MISSOURI 5 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or pictures on the lost ski areas of Missouri would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail: mark@mwlsap.org | lost | working on | still open |

LOST AREAS Hidden Valley - the original this is a different Hidden Valley - closed in 1972 Pacific ,MO - east central Missouri (5 miles south of Pacific on Missouri Highway F; 10 miles past 141; one-half mile south of Lake Tekakwitha near Highway F) v: 280 ft., o: 1961, c: 1972 FIRST IN STATE Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 38.433590430164855, -90.70239052855092 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Commercial Ski Slope Near Pacific, MO Draws Many - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) · Sun, Jan 29, 1961 Newly Opened Slope Finds Skiers Slaloming for Joy - St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) · Sun, Jan 29, 1961 Ski Slope for St. Louis page 1 / page 2 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb 19, 1961 Area News - The New Haven Leader, Feb 2, 1961 Meramec Valley Historical Society, Pacific MO - Facebook Modern home is built on peak of former Pacific ski resort - stltoday.com Family Archivist Holds History of Little Ireland - emissourian.com Thank you to missouriskier on skilifts.org/forum for the lead where he posted in 2014: "Unknown ski hill near Pacific (I am supposed to visit this one with a lady I know when I have time) " Rainbow Basin Kirksville, MO - northeast Missouri o: 1982 c: 1991 (1989?) Google Maps / Google Earth 40.16501480381067, -92.61098556757314 It's not Vail, but Kirksvills has own ski slope - St. Joseph News-Press/Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri) · Thu, Feb 18, 1982 Mild Winters Rough on Slopes - Columbia Missourian: July 22, 2008 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group (1/30/2024) Show Me Missouri Facebook Page - 50 pictures (5/10/2076) Going Downhill Fast: 12 Abandoned Ski Resorts - Web Urbanist Adventures in Trespassing II Rainbow Basin Ski Resort - YouTube skimap.org Shepherd Mountain Ski Resort Ironton, MO - east central Missouri o: 1983   c: 1984  one season  Google Maps / Google Earth 37.613467434318956, -90.64016469420714 Construction on ski area progressing rapidly - The Mountain Echo (Annapolis, Missouri) · Wed, Nov 2, 1983 Shepherd Mountain Ski Resort Closes - Reynolds County Courier (Ellington, Missouri) · Thu, Feb 7, 1985 Hike the new trail at Shepherd Mountain - semissourian/blogs.com picture from that article Shepherd Mountain and Battle of Pilot Knob - Missouri - plannedspontaneity.com more pictures skimap.org Snow Bluff Ski and Fun Area Brighton, MO - southwest Missouri (12 miles north of Springfield on Highway 13) v: 147 ft. o: 1988 c: 2000 Google Maps / Google Earth 37.42714954703916, -93.35945047309892 It's all downhill from here - page 1 / page 2 - The Springfield News-Leader, Jul 10, 1988 Vintage Video: Snow Bluff Ski Missouri Brighton, MO - advertisement - YouTube (0:29) snowcomparison.com SKI Magazine, Nov. 2000 skimap.org Tan-Tar-A (also Marriott's Tan-Tar-A) Osage Beach, MO (near Camdenton in the Lake of the Ozarks area) - central Missouri - rebranded as Margaritaville Lake Resort o: 1964    c: probably 1981 (last mention of skiing in advertisements) maybe   1982 ?? (last mention) v: 200 (120) ft.; In 1975: 1 rope tow, 1 T-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 38.12921550549446, -92.7013193199662 advertisement - no mention of skiing - St. Louis Globe Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) , Sat, Sep 7, 1963 Margaritaville In May! Here's A Look Back At Tan-Tar-A's History At Lake Of The Ozarks - ? good picture of ski lodge Lake of the Ozarks Resorts Move to Attract Winter Tourists - Springfield Leader and Press, Sun, Nov 15, 1964 - Skiing opens in 1964 Winter Fun in the Ozarks - The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Sun., Nov 14, 1965 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1975 (link) Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 advertisement - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri · Sunday, January 25, 1981 Ski Slopes Open at Tan-Tar-A - The Miller County Autogram-Sentinel (Tuscumbia, Missouri) · Thu, Feb 5, 1981 skimap.org MWLSAP Homepage   WORKING ON: location of Hidden Valley - the original   STILL OPEN (MO) Snow Creek Ski Area still OPEN Weston, MO (near Kansas City) west central Missouri o: 1986 39.46732961919065, -94.97074160506028 owned by Vail Resorts website skimap.org Hidden Valley Ski Resort still OPEN Wildwood / Eureka, MO (near St. Louis) - east central Missouri v: 320 ft. o: 1982 38.53531434562983, -90.65072754278091 first chairlift in Missouri owned by Vail Resorts since 2019 Eureka! Real Home-Style Skiing - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Feb 7, 1985 website skimap.org

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