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LOST
AREAS
Bendix
Woods
Long
Mountain
- Nashville, IN (Brown County)-
south central Indiana (one mile SW of Nashville on Ind.
46 )
- v: 150 ft., o: 1979, c:
1982,
South facing slopes
- In 1980: 3 rope tows, 1 quad
chairlift
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth
39.1907583, -86.2553382
- Skiers
and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook
Group
- Two
resorts set up slopes in Nashville
- Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana) · Tue, Nov
20, 1979
- Skiing
in Brown County - The
Republic, Sat. Dec. 22, 1979
- Long
Mountain Ready for Snow -
The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana) · Fri, Dec 28,
1979
- Four
Southern Indiana Ski Resorts Ready for Winter Snow Skiing
Season - The Republic
(Columbus, Indiana) · Sat, Nov 14, 1981
- skimap.org
Mt
Wawasee
Nashville
Alps (became Ski World in
1986)
- Nashville, IN (2887 State Rd 46 W)
- south central Indiana
- In 2001: 2 rope tows, 1 triple
chair, 1 quad chair
- o: 1979, c: 2002
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth
39.15658467989174, -86.29771406350747
- Two
resorts set up slopes in Nashville
- Evansville Press (Evansville, Indiana) · Tue, Nov
20, 1979
- Skiing
in Brown County - The
Republic, Sat. Dec. 22, 1979
- Four
Southern Indiana Ski Resorts Ready for Winter Snow Skiing
Season - The Republic
(Columbus, Indiana) · Sat, Nov 14, 1981
- Abandoned and Forgotten Indiana
Facebook Group 1
2
3
- Falling
Down Is Easy! | Classic
Across Indiana Facebook video (2:19) Thank you to Ted
Kissel
- Ski
World / Nashville Alps Ski Area
- wikimapia
- yelp.com
- Old
ski hill? -
reddit
- Indiana
Ski Areas - skibum.net
- Former
Ski World / Nashville Alps Ski Area
- wikimapia.org
- skimap.org
Pines
Peak Family Ski Area (The
Pines)
- Valparaiso, IN - northwestern
Indiana (674 Meridian Road, Valparaiso, IN)
- v: 135 ft. (170 ft.) o: 1962, c:
2008
- FIRST
IN STATE (along with
Tamarack Mountain and Pines Peak (?)
- In 1978 (Skalka):
5 rope tows, 4 handle lifts
- In 1989: 1 rope tow, 3 handle
tows, 1 quad chairlift
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth
41.531844871848534, -87.06618967392588
- tried Astroturf and plastic
pellets
- Owner
puts Porter County ski slope up for
sale, Dec. 2008 " . . . it
first opened 47 years ago."
- SKI
Magazine, Jan. 1975
(link)
- SKI
Magazine, Sept. 1983
(link)
- Cincinnati
Magazine Jan 1985
(link)
- Indiana
Ski Areas - skibum.net
- Abandoned
Pines Peak Family Ski Area
- YouTube video (9:49)
- Abandoned and Forgotten Indiana
Facebook Group 1
2
- skimap.org
Pleasant
Run
- Greencastle, IN - west central
Indiana (2 miles north, off US 231, located at the home
of co-founder Dr. John Lloyd Stamper DDS ) 1 mi on 231 to
top of hill, turn right then 1 1/2 mi)
- v: 150 (125) ft., o: 1979, c:
1986
- 4 surface lifts
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth
39.668830682679705, -86.86796232628532
- Pleasant
Run Ski Area to open -
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), Sept. 18,
1979
- Indiana's
9 ski areas - Evansville
Press, Nov. 19, 1979
- Like
Early Alpine Skiing - The
Indianapolis News, Feb. 11, 1981
- Ski
Resorts Welcome December Snow
Cover - Logansport
Pharos-Tribune, Dec. 25, 1983
- Cincinnati
Magazine Jan 1985
(link)
- Closing
Out Auction - Journal and
Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) · Mon, Dec 8,
1986
Ski
Starlite (Starlight)
Ski
Valley
Ski
World * (see
Nashville
Alps)
Starlight
*( see Ski
Starlite)
Tamarack
Mountain Country Club
- Angola, IN (3 1/2 miles north of
Angola on I 69 [US 27 ], then 1/2 mile
east
- o: 1962 c: 1965 (?)
- FIRST
IN STATE (along with
Tamarack Mountain and Pines Peak (?)
- first
chairlift in Indiana
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth
41.69746553683853, -84.98964736175985
- New Recreation Area Mid-West Ski
Center - Angola Herald, Sept. 5, 1962 - part
1 / part
2
- Private
Indiana Country Club Open To
Public - Palladium-Item
(Richmond, Indiana) · Fri, Feb 7, 1964 - "Tamarack
Mountain club has Indiana's only double
chairlift."
- New
Ski Facilities - Sports
Illustrated, Dec 3, 1962
- Pamphlet
available at Evergreen Indiana Library
Consortium
MWLSAP
Homepage
Pokagon
State Park
^
No Tow, But Refrigerated
Toboggan Slide:
- Angola, IN - northeast Indiana,
450 Lane 100 Lake James, Angola, IN 46703
- Google
Maps / Google
Earth (Toboggan Run - good
view on Google Earth)
41.70438937173898, -85.02880865884148
- Midwestern
States Offer Winter Sport -
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sun, Dec 18,
1955
- Indiana
Has 5 Areas for Skiing -
Chicago Tribune, Dec. 8, 1967
- Pokagon
State Park Wins Fame As Ideal Spot for Winter
Sports - Indianapolis Star,
Dec. 31, 1967
- Skiing:
Beaucoup Snow - The
Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana) · Sat, Jan
7, 1978
- Go
out and play! - The
Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) · Sun, Dec
11, 2005 - picture of refrigerated toboggan
slide
Paoli
Peaks -
STILL OPEN
Perfect
North Slopes
- STILL OPEN
MWLSAP
Homepage
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The Indianapolis News
(Indianapolis, Indiana) · Sat, Jan 7, 1978
Indianapolis Star, Nov.
11, 1984, p. 41
LaPorte
- Ski Valley
New Carlisle - Bendix Woods
New Paris - Mt. Wawasee
Valparaiso - Pines Peak
Greencastle - Pleasant Run
Nashville - Nashville Alps (Ski World) and
Long Mountain
Lawrenceburg - Perfect North Slopes
Paoli - Paoli Peaks
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