NEBRASKA 4 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or pictures on the lost ski areas of Nebrska would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail: mark@mwlsap.org | lost | working on | still open |

LOST AREAS Devils Nest Crofton, NE - northeast Nebraska (unnamed road off of 895 Rd) v: 350 o: 1972 c: 1974   (two seasons) first chairlift in Nebraska at least 1 chairlift and 1 poma lift Google Maps / Google Earth 42.79335353229696, -97.71828756528755 Osmond Close To Ski Country First Time In History - Osmond Republican (Osmond, Nebraska) · Wed, Feb 23, 1972 Cold Wave Aids Local Skiing - Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) · Thu, Jan 11, 1973 Devils Nest Ski Area Open - Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) · Mon, Dec 24, 1973 Advertisement - ,Doane Owl, Crete, Nebraska · Tuesday, February 12, 1974 Didn't open last winter - Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) · Mon, Apr 21, 1975 Nebraska's Forgotten Ski Resort Looks Like Something Out of a Horror Movie - unofficialnetworks.com The abandoned Devils Nest ski resort in Nebraska - desertedplaces.blogspot.com Rusting ski lift remains as sign of once-lofty plans for Devils Nest - siouxcityjournal.com Jim McKee: Not all of Nebraska's ghost towns are 100 years old - journalstar.com (subscription required) Colorado Skiers Newsletters - Lost Areas #14, published March 24, 1994 skimap.org Hummel Park Omaha, NE o: 1942 ;  c: probably 1955 - last mention (maybe 1956)  location of former ski jump FIRST IN STATE Google Maps / Google Earth 41.36968677517842, -95.95604860830454 Devil's Slide Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sun, Feb 16, 1941 - pictures City Will Help Ski Fans Enjoy Fun - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sun, Dec 12, 1948 Hummel Park Skiing Sharp - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Mon, Jan 31, 1949 A History of North Omaha’s Hummel Park Ther's Some Good Iin Snow; Ski Club Gets Shot-in-Arm - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sun, Feb 6, 1949 New Ski Tow Ready for Hummel Park - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sat, Feb 5, 1955 Picture - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Mon, Feb 7, 1955 NebraSki (initially called Trail Ridge) Gretna, NE - on I-80 between Omaha (23 miles) and Lincoln (35 miles) o: 1980 as Trail Ridge changed name in 1991, c: 1996 (not open '94-'95; open '95-'96; Google Maps / Google Earth 41.043839807111254, -96.28893132906735 Trail Ridge Readies for Opener - Lincoln Journal Star Dec. 5, 1982 Colorado Skiers Newsletters - Lost Areas #14, published March 24, 1994 brochure - skimap.org Lost Midwest Ski Area, Nebraski - YouTube Nebraska Ski Guide - skibum.net Colorado Skiers Newsletters - Lost Areas #14, published March 24, 1994 SkiTalk.com/threads/lost-ski-areas - scroll down or search for "nebraski" (ctrl-f) satellite image advertisement - Omaha World Herald, Fri. Dec. 29, 1995 Snowboard Is No Blast For Rookie - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sun, Jan 21, 1996 New Day for Slumbering Ski Park - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sat, Dec 18, 1999 - page 1 / page 2 skimap.org Prairie Hills Golf and Ski Pleasanton, NE (northwest of Grand Island) - south central Nebraska. 10 mi. N of Kerney on hwy 10. v: 120 ft. o: 1981   c: problably 1981 (last time skiing advertised)   maybe 2002  ???  (last mention of skiing) 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 40.88426205927048, -99.08176258241059 Man's dream now pile of snow - The Grand Island Independent (Grand Island, Nebraska) · Sun, Jan 17,1982 Windy Hills meets Prairie Hills as students try their luck at skiing - Kearney Hub (Kearney, Nebraska) · Fri, Jan 25, 1985 Skiers Taking to Slopes on Nebraska Prairie - Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) · Sun, Feb 3, 1985 Ski-lovers find slopes in midst of prairie - Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) · Sun, Nov 20, 1988 advertisement - Kearney Hub, Kearney, Nebraska · Saturday, January 23, 1993 skimap.org (0 maps) Trail Ridge* (see NebraSki above) MWLSAP Homepage   WORKING ON: Sun Valley Omaha, NE Ski Reports - The Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa) · Fri, Dec 30, 1966 There is a Sun Valley Park in Omaha, but it doesn't seem to have any hills Google Maps / Google Earth 41.185638239930874, -95.99980535766973 Sun Valley is also a hign school and a neighborhood STILL OPEN There are no currently operating ski areas in Nebraska.

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