King Ridge Ski Area, where I learned to ski many years ago, was called an upside-down ski area.
Instead of driving to the base of the mountain to start your day, at King Ridge you had to drive to the top of the hill to park and begin skiing down the trails before taking a lift to the top where the lodge and all the other amenities were.
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