WISCONSIN 108 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or pictures on the lost ski areas of Wisconsin would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail: mark@mwlsap.org For more information and pictures on most of these lost ski areas go to the Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page and search. What a great resource!

LOST AREAS Americana + - still open as Mountain Top at Grand Geneva, was also called Indian Knob, Playboy Club, and Hotdog Mountain Baldy Mountain Ski Hill (Old Baldy) Cornell, WI - northwest Wisconsin - adjacent to the Chippewa County Forest, a few miles west of Cornell v: 150 ft. 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 45.207497755530724, -91.27312637192851 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Badlands Hudson, WI - west central Wisconsin - 772 Kinney Rd. still open for tubing only - Badlands Sno-Park v: 120 ft. o: 1970 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.97117619860851, -92.63918613146187 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org Baird's Creek+ - see Moon Valley, still open as Triangle Sports Area Bay View Hill * see Williams Bay Ski Hill Bear Valley * (see Pink Panther) Big Bearskin Lake Ski Hill Oneida County, Rhinelander / Tomahawk , WI - north central Wisconsin - On Big Bearskin Lake 20 miles west of Rhinelander, and 20 miles north of Tomahawk - 2 to 3 miles north of Goodnow on old 51 o: 1945 upside down - lodge at the top Google Maps / Google Earth (Bearskin Lake) 45.73383865844644, -89.67992937155978 advertisment - The Rhinelander Daily News, Feb 25, 1946 Winter Activites To Start Sunday at Bearskin Hill - The Rhinelander Daily News, Dec 18, 1947 Big Bearskin Ski Facilities Open - The Rhinelander Daily News, Dec 30, 1948 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Big Dipper * - see Echo Valley Big Hill Memorial Park ^ - ski jump only Beloit, WI - southern Wisconsin, 4 mi N on Afton Rd. Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Famous Beloit Landmark to Disappear Soon - Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin), Jan 3, 1960 Birch Haven (originally called Suicide Hill) Baraboo, WI - south central Wisconsin - Midway between Sauk City and Baraboo, 1 and 1/2 miles west of Badger Ordnance Plant on County C, two miles west of Bluffview v: 278 ft. o: 1954 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 43.37810337011754, -89.79698513914774 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page (Birch Haven) 1 2 3 4 5 6 skimap.org Birch Park (also called Eight Flags of Birch Park) Houlton, WI - west central Wisconsin - three miles east of Stillwater, MN (east facing slopes) v: 230 ft. o: 1968 In 1978 (Skalka): 7 rope tows, 1 T-bar, 3 chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 45.05504556522163, -92.74947877776476 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 skimap.org Birchwood Valley Sparta, WI - west central Wisconsin - 4 1/2 miles north on county B on county forest land c: 1976 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.021290408477874, -90.80130207894916 ?? Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - scroll down the comments Monrow County OKs Funds To Finish Dam - LaCrosse Tribune, Oct. 9, 1976 A lifetime of scouting recognized - Monroe County Herald, Monday, July 1, 2019 - [also found here] Boulder Junction - probably Mus-Ski Mountain Boulder Junction - north central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth On 1972 map - Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Buffalo Valley Inc. * became Hiawatha Hills Bull Run Ski Area Boscobel, WI - southwestern Wisconsin - 1 mile west on 131 v: 230 ft. o: 1972 c: 1980 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 43.12048910513801, -90.7317170130691 ?? Bull Run Ski Area Open House At New Chalet This Sunday - The Boscobel Dial, Nov. 23, 1972 Bull Rull Owners Hope For Good Snow Year - The Boscobel Dial, Dec,. 8, 1977 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1978 (link) skimap.org Calumet County Park (previously called Calumet Hills) Stockbridge, WI - east central Wisconsin v: 155 ft. o: 1950 c: 1996 In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.106225344286834, -88.32650590139623 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad SKI Magazine, Feb 1978 (link) SKI Magazine, Oct. 1984 (link) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org Chain O' Lakes Waupaca, WI - central Wisconsin - 3 mi NW on Highway 10, E and N facing slopes on Hemmingson Hill / Ridge v: 238 ft. o: 1961 c: 1963? Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.37812363052613, -89.17335555901312 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Plan Ski Hill Development Near Waupaca - Stevens Point, 26 Feb 1960 Ski Area at Waupaca Expanded, Improved - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) · 6 Dec 1962 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Chanticleer Inn Eagle River, WI - north central Wisconsin v: 85 ft Google Maps / Google Earth 45.92177137911339, -89.19610853142254 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1975 (link) skimap.org Coon's Hill Hudson, WI - northwest Wisconsin - just off Knollwood Drive, near Wisconsin Street Google Maps / Google Earth 44.974758338772034, -92.74088960798069 Coon's Hill: Plenty of spills and thrills, but not much recorded history - Republican Eagle, Feb. 20, 2009 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Crystal Ridge+ - still open as Rock Snowpark Currie Park Wauwatosa, WI - near Milwaukee v: 50 ft. 1 rope tow In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 43.08454588229854, -88.05288618075629 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Variety of downhill areas available - see number 22 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), Jan 10, 1981 Deepwood (may be reopening as Woodwind Park) Wheeler, WI - west central Wiscconsin v: 293 o: 1951 In 1978 (Skalka): 8 rope tows, 2 T-bars Google Maps / Google Earth 45.061563647331525, -91.80137204759671 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 skimap.org Deer Trail Tomahawk, WI - north central Wisconsin - 8 mi N - across from Arnott Trucking on old Hwy 51 (now Hwy L) and bordered on Lake Nokomis. Google Maps / Google Earth (Lake Nokomis) 45.56048915322934, -89.73062152152386 Going Skiing? Make Your Reservations by This List - The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 Dec 1953 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Ski Conditions for Week-end - Chicago Tribune, Feb. 23, 1962 1956 map Delafield Lodge* (see Velkommen) Dellwood Ski Area ??? - probably Deepwood Colfax, WI - west central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth Ski Reports - Minneapolis Star, Feb. 18, 1960, p. 52 This is the only reference that could be found. May be a misprint. Devil's Lake - Windy City Ski Club * - see Windy City Hill Dretzka Park Milwaukee, WI v: 75 ft. 4 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 43.168450935285094, -88.05643438196667 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group Variety of downhill areas available - see number 22 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), Jan 10, 1981 Dyracuse Mound Rome, WI - central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 44.176573852492965, -89.78568777382196 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 still has a ski jump Eagle Bluff Ski Area Hurley, WI - northeast Wisconsin v: 220-275 ft. c: 1974 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.46982707454181, -90.20342954285518 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page location - googlemaps News articles: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 skimap.org Echo Valley (later called Big Dipper) White Lake, WI - northeast Wisconsin - 7 mi. W of Mountain, WI Google Maps / Google Earth 45.152794970135105, -88.62397655592368 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group - Explored one of the smaller lost Wisconsin ski areas. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Eight Flags of Birch Park* - see Birch Park Elpa Lodge Slopes, Slinger, southeast Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth ?? 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Chicagoland Boasts Many Ski Areas - Chicago Tribune, Sun, Feb 3, 1952 Ski Anywhere in Wisconsin ;Choice Includes 50 Resorts - The Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) · 3 Jan 1958 Engelwood Osceola, WI - northwest Wisconsin 340 ft o: 1954 c: 1967 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.227774983028986, -92.73466741791742 Englewood Ski Area Facebook Page Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Northome Films Englewood Ski Area, Osceola, WI, - YouTube video vertical? skimap.org Eau Claire Winter Sports Club Ski Hill * - see Pinehurst Fawn Lake Lodge St. Germaine, WI - north central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 45.92139047971048, -89.5341817413019 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 2 - read first paragraph Ferry Hill Winter Sports Area Lodi, WI (Okee) - south central Wisconsin - south of the Merrimac ferry, and two miles west of Okee off of Highway 113 and County V, near Gibralter Rock o: 1956 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 43.35667529337323, -89.61170554743344 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page The Flats - The Kiwanis Club of Oconto Falls Oconto Falls, WI - northwest Wisconsin o: 1949 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.86157517970577, -88.13538347241465 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page picture - facebook Forest Lake Ski Bowl Campbellsport, WI - southeast Wisconsin, on Cranberry Lake (?), 5 mi from junction of 45 and 67, county trunk SS at the Sheboyban-Fond du Lac county line v: 175 ft. o: Jan. 19, 1941 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.60802364958532, -88.16743326371048 (Forest Lake) Ski Bowl In K-M Area Is Going Strong - The Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin) · Wed, Jan 22, 1941 Civilian Defense Ski Corps Formed In The Kettle Morraine - The Sheboygan Press · 24 Jan 1942 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Fun Valley Ski Area Middle Inlet, WI - northeast Wisconsin - 2 1/2 miles west on County E (X?), near former quarry v: 275 - 300 ft. o: 1953 c: 1972 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 45.30916104150466, -88.04795818694498 ? Middle Inlet, Hidden Valley Ski Areas Popular in FRV - Post-Cresent (Appleton, WI), Feb. 13, 1960 Improvement Made at Moon Valley - Green Bay Press Gazette, Dec. 9, 1962 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Frolic Valley Berlin, WI - central Wisconsin - on Trillium Hill, about 1 1/2 miles southeast of Berlin off highway 49 v: 150 ft. o: 1961 c: 1964 or 1965 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 43.93389326536466, -88.9163215208977 OR Google Maps / Google Earth 43.932958908645325, -88.94604410524445 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Gateway Lodge Land O' Lakes, WI - north central Wisconsin - less than 2 miles S of lodge on US45 - hill is now a quarry v: 125 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 46.15948670660234, -89.20872749701765 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.133784 -89.199280 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - see comments Gateway Lodge Website - History The ski chalet, built in 1937, was moved to Land O' Lakes to become the Northern Waters Museum in 2000 Glenwood City 57 Hills Ski Area * - see Ski Glen Greenbush Ski Hill Campbellsport, WI (Kettle Morraine) - southeastern Wisconsin v: 125 ft; 1940s - 1979 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 43.75113274858438, -88.10089722991376 Lost Ski Areas of Wisconsin Facebook Page SKI Magazine - Jan. 1979 (link) skimap.org (0 maps) Hagen-Miner + probably the same as Mt. Hardscrabble Rice Lake, WI Rice Lake Winter Sports Firm Forms - The Daily Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) · Tue, Jul 3, 1951 Ski Reports - Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) · Fri, Feb 8, 1952 Area Skiing Rated Good - The Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin) · Fri, Jan 30, 1953 Wisconsin Lost Ski Areas Facebook Page - Mt Hardscrabble - mentions owner Cap Hagen Hardscrabble Rice Lake, WI - northwestern Wisconsin v: 400 ft. (or 350) o: 1952 c: 2003 In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows, 2 T-bars Google Maps / Google Earth 45.48867474199897, -91.64026732808388 In Memory of Hardscrabble Facebook Page Wisconsin Lost Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Northome Films - YouTube Hardscrabble Tour November 2019 Northome films Hardscrabble Tour Summer 2019 - YouTube Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 SKI Magazine, Dec. 1976 (link) skimap.org Harrison Hills (later called Silver Valley) Gleason WI (Merrill, Tomahawk, Rhinelander) - north central Wisconsin v: 200 o: 1968 c: 1986 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 45.419633324217145, -89.44863605197693 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 vertical? skimap.org Hazelhurst, Minoqua, WI - northern Wisconsin v: 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth ?? Oneida, Vilas Winter Sports Areas Featured - The Rhinelander Daily News · 13 Dec 1950 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Hiawatha Hills (Buffalo Valley Inc.) between Cochrane and Alma, WI - west central Wisconsin v: 600 ft. (551 ft) o: 1970 c: 1975 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.274248368740686, -91.88003874247669 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest - Facebook Group Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 also see Buffalo Valley Inc. skimap.org Buffalo Valley Men go to Work On Midwest Recreation Plan - The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) · Sun, May 10, 1964 Dale Denies Bankrupcy Claim - Waukesha Daily Freeman (Waukesha, Wisconsin) · Thu, Jun 26, 1975 [third column mentions ski hill running for a couple of years) Hiawatha Slopes Eagle River, WI - northern Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth ?? Oneida, Vilas Winter Sports Areas Featured - The Rhinelander Daily News · 13 Dec 1950 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Hidden Valley Ski Area Manitowoc, WI - east central Wisconsin v: 200 ft. c: 2013 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows, 1 chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 44.270024369297246, -87.76013426256581 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Forgotten Wisconsin Facebook Page Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest - Facebook Group SKI Magazine, Nov. 1974 (link) skimap.org Highlands of Olympia * (See Olympia) Hilly Haven Ski and Golf De Pere WI - east central Wisconsin - highway 32 south of DePere to PP v: 100 o: 1965 c: 1983? In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.35149375835997, -88.04917722321673 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Hogsback Hill Reedsburg, WI - central Wisconsin - south side of Ski Hill Rd. a few miles SE of Reedsburg v: 300 ft o: 1958? c: 1977? 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 43.50396808662198, -89.97584127324804 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Hogsback Springs Recreation Area * (see Spur Lake Recreation Area) Holiday Hill Lake Geneva, WI - southeast Wisconsin ( 3 miles from Lake Geneva) on hwy 36 (1952) - current hwy 120 about 1 1/2 mi E of Lake Geneva , 2 mi from C & NW RR station at North and Broad Sts. - this brings us just past the Verlo Mattress Factory on Hwy 120 (old 36) Near Mt Fuji. v: 200 ft. Location? Possibly the current #3 hole of the Como Crossing Course at Hawk 's View Golf Course (but only about 80 ft. vertical) Google Maps / Google Earth |42.61803917793222, -88.41845639271455 Verlo Mattress: Google Maps / Google Earth 42.61663105793073, -88.41533881738056 Mt. Fuji: Google Maps / Google Earth 42.62171191893715, -88.4262207982156 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. 1956 map Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Skiing At Holiday Hill Proves Popular Pastime for Many - The Lake Geneva Regional News, Jan 17, 1952 Outdoor Sports in Full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Chicagoland Boasts Many Ski Areas - Chicago Tribune, Sun, Feb 3, 1952 Hotdog Mountain * (also called Indian Knob, Playboy Mountain, Mt. Playboy, Hotdog Mountain, Americana)- still open as Mountaintop at Grand Geneva Indian Knob * (also called Americana, Playboy Mountain, Mt. Playboy, Hotdog Mountain) - still open as Mountaintop at Grand Geneva Interlaken Resort Lake Geneva, WI - southeastern Wisconsin v: 100 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 42.5875867646433, -88.50589225463843 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1978 - (link - scroll down) skimap.org Iola Iola, WI - central Wisconsin ski jumping only? Google Maps / Google Earth 44.538815920862206, -89.20965073147954 Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 still open for ski jumping and cross country website E398 County Rd MM, Iola, WI 54945 Iverson Park Park Rdge (Stevens Point) - central Wisconsin v: 50 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 44.521859326505464, -89.5406019566105 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Johnson Park Racine, WI - southeast Wisconsin o: 1969 Google Maps / Google Earth 42.77186640663072, -87.85474989528095 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page King's Gateway Land O' Lakes, WI - far north central Wisconsin - one-half mile from the Gateway Lodge, east of Highway 45 o: 1950s v: 110ft Google Maps / Google Earth 46.159566398525534, -89.20873415658703 (Gateway Lodge) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - read first paragraph Ski Train Will Run On Sunday - Green Bay Press Gazette, Feb. 16, 1940 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Oneida, Vilas Winter Sports Areas Featured - The Rhinelander Daily News · 13 Dec 1950 On 1972 map - Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Kiwanis Park (Kiwanis Hill) - Ripon Ripon, WI - east central Wisconsin o: 1949, closed, reopened 1978 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.83499148620276, -88.84858154314665 Remember when Ripon's Kiwanis Hill was used for skiing - Ripon Commonwealth Press, Feb. 4, 2021 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org (0 maps) La Crosse Snow Bowl La Crosse, WI - west central Wisconsin - W5723 State Road 33, La Crosse, WI 54601 v: 400 ft. c: 1958 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.78885091440174, -91.18694193150982 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org Lake Arrowhead Resort Town of Rome, WI (south of Wisconsin Rapids) - central Wisconsin - 584 16th Ave., Rome WI ?? Google Maps / Google Earth 44.172165821961855, -89.87687904363553 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Lake Lawn Hotel / Ski Farm Delavan, WI - southeastern Wisconsin v:100 ft. 1956 map Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Lapham Peak (Government Hill?) near Delafield - Kettle Morraine State Forest - near Milwaukee Google Maps / Google Earth 43.04323394072358, -88.39491670195063 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Lincoln Hills School for Boys Merrill, WI - north central Wisconsin - Copper Lake Road at the base of 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 45.32658033640538, -89.63962347425196 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Little Sun Valley Cresent, WI (6 miles of west of Rhinelander / Tomahawk) - north central Wisconsin - not far from where Camp 10 eventually located Google Maps / Google Earth Little Sun Valley Ski Tow In Operation - The Rhinelander Daily News, Feb. 21, 1942 Skiers Have A "Ride Share" Plan - The Rhinelander Daily News, Jan. 9, 1943 Skiing To Open At 'Sun Valley' And Rib Mountain - The Rhinelander Daily News, Dec. 7, 1942 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - read first paragraph Little Swiss Valley *(see Velkommen) Lockhaven (also called Spooner-Shell Lake Ski Area) Spooner, WI - northwestern Wisconsin - couple miles southwest of Spooner v: 250 ft. o: 1953 c: 1975 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.801114094532906, -91.90685696625324 Ski Conditions for Week-end - Chicago Tribune, Feb. 23, 1962 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Lockhaven Pin - ebay Lodi See and Ski Lodi, WI - south central Wisconsin - where the Lodi Golf club is currently located o: 1971 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.3168767914957, -89.54142961750262 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group skimap.org Machickanee Winter Sports Area Stiles, WI - northwest Wisconsin - may be underwater after a dam was built on the river - 1 1/2 miles southwest of Stiles Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 44.84989279687916, -88.0597307019531 ??? Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page picture -Facebook Majestic (Majestic Hills, Majestic Ski Area, Ski Majestic) Fontana, WI - southeastern Wisconsin v: 230 ft. o: 1957 c: 1988 In 1978 (Skalka): 6 rope tows, 3 chairs (including one quad) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.548186079801894, -88.51200176087538 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1978 - (link - scroll down) 1978-79 Brochure - ebay Lake Geneva's former Majestic Mountain Ski hill property sold - lakegenevnews.net Majestic Hills and Bandstand History - YouTube Wisconsin Lost Ski Areas Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 skimap.org Manitou Valley Ski Valley Superior, WI - north eastern Wisconsin - 10 miles south of Superior or 1/2 mile north of Pattison State Park off highway 35 v: 125 ft. o: 1965 c: 1975 Google Maps / Google Earth 46.54749767404306, -92.13362562683179 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Abandoned ski area in Superior Wisconsin - YouTube, skipast75 Did You Know There Is An Abandoned Ski Area In Superior, Wisconsin? - krocnews,com Also see comments on Lost Wisconsin ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org (0 maps) Maple Crest Ski Tow Jeffris, WI - north central Wisconsin (10 miles south of Rhinelander on 17) Google Maps / Google Earth 45.50199175185563, -89.43044775717503 Jeffris, WI Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 advertisement Maryhill + - currently open as Ausblick (private) located on Maryhill Rd., Sussex, WI once owned by Marquette University Ausblick (Maryhill) History and Organization - lots of pictures and news articles Mineral Point Mineral Point, WI - southwest Wisconsin - 3 to 4 miles SW of Mineral Point on County O v: 80 ft. o: 1965 Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.806313238588324, -90.19720884620197 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. on 1970 map from the Green Bay Press Gazette Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Minocqua Winter Park *- see Squirrel Hill Moccasin Snow Bowl Land O'Lakes, WI - northern Wisconsin - 6 mi W v: 110 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth ?? Oneida, Vilas Winter Sports Areas Featured - The Rhinelander Daily News · 13 Dec 1950 Going Skiing? Make Your Reservations by This List - The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 Dec 1953 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Moon Valley + (Moon Valley Ski Club) - (still open as Triangle Sports Area - originally at Baird's Creek, then moved to Fun Valley Ski Area) Green Bay - northeast Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 44.510065355064306, -87.94919384820366 The Moon Valley Ski Club ran a tow at Baird's Creek (now Triangle Sports Area - still open) until 1960 . They then purchased the Fun Valley Ski Area Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Improvement Made at Moon Valley - Green Bay Press Gazette, Dec. 9, 1962 Mo-Ski-Tow Hill New London, WI - central Wisconsin o: 1940 (1956) c: 1963 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.38048797693707, -88.70688100575876 Mo-Ski-Tow's $12,000 Playground Is A Skier's Delight - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Feb. 3, 1958 Mo-Ski-Tow Hill Facilities To be Moved This Weekend - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), March 12, 1963 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Mt. Atlanta + - still open as Christie Mountain o: 1952-53 c: 1958-59 Christie Mt. o: 1977-78? Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Mt. Fuji Lake Geneva, WI - southeastern Wisconsin - now Hawks View Golf Club v: 235 ft. o: 1960 c: 1970 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows, 1 T-bar, Google Maps / Google Earth 42.62171191893715, -88.4262207982156 NEW SKI FACILITIES, Sports Illustrated, Dec. 4, 1961 $500,000 Ski Hill Planned North of Lake Geneva - Janesville Daily Gazette, 7 Apr 1961 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1978 - (link - scroll down) short history - Hawk's View Golf Club Mount Fuji Has A Charm All Its Own - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 10 Mar 1967 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 4, 1961 skimap.org (0 maps) Mt. LeBett Coleman, WI - northeastern Wisconsin - 5 miles W on County B v: 300 ft. o: 1965 c: 1985 In 1978 (Patricia Skalka): 3 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 45.0590538699007, -88.1458755287606 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 SKI Magazine, Jan., 1975 (link) SKI Magazine, Dec. 1982 (link) skimap.org Mt. Ole ? Eau Claire WI - University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - western Wisconsin - behind McPhee Physical Education Center not sure if it had a tow Google Maps / Google Earth 44.79532283157041, -91.5023484529688 Oddball Ski Hills - Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook page Skiing Most Popular Class - Kenosha News, Feb 3, 1978 University Owned Ski Hills In the Midwest - MWLSAP Facbook Page Mt. Redstone La Valle, WI - central Wisconsin - northeast shore of Lake Redstone v: 270 ft. o: 1966 Google Maps / Google Earth Lake Redstone ??? 43.613663120021805, -90.08639322677676 ??? Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Mt. Telemark * (see Telemark) Mt. Tom (private) Burlington, WI - southeast Wisconsin v: 175 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.655958321401805, -88.19042027388242 Racine Ski Club Mount Tom - Home grown ski hill caters to families - The Journal Times The Mt. Tom ski jump Mount Tom, Racine County, WI - mountainzone.com skimap.org Mus-Ski Mountain (also called Muskellunge) Saynor, WI - north central Wisconsin - 4 miles W on highway N v: 200 ft. o: 1957 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.99325099793253, -89.59924058205783 New Areas Indicate Skiing Boom in Area - The Rhinelander Daily News, Feb 15, 1957 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Saynor-Star Lake Chamber Facebook Page vertical? Mus-Ski Mountain Ski Area, Vintage video on YouTube - Thank you to John Eliason skimap.org Navarino Hills (previously known as Pues Hill) Shiocton, WI - east central Wisconsin v: 110 c: 2019 In 1978 (Skalka): 4 rope tows, 1 chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 44.60841897282807, -88.5858712854167 (zoom in to see lift) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Page skimap.org Nemadji Hill Superior. WI - northwest Wisconsin - 2 miles east of South Superior, WI Google Maps / Google Earth 46.66497046007175, -92.06080547486974 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org Nest Of Eagles Spooner, WI - northwestern Wisconsin o: 1976 In 1978 (Skalka): 1 J-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 45.83475363797414, -91.78538520370587 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org New Munster Ski Hill Genoa City / New Munster, WI - southeast Wisconsin - S of New Munster off of county rd. KD, probably in what is now the New Munster Wildlife Area 8 miles from Lake Geneva, 5 mi NE of Genoa City v: 200 ft. 2 rope tows in 1948 Google Maps / Google Earth ?? 42.5527958681488, -88.23300578521189 1956 map Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 36 Wisconsin areas Open to Winter Sports - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sun, Dec 9, 1951 (ski jump too) Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Nor-Ski Ridge (became Omnibus) Fish Creek, WI - east central Wisconsin v: 226 ft. o: 1960 c: 1977 In 1976: 3 rope tows, 1 T-bar, 1 double chair Google Maps / Google Earth 45.10495993844323, -87.24575996811747 Door County's Old Ski Hills The Lost Icon: the Omnibus SKI Magazine, Nov. 1973 (link) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 4, 1961 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group skimap.org North Hills (North Hills Ski Club) Fort Atkinson, WI - south central Wisconsin - 1 mile N off of highway 89 v: 130 ft. c: 1999 (?) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.957064957396696, -88.83392138296104 North Hills Ski Club - hoardmuseum.org Skiing Site Near Fort Offers Tow - Janesville Daily Gazette, Feb. 9, 1951 Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan. 29, 1953 Ski Hills Listed In Directory - Stevens Point Journal, Nov. 21, 1963 Northernaire Resort Three Lakes, WI - north central Wisconsin Owners of the Northernaire Resort also owned the nearby Sheltered Valley Ski Area. They had a beginner hill with tow rope at Northernaire Google Maps / Google Earth 45.79454326214343, -89.10531399361685 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad advertisement - Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) · Sun, Dec 2, 1951 Three Lakes - Going Skiing? Make Your Reservations by This List - The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 Dec 1953 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Norway Basin+ (formerly Sutter's Ridge, still open as Tryol Basin) Oak Ridge Ski Hill (Oak Ridge Ski Club) Three locations: Riverside Park, Janesville, WI moved to "Scott Hill" (owned by Ray Scott) on City Highway 14 beyond Riverside Park, north of Janesville, WI (1962-1975) moved to Serns Road, (between County N and John Paul Road) North of Milton, WI in 1976 private Locations Riverside Park, Janesville Google Maps / Google Earth 42.70758133450376, -89.03974782380266 Scott Hill Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.72115984228944, -89.0615675070257 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Serns Road, North of Milton Google Maps / Google Earth 42.811338532794515, -88.95682803040512 Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Then and Now: Oak Ridge Ski Club - gazetteextra.com Oak Ridge Ski Club: Do-It-Yourseft Tale - Janesville Daily Gazette, Feb. 20, 1969 photos - Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Love of skiing in famous family nurtured on Janesville hill - gazettextra.com (Lindsay Vonn) Old Baldy * - see Baldy Mountain Olympia (also known as Scotsland, Highlands of Olympia) Oconomowoc, WI - near Milwaukee v: 196 ft. o: 1972 c: 2013 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows, 2 chairlifts full original name: "Olympia Princess Resort at Scotsland." Google Maps / Google Earth 43.0885164999448, -88.47550509886787 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page SKI Magazine, Oct. 1983 (link) Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group 1 2 Forgotten Wisconsin Facebook Group skimap.org Omnibus* (see Nor-Ski Ridge) Paradise Valley Ski Resort Burlington, WI - southeast Wisconsin - W990 Ski Hill Dr, Spring Prairie, Wisconsin 53105 v: 192 ft. o: 1970 c: 1977 In 1974: 4 cable (handle) tows Google Maps / Google Earth 42.723234180073575, -88.35030137933667 Ski Magazine, Dec., 1974 (link) You know Your're from Burlington if . . . - Facebook Page (picture) Developer finds his paradise in old ski resort - The Journal times Paradise Valley Ski Resort Facebook Group - private Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - scroll down to comment by Norton cody advertisement Paradise Valley Patch - ebay skimap.org Perkinstown Winter Sports Park Gilman, WI - west central Wisconsin v: 150 ft. o: 1930s c: 1979 In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 45.18311246087512, -90.63638358511453 Going Skiing? Make Your Reservations by This List - The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 Dec 1953 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page vertical? The Original Perkinstown Wisconsin - YouTube skimap.org (0 maps) Pinehurst (Pinehurst Bowl, also called Seymour Hill and ) reopening soon see Pinehurst Park - OutdoorMore Inc - Facebook Eau Claire, WI - east central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 44.852967585684326, -91.453166932542 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - Early Pinehurst (Seymour Hill) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - Pinehurst (Pinehurst Bowl) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - tow may open in 2022 1956 map (Eau Claire) skimap.org Pink Panther (later Snowburst [1978], then Bear Valley [1985]) De Pere WI - east central Wisconsin (near Green Bay) - Old Martin Road (Route 1) o: 1964 c: 1983 reopened as Bear Valley In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows, 1 T-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 44.39844734697483, -88.0317934243194 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1982 - (link - Snowburst Pink Panther Ski Area - blogspot.com by Eric Elfner Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page (Snowburst) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page (Snowburst becomes Bear Valley) skimap.org Playboy Club* - (also called Americana, Playboy Mountain, Mt. Playboy, and Indian Knob) still open as Mountaintop at Grand Geneva Pleasure Valley Blue Mounds, WI - southwest Wisconsin had a ski jump Pleasure Valley Begins Shaping Up as Year Round Sports Mecca - Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) · Sun, Nov 16, 1947 36 Wisconsin areas Open to Winter Sports - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sun, Dec 9, 1951 Blue Mounds Site Needs Snow, Hauls It In For Sunday - Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin) · Fri, Jan 14, 1949 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Port Mountain +- still open as Mt. Ashwabay Potawatomi State Park Sturgeon Bay, northeastern Wisconsin v: 143 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 44.87433050277016, -87.43437546530889 Door County's Old Ski Hills 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Restore Potawatomi State Park Ski Hill Facebook Page Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Forgotten Wisconsin Facebook Group skimap.org Pues Hill * - see Navarino Hills Rib Mountain + - still open as Granite Peak Ripon Kiwanis Hill * - see Kiwanis Park Riverbend Watertown, WI - southeast Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 43.16912472001494, -88.87106078838583 Lost Wisconsin Ski Area Facebook Page - 1974 map - scroll down to comments skimap.org Scotsland * (see Olympia) Schuster Park Neillsville, WI - west central Wisconsin v: 65 ft . o: 1964-65 season with one rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 44.55629189331944, -90.59190837893082 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page See and Ski * - see Lodi See and Ski Seymour Hill * - see Pinehurst Sheltered Valley Three Lakes, WI - north central Wisconsin v: 200 ft. o: 1954 c: 1978 In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows, 1 poma lift Google Maps / Google Earth 45.81023890228899, -89.02630310419862 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1,1958 SKI Magazine, Nov. 1974 (link) vertical? skimap.org Signal Mountain Ski Hill (Signal Hill) New Auborn, WI - northwest Wisconsin v: 250 ft. o: 1985 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.181126097374, -91.59296306150362 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Silver Valley * - see Harrison Hills Silverbrook Resort (Silver Brook) St. Croix Falls, WI - northwest Wisconsin Silverbrook Trail at Interstate State Park v: 110 ft. o: 1951-52 ;probably closed after the 1952-53 season Google Maps / Google Earth 45.37423227251275, -92.66965907085556 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Area's Ski Tows Hum: Snow Fair to Excellent - Minneapolis Tribune, Dec. 23, 1951, p. 22 Ski Resorts Ready as Snow Piles up - Minneapolis Tribune, Jan. 6, 1952, p. 27 Ski Glen (also called Glenwood City 57 Hills Ski Area) Glenwood City, WI - northwest Wisconsin - near highway 170 east of city o: 1955 c: 1962 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.0549560619572, -92.1616052258261 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski-Mac * (see Snowcrest) Ski View Ridge * (see View Ridge) Skyline (or Sky Line) Friendship, WI - south central Wisconsin v: 335 ft. o: 1960 c: 2003 in 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows, 1 double chairlift, 1 triple chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 43.981680221186906, -89.82035551111761 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 SKI Magazine - Spring 1974 (link) Wisconsin's Lost Ski Areas Facebook Page Currently for sale Skiline Patch - ebay skimap.org Skyline Ski Area St. Croix Falls, WI - northwest Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 45.41901486263741, -92.6409782235788 Polk County Historical Society Facebook Page Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas - Facebook Skiing Good - Minneapolis Tribune, March 19, 1950 Snowbowl LaCrosse, WI - southwestern Wisconsin - W5723 State Road 33, La Crosse, WI 54601 v: 475 ft. o: about 1938 c: 1958 In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 43.788880147187896, -91.18695776580418 Development of Snow Bowl Make City of LaCrosse Ski Center of Northwest - LaCrosse Tribune, Nov. 24, 1940 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Snowburst * (see Pink Panther) Snowcrest (originally called Ski-Mac) lots of talk about reopening Somerset, WI - west central Wisconsin v: 280 ft. o: 1954 (1969?) c: 1984 In 1978 (Skalka): 6 rope tows, 1 T-bar, 2 chairlifts upside down ski area (lodge at the top); "down and up" chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth 45.09633334005895, -92.73042430423058 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page McAlisters Spend $58,000 on New Ski Resort - Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) · Sun, Dec 5, 1954 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Snowcrest 1979 Somerset WI Rossignol Nordica Mogul Competition 70s - YouTube Video SKI Magazine, Feb. 1975 (link) skimap.org Spooner-Shell Lake Ski Area * - see Lockhaven Spring Valley Spring Valley, WI - west central Wisconsin o: 1962? c: about 1982 Google Maps / Google Earth 44.839310692431745, -92.2495014487107 Ski Conditions for Week-end - Chicago Tribune, Feb. 23, 1962 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - Spur Lake Recreation Area (also known as Hogsback Springs Recreation Area) Fifield, WI - north central Wisconsin - three miles east of Fifield on Highway 70 and then driving south on a forest truck trail about 1 ½ miles Google Maps / Google Earth 45.8803413494111, -90.42055044704829 (town of Fifield, WI) Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - Spur Lake Spur Lake Recreation Area Pictures of the toboggan slide Squirrel Hill (became Minocqua Winter Park) Minocqua, WI v; 200 ft. o: 1956 c: 1978 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.83002545485008, -89.89521883142636 New Areas Indicate Skiing Boom in Area - The Rhinelander Daily News, Feb 15, 1957 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1977 vertical? Suicide Hill * (see Birch Haven) Sutter's Ridge + (became Norway Basin, still open as Tyrol Basin) Sylvan Hill Park Wausau, WI - central Wisconsin v: 90 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 44.98713009190948, -89.6079548373099 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group SKI Magazine, March 1979 currently tubing and sledding only (website) skimap.org Telemark Resort (Mt. Telemark) Cable, WI - northwestern Wisconsin v: 370 ft. o: 1947 c: 1998 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows, 2 T-Bars, 3 chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 46.1901820926803, -91.24781094717052 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Guide to Ski Areas - Sports Illustrated, Dec. 1, 1958 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 21, 1960 Telemark Pin - ebay Telemark Patch - ebay skimap.org Timberline Arena, WI - south central Wisconsin (30 miles northwest of Madison) v: 256 (300 - 320) ft. o: 1967 c: 1982 In 1978 (Skalka): 8 rope tows, 1 T-bar, 3 chairlifts (including 2 quads) Google Maps / Google Earth 43.14011473980715, -89.93099182802528 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org Touchet Ski Hill Fond du Lac, WI - central Wisconsin v: 110 ft. o: 1954 Google Maps / Google Earth 43.76827722071422, -88.37989079600227 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Ullr Plymouth, WI - southeast Wisconsin - corner of county roads S and U west of Plymouth o: 1963 private Google Maps / Google Earth 43.70364992669047, -88.04349651457382 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page skimap.org UW Eau Claire * (see Mt. Ole) UW Madison Ski Club Hill ? Middleton, WI - south central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth 43.085842 -89.588474 University Owned Ski Hills In the Midwest - MWLSAP Facbook Page Velkommen (also called Delafield Lodge, Little Swiss Valley, and Winter Haven) Delafield, WI - near Milwaukee v: 260 ft. c: 1965 (when I 94 was built) In 1978 (Skalka): 4 rope tows, 1 T-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 43.051472556380446, -88.38114558031054 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page View Ridge Ski Hill (Ski View Ridge) New London, WI - central Wisconsoin v: 200 ft. o: 1961 (1963?) in 1978 (Skalka): 4 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.38906452952806, -88.68779916750749 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 Mo-Ski-Tow Hill Facilities To be Moved This Weekend - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), March 12, 1963 SKI Magazine, March 1979 Forgotten Wisconsin Facebook Group 1 2 vertical? skimap.org Viking Skyline Strum, WI - west central Wisconsin - on highway 10 v: 125 - 200 ft. o: 1966 c: 1980 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 44.55736252735831, -91.38259468410145 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page vertical? Viking Valley (Whitehall) Whitehall, WI - N of Whitehall off hwy D - current home of Whitehall Pigeon Rod and Gun Club (?) o: Jan. 1, 1949 c: 1954 (?) Google Maps / Google Earth 44.412936758155425, -91.34195932657569 Winter Sports Complex Planned at Whitehall - The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) · Wed, Sep 22, 1948 Galesville Club Work on Ski Hill and Slide - The Winona Republican-Herald (Winona, Minnesota) · Fri, Nov 12, 1948 Winter Sports Area Named at Whitehall - The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) · Fri, Dec 24, 1948 Whitehall Group Opens Its Big Winter Paradise - The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) · Wed, Jan 5, 1949 Viking Valley To Operate Minus Jump - The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) · Tue, Dec 13, 1949 Whitehall Pigeon Club Set Meeting Monday - The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) · Sat, Oct 15, 1960 ?? Viola ?? Ski Hill Viola, WI (Vernon County) - southwest Wisconsin actual name not known Google Maps / Google Earth 43.551921990916014, -90.68391651118714 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page White Mountain Durand, WI - northwest Wisconsin - Yarrington Hill, about 4 miles south of Durand, on the Pepin County/Buffalo County line, end of Forster Road, off of County Highway FF. Google Maps / Google Earth 44.58218871979764, -91.95308902583264 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page White Mountain Ski Area - Mick Shoup Facebook page Whitehall * (see Viking Valley) Whitnall Park Milwaukee, WI / Franklin, WI v: 65 ft, one rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 42.92464956484846, -88.02784787020776 Variety of downhill areas available - see number 22 - The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin), Jan 10, 1981 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group Willams Bay Ski Hill / Bay View Ski Hill (Winter Playgrounds at Williams Bay) Williams Bay, WI - southeast Wisconsin - 250 Williams St., behind the current Village Hall /Police Dept. v: 100 ft Google Maps / Google Earth 42.58385570316734, -88.54561544625503 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Picture (eBay postcard) 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad 1956 map Windy City Hill - also called Devil's Lake - Windy City Ski Club Baraboo , WI (Devil's Lake State Park) - south central Wisconsin - near the Johnson Moraine hiking Trail from the parking lot on County DL v: 300 - 350 ft. (probably 230) o: 1946? Google Maps / Google Earth 43.435041100669416, -89.7203256796991 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Chicago and North Western Railroad Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page see 1956 map Devil's Lake Downhill - geocaching.com 1956 map skimap.org Winter Haven * - see Velkommen Wintergreen Spring Green, WI - south central Wisconsin - off county C v: 400 ft. o:1969 c: closed for the last time in 1991 upside down (lodge at the top) In 1978 (Skalka): 1 J-bar, 2 chairlifts Google Maps / Google Earth 43.14997535842698, -90.08307020007581 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1 2 3 4 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group skimap.org Winterset Ski Area Crivitz, WI - northeastern Wisconsin - 5 miles W on county W (141), 2 miles N of Shaffer's Park (Shaffer's Rd), NE facing slopes v: 225 (180) ft. o: 1960 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows, 1 cable hand tow Google Maps / Google Earth 45.23966275228089, -88.08682743145081 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Woodside Ranch Mauston, WI - south central Wisconsin - SE facing slopes v: 75 (150>) ft. o: about 1960 In 1978 (Skalka): 1 rope tow Google Maps / Google Earth 43.79658847388503, -89.97333514178611 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page SKI Magazine, Jan. 1978 Ski Area Guide, SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969, pp. 162-164 Wunderberg Ski Area + - still open as Sunburst MWLSAP Homepage WORKING ON: Ski Hill near Abbey Springs golf course between Mt Majestic and Fontana Iola - ski jumping and xc only need more: http://www.mwlsap.org/wisconsin/wi.htm#chainolakes  Trail Farm LTD (near Camp Forest Springs ) Westboro / Rib Lake, WI - north central Wisconsin - 9110 Meyer Dr., Westboro, WI 54490 Google Maps / Google Earth 45.363785, -90.2295266 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group about a mile away from the current ski hill at Forest Springs (still open) https://www.trulia.com/p/wi/westboro/9110-meyer-dr-westboro-wi-54490--2416515287 From 1956 map: Fox Valley (near UP border, or in the UP) - maybe Calumet County Park (check Michigan areas on map) From Janesville Daily Gazette 1948 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948   Slinger Hill Slinger, WI - south east Wisconsin v: 200ft. Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Big Boulder Lodge - no tow 1953 Boulder Junction, WI - north central Wisconsin Google Maps / Google Earth no ski tow - Going Skiing? Make Your Reservations by This List - The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 Dec 1953 Southern Wisconsin Gains Fame As Year Round Resort Area; Winter Sports Boom - Janesville Daily Gazette, Jan 9, 1948 Sports Directory Lists This Area - The Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) · 8 Jan 1948 Long Lake Resort, no tow 1952, 1953 Phelps, WI Sports Directory Lists This Area - The Rhinelander Daily News (Rhinelander, Wisconsin) · 8 Jan 1948 Winter Sports Areas Expecting Record Season - The Rhinelander Daily News, 27 Dec 1952 Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 Going Skiing? Make Your Reservations by This List - The Rhinelander Daily News, 23 Dec 1953  MWLSAP Homepage PLANNED, BUT NEVER DEVELOPED   WORKING ON Big Boulder Lodge http://mwlsap.org/wisconsin/wi.htm#bigboulderlodge   STILL OPEN (WI) Alpine Valley Resort still OPEN East Troy, WI - southeastern Wisconsin o: Dec. 1964 Alpine Valley to Start New 4 Chairlift - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Jan 6, 1967 website skimap.org Ausblick (Private) previously called Maryhill still OPEN Sussex, WI - southeastern Wisconsin Ausblick History and Organization website skimap.org Blackhawk Ski Club (Private) still OPEN Middleton, WI - south central Wisconsin website skimap.org Bruce Mound Winter Sports Area still OPEN Merrillan, WI - west central Wisconsin website skimap.org Camp 10 still OPEN Rhinelander, WI - north central Wisconsin website skimap.org Cascade Mountain still OPEN Portage, WI - south central Wisconsin SKI Magazine, Jan. 1977 website skimap.org Christie Mountain Ski Area (formerly Mt. Atlanta) still OPEN Bruce, WI - northwestern Wisconsin Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - Mt Atlanta Outdoor Sports in full Swing in State With Snow, Cold Weather - The Oshkosh Northwestern, Dec. 18, 1954 website Facebook skimap.org Christmas Mountain still OPEN Wisconsin Dells, WI - south central Wisconsin website skimap.org Devil's Head Resort still OPEN Merrimac, WI - south central Wisconsin website skimap.org Forest Springs / Sunset Hill (at Forest Springs) still OPEN Fifield, WI (Westboro) - north central Wisconsin website skimap.org (0 maps) Fox Hill Ski Area (private) still OPEN Slinger, WI - southeast Wisconsin v: 226 ft. o: 1939 4 rope tows website history Ski Hills Listed In Directory - Stevens Point Journal, Nov. 21, 1963 skimap.org (0 maps) Grand Geneva + - see Mountaintop at Grand Geneva Granite Peak (formerly Rib Mountain) still OPEN Wausau, WI - central Wisconsin SKI Magazine, Spring 1977 - Rib Mountain website skimap.org Heiliger Huegel Ski Club (private) still OPEN Hubertus, WI - southeastern Wisconsin website skimap.org (0 maps) Kettlebowl Ski Hill and Cross Country Trails still OPEN Antigo, WI - north central Wisconsin v: 200 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows Facebook Page skimap.org (0 maps) Kewaunee County Winter Park still OPEN website skimap.org Keyes Peak Ski Area still OPEN Florence, WI - northeastern Wisconsin v: 200 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows website SKI Magazine, Sep. 1983 skimap.org (0 maps) Little Switzerland still OPEN Slinger, WI - near Milwaukee Ski Jump - Forgotten Wisconsin Facebook Group website skimap.org Mont du Lac Ski Area still OPEN Superior, WI - northeastern Wisconsin o: 1948 website skimap.org Mt. Ashwabay (previously Port Mountain) still OPEN Bayfield, WI - northeastern Wisconsin website skimap.org Mt. LaCrosse still OPEN Lacrosse, WI - southwestern Wisconsin website skimap.org Mountain Top at Grand Geneva (formerly Playboy Club, Americana, and Indian Knob) still OPEN Lake Geneva, WI - southeastern Wisconsin Mt. Playboy - SKIING Magazine, Sept. 1969 SKI Magazine, Dec. 1969 - Playboy Club SKI Magazine, Feb. 1972 - Playboy Club SKI Magazine, Jan. 1978 (link - scroll down) - Playboy Mountain Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas - Indian Knob website skimap.org Nordic Mountain still OPEN Wauroma, WI - central Wisconsin website skimap.org Nutt Hill still OPEN Plymouth, WI - east central Wisconsin website - scroll down skimap.org (0 maps) Paul Bunyan still OPEN re-opened February, 2021 Lakewood, WI - northeastern Wisconsin v: 110 ft. In 1978 (Skalka): 4 rope tows, 1 T-bar Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page Ski Hill Reopens After 25 Years, Gets Vintage 1969 Tucker Sno-Cat Running (Video) - unofficialnetworks.com skimap.org Powers Bluff still OPEN Wood County (Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point, Marshfield - central Wisconsin v: 200 ft 3 rope tows SKI Magazine, Jan. 1978 website skimap.org Rock Snowpark (formerly Crystral Ridge) still OPEN Franklin, WI, near Milwaukee website skimap.org Sunburst Ski Area (formerly Wunderberg) still OPEN Kewaskum, WI - near Milwaukee website skimap.org Wunderberg opened in 1961 50 years of Operation - 2011 - Facebook Sunset Hill (see Forest Springs) Standing Rocks County Park still OPEN Stevens Point, WI - central Wisconsin v: 100 ft In 1978 (Skalka): 2 rope tows SKI Magazine, Jan. 1977 website skimap.org Triangle Sports Area still OPEN Green Bay, WI - north east Wisconsin Improvement Made at Moon Valley - Green Bay Press Gazette, Dec. 9, 1962 website skimap.org (0 maps) Trollhaugen Ski Area still OPEN Dresser, WI - west central Wisconsin o: 1950 website skimap.org Tyrol Basin (previously called Sutters Ridge and Norway Basin) still OPEN Mt. Horeb, WI - south central Wisconsin o: 1958 as Sutter's Ridge, became Norway Basin in 1960, and Tyrol Basin in 1965 Midwestskiers.com - Facebook Page Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas - Facebook website skimap.org Whitecap Mountains still OPEN Montreal, WI - north central Wisconsin o: 1962   website Ironwood_Daily_Globe_Tue_Dec_16_1976 skimap.org Whitetail Ridge still OPEN Sparta, WI - south western Wisconsin website skimap.org Wilmot Mountain still OPEN Wilmot, WI (Salem Lakes) - southeastern Wisconsin owned by Vail Resorts first chairlift in Wisconsin Helmut Teichner of Wilmot: "Control is the master ..." - SKIING Magazine, Dec. 1967 Wisconsin ski resort in border war with Lake County, Chicago Tribune, Oct 22, 2011 "Kenosha Voices," Chuck Roberts/Ski Instructor at Wilmot Mountain and Author, recorded May 25, 2022. - YouTube 34:51 website skimap.org Winter Park - (see Kewaunee County Winter Park) Woodwind Park - formerly Deepwood - no skiing YET Wheeler, WI - west central Facebook MWLSAP Homepage

MAPS 1956 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - omissions noted    1962 Minneapolis Tribune, Dec. 23, 1962, p. 53   Mid-1960's from Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page     1967 Chicago Tribune, Dec. 8, 1967     1969 Green Bay Press Gazette Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page   1970 Green Bay Press Gazette Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page     1971 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1972 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page     1972  Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page 1974 (not all areas listed) See Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page for corrections     1977 See Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page (map corrections)    1981 The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) · Sat, Jan 10, 1981   1985 The Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) · 15 Dec 1985 (note: Bull Valley in Lake Geneva was the former Mt. Fuji. Cross country skiing only - it did NOT have "1 T-bar, 12 rope tows, and 12 double chairlifts")

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