KANSAS 2 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or pictures on the lost ski areas of Kansas would be greatly appreciated:. Please e-mail: mark@mwlsap.org | lost | never opened | still open |

LOST AREAS Blue Mound* - see Mont Bleu Mont Bleu (formerly Blue Mound) Lawrence, KS - northeastern Kansas (just east of Lawrence and south of Highway K-10 on Blue Mound) o: 1965 c: 1983 v: 230 ft. 1 rope tow, 1 T-bar FIRST IN STATE Google Maps / Google Earth 38.90469167645617, -95.18230559675656 Pictures courtesy of Joel Goldstein: 1 2 Lawrence World Journal, Dec. 30, 1966 - facebook Engineer takes "Ski Kansas" seriously - Wichita Beacon, Feb. 6, 1978, p. 8. Colorado Skiers Newsletters - Lost Areas #14, published March 24, 1994 MONT BLEU (Lawrence), [closed], Located 4 miles east of Lawrence, off Hiway 10. Operated from about 1968 to 1983. Vertical Drop: 230 ft Top: 1230 Base: 1000 Lifts: 1 T-bar, 1 rope tow   skimap.org Shocker Mountain Wichita, KS - Wichita State University - south central Kansas artificial slope under Cessna Stadium o: 1977; c:1986 Google Maps / Google Earth 37.72171063108781, -97.29554301119022 Wichita State Universities Libraries - Facebook Ad in the Wichita Eagle, Oct. 27, 1977 Conditioning for the Slopes - Wichita Eagle-Beacon, Dec. 1, 1980, p. 46. Thank to Linda Mies for her comment at Lawrence Journal -World - Facebook MWLSAP Homepage   PLANNED, BUT NEVER DEVELOPED Mt. Bleu Was open as Mont Bleu from 1965-1983 Lawrence, KS - northeastern Kansas (just east of Lawrence and south of Highway K-10 on Blue Mound) Google Maps / Google Earth 38.90469167645617, -95.18230559675656 No Snowballs, But you Can Ski - The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Sun, Oct 24, 1982 Kansas Mound eyed for - of All things - a Ski Resort- The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Tue, May 27, 1986 Ski Kansas? - Why Not? - The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Tue, Jun 3, 1986 Greenwood Heights (Flint Hills) may have never opened Beaumont, KS - southeastern, Kansas (Located 1 mile southeast of Beaumont) v: 158 ft.o: 1968 c: 1973 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 37.65586837835692, -96.51002798169307 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Flint Hills Ski Park Proposed - Wichita Beacon, Sept. 2, 1965 Corporation Papers Signed For Ski Resort - The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Sun, Oct 10, 1965 advertisement - The Wichita Eagle, Oct. 17, 1965 Plastic Hill For Skiers - Sunday Journal and Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) · Sun, Mar 6, 1966 - "Construction is to begin this summer, Dyer says." Colorado Skiers Newsletters - Lost Areas #14, published March 24, 1994 GREENWOOD HEIGHTS (Beaumont), [closed], Located 1 mile southeast of Beaumont (50 miles due east of Wichita). Operated from about 1968 to 1973. Vertical Drop: 158 ft Top: 1578 Base: 1420 Lifts: 1 chairlift, 2 T-bars STILL OPEN There are no currently operating ski areas in Kansas.

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