drago]

⬆️See edit. Not sure, deceit/improper permitting

[LoopSki]

Well its not all grim. Unfortunately some lakes have gone dry or not used @Horton but we have alot lakes still active! I sure love mine.

 

 

[Robbo5252]

This one in South Aus has had a wall built across it and no longer used.

 

Its currently for sale but I think even @ full length it would be a bit short.

 

[EFW]

@Horton Awesome man!!

[Booze]

 

[mikegile]

@Rednucleus, thats the one. Great story about a permit for a "critter pad" during floods, screaming inspectors, 24hr excavation, and trips to jail.

 

Had water for about 3 years

 

 

 

[aspski]

 

This is by Fairmont Hot Springs in BC. Looks like about a decade ago the plan was to build 2 lakes and cabins but it never came to fruition. I reached out to the developer when I heard about this a few years back and he said he sold the property to a logging company. I doubt you could even access it.

 

A youtube video I found about the project:

 

[S1Pitts]

My boat was the first on the water and I was the third person to ski that Fairmont lake. I actually was arranging a down payment on one of the lots when things went south for the developer. I still stop to gaze at it and shed a tear every time I drive by.

[NikolG]

@LoopSki The lake in Redbluff is awesome! Skiing year round. Not dry

[dbski]

We got some good news. The gentleman who bought our lake and built a home on it is allowing us to continue to ski on it! This will be the start of our 13th season.

 

[Mastercrafter]

@Kimbymon does that look like the Boro or what?

[Kimbymon]

@Mastercrafter that could be the Boro's twin.

[LoopSki]

@NikolG You must be on a different lake unless this one has been revived.

 

 

[jcamp]

 

This pic is from Sams Valley, just north of Medford, Oregon. The dry lake at the top was built by Wayne Van Wey in the early 90s or so. The story is he did it without permits, got busted, and I'm not sure that it has been used much since.

 

Anybody know anything about the lake at the bottom? It's a couple miles from my parents' new house. I visited in February and drove by but couldn't see anything. Just south of where the picture is cut off there looks to be a pretty substantial house ... with a tournament boat stashed in the woods.

[UWSkier]

Saw this on the lake this morning. This makes me sad. @Mastercrafter your next project is a doozy! Couldn't find your IG to tag you.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CdORBNwrcdx/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[aspski]

@S1Pitts Thats awesome you got to ski when it first took shape but really crappy that it didn't take off. Looked like it would have been a great site

[S1Pitts]

@aspski That lake is in a most beautiful scenic setting and I really miss living there. The only draw back to the lake was the water temps rarely got high enough to get out of a long wetsuit. The lake was dug down to the natural water table and it flowed through the gravel ground. It is built on the north end of Columbia Lake - glacier spring fed head waters of the Columbia River. Just on the right edge of the picture you posted is the river, barely as wide as a single lane dirt road. The swimming lagoon off to the right of the ski lake was ok for a dip after a few days of sun. Being well below grade it was protected from wind and had light ripple at the worst.

[aspski]

@S1Pitts Yeah I've camped at the Spruce Grove camp site which is just north of that site and even mid summer the columbia is quite cold. Would have been a great spot if it was up and running

[LoopSki]

Just drove by this one. Had a course on it for a while then they took it out . Then used it for the Mastercraft dealer for demos ,surfing and such. Now just a big hole in the ground.