ILLINOIS 24 lost areas MWLSAP Homepage Any information or pictures on the lost ski areas of Illinois would be greatly appreciated. please e-mail: mark@mwlsap.org | lost | working on | never opened | still open |

LOST AREAS Aspen Hills Ski Slope Peoria / Pottstown, IL (Peoria County, Kickapoo Township, NW of Peoria) - land now owned by Redeemer Presbyterian Church, 2025 N. Kickapoo Ceek Rd. just N of Elwood Wildlife Preserve o: 1970s-early 80s Google Maps / Google Earth 40.7119819°, -89.6631558° Top Places to Sled Around Peoria - peoriaoutdooradventure.com Mapcarta.com anyplaceamerica.com Picture 1 / Picture 2 from Pedestrians in Peoria Facebook Page Memories of Peoria Area Facebook Group  1   2    MWLSAP Facebook Page    Ski Peoria Poster If you grew up on the slopes in one of these regions, we know you are a diehard skier - SnowBrains Facebook post , comment by Steven Hall: "Aspen Hill outside Peoria Illinois had a tractor ?? on blocks at the top with the rope around the wheel which slipped so a long time holding the rope off the ground and 30 seconds to the bottom. 10 cents for coffee in a small warming shack. Also didn’t get much snow ??" Thank you to my son, Lucas for finding Aspen Hills. Barberry Hills Fox River Grove, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1965 c: early 1970s; last mention in newspapers: Jan. 13, 1967 v: 145 ft; Google Maps / Google Earth 42.20453524191829, -88.21339822565129 42°12'16.3"N 88°12'48.2"W Fox River Picnic Grove, Grove Marina, Barberry Hills Ski Area - History of Area Ski Area Attraction at Barberry - Chicago Tribune, Fri, Nov. 12, 1965 The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down Brickyard Mall / Brick Factory * - See Thunder Mountain Chicago, IL Buffalo Park / Buffalo Mountain * - See: Raging Buffalo Camden Park Rope Tow * (see Mt. Camden) Fox Trails Sports Area Cary, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1962, c:1974 v: 135 ft. 2 rope tows upside down (lodge at the top) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.19788113356138, -88.26291763901874 42°11'51.9"N 88°15'46.5"W We Skied At Fox Trails in Cary - (pictures) Facebook Page Fox Trail Sports Area Harry Hopes - Chicagoland history Fox Trails Ski Resort - The Remains - Vimeo video Cary, Illinois haunted abandoned "ski lodge" - Forum post The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down skimap.org Fox Valley Ski Hills / Fox River Valley Cary, IL - northeast Illinois - 3 mi. N of Cary RR depot, E of Crystal Lake o:1948?,o: 1951 ?; c: 1956? probably opened in 1948 no mention after 1956 (on 1956 map) v: 200 ft., FIRST IN STATE: probably the first downhill ski area in Illinois Maybe: Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.238362818031824, -88.23095166293687 in the Fel-Pro RRR Conservation site of the McHenry County Conservation District could be on the Chalet Hills Golf Club just across Rawson Bridge Rd to the north Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. Fox Valley Ski Hills - The Herald (Crystal Lake, Illinois) · Thu, Dec 22, 1949 Fox Valley Ski Hills Open for Long Weekends - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sat, Dec 23, 1950 1951-52 Directory Winter Sports Playgrounds, Page 3, - 3 tows Chicago and North Western Railroad Chicagoland Boasts Many Ski Areas - Chicago Tribune, Sun, Feb 3, 1952 Nearby Areas Offer Ideal Ski Resorts - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sun, Jan 10, 1954 Midwestern States Offer Winter Sport - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sun, Dec 18, 1955 Northlands Calls Skiers, Tobaggoners - The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) · Thu, Jan 19, 1956 Fyre Lake Sherrard, IL - northwest Illinois (Quad Cities) o: 1970; c:1980 (no mention of skiing after 1980) Google Maps / Google Earth 41.31329514431609, -90.48833108411365 41°18'47.9"N 90°29'18.0"W Discover Excitingly Beautiful, Completely Private, Fyre Lake - Quad City Times, Sept. 12, 1971, p. 26 Gander Mountain Spring Grove, IL - northeast Illinois (adjacent to Wilmot Mountain WI, which is still open) o: 1958 c: 1973 v: 200 ft. 6 rope tows, 3 poma lifts upside down (lodge at the top) Google Maps / Google Earth (just south of, and adjacent to, Wilmot Mountain Ski Area across the border in Wisconsin) 42.49370066099, -88.19354030949593 42°29'36.6"N 88°11'36.9"W Innovations Take Over at Gander Ski Resort - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Nov 19, 1965 Gander has Fewer Trees, More Slopes - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Dec 30, 1966 Ski Conditions for Week-end - Chicago Tribune, Feb. 23, 1962 coloradoskihistory.com Innovations Take Over at Gander Ski Resort - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Nov 19, 1965 Gander Mountain Ski Strassheim - Chicago Tribune, Dec. 30, 1966, p. 33 Trail Map / Location Map Illinois, Wisconsin, and battle of Wilmot Mountain - Chicago Tribune, Oct 26, 2011 The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down New Ski Facilities - Sports Illustrated, Nov. 23, 1959 - ERROR: listed under Wisconsin Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group 1 2 advertisement GANDER MOUNTAIN Vintage 1972 HTF LOST AREA Ski Brochure Wilmot WISCONSIN Travel - ebay Gander Mountain Pamphlet 1 Gander Mountain Pamphlet 2 Gander Mountain Pamphlet 3 Gander Mountain Patch Gander Mountain Brochure 1 Gander Mountain Brochure 2 skimap.org Hampton Hills* (see Illiwek forest Preserve) Hidden Valley* (see Lost Valley) Holiday Park (Holiday Park Safari Resort / Holiday House?) Ingleside, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1967 c: 1986 v: 220 (208) ft.  In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows, 1 chairlift Google Maps / Google Earth (I heard that the hill has been bulldozed for houses) 42.36796400342421, -88.15936548923823 42°22'04.7"N 88°09'33.7"W Aerial View - vintageaerial.com Picture - Fox Lake District Library Facebook SKI Magazine, Dec. 1974 - Chicago Metro Areas (link) The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down Latest Snow Conditions - The Daily Sentinel (Woodstock, Illinois) · 19 Jan 1968 - Holiday House advertisement skimap.org Illiniwek Forest Preserve (Hampton Hills) Hampton, IL - northwest Illinois Mississippi Valley Ski Club o: 1951 ?: last mention of tow 1966 v: 200 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 41.56276536410957, -90.40201057631305 41°33'46.0"N 90°24'07.2"W NO TOW YET - Families Find Place to Ski: It's Illiniwek - The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) · Fri, Dec 23, 1949 It Was Cold, but Fun Too at Illiniwek - The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) · Mon, Jan 22, 1951 Ski Heil! - Quad City Times, Feb. 5, 1961, p. 39 From the notebook by Eloise - Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa), Jan. 29, 1955 Whee! Let's Ski - The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa) · Fri, Jan 26, 1962 Facebook Post and Comments on Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Group - see comment by Lauren Wolfe Pictures 1959 Picture 1, picture 2 - Facebook 1962; 1963; 1965 James Park (Mt. Trashmore) Evanston, IL (located in southwest Evanston near Dodge Ave and Oakton St.) - northeast Illinois o: 1974 (1973) c: mid 1980s 1980; 1981; 1982 v: 65 ft. 2 rope tows Google Maps / Google Earth 42.023484338021994, -87.70555084182416 42°01'24.5"N 87°42'20.0"W Mt. Trashmore - wikipedia A Downhill Rush The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down skimap.org (0 maps) Lincolnshire Resort (Marriott) Lincolnshire, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1976; c: 1983   v: 60 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.193438338456644, -87.92414599592138 42°11'36.4"N 87°55'26.9"W Resort does better than expected - Arlington Heights Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) · Mon, May 10, 1976 Picture 1979 Corporate America finds Lincolnshire, and village officials love it - Chicago Tribune, Sun, Nov 15, 1981   In 1978 (Skalka): 1 poma lift SKI Magazine Spring 1977 (link) The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down skimap.org Lost Valley (originally named Hidden Valley) Spring Grove IL - northeast Illinois - 3 1/2 miles N of Fox Lake on US 12 to Meyer Rd. (1/2 mi. W of Wilmot Rd), to Holian Dr. to intersection of Cherrywood Ln. slopes faced N now a housing development o: 1974 as Hidden Valley, became Lost Valley in 1976; not open 1977-1978 ;  c:  1980  1980 v: 120 ft.     2 chairlifts, 3 rope tows; lodge at top upside down (lodge at the top) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.43239606548105, -88.22655237649393 42°25'56.6"N 88°13'35.6"W Lost Valley Grand Opening advertisement - Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois · Friday, January 09, 1976 In 1978 (Skalka): 3 rope tows and 2 chairlifts SKI Magazine, Jan 1978 (link) Picture of Lodge - flickr Spring Grove Storytelling Facebook Page - Hidden Valley, picture of chairlift The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down Lost Valley ski area celebrates grand opening - The Daily Herald (Chicago) Jan 10, 1976. Spring Grove IL - northeast Illinois SKI Magazine, Dec. 1974 - Chicago Metro Areas (Hidden Valley, third paragraph) SG ponders developing old ski hill - Northwest Herald (Woodstock, Illinois) · 20 May 1993, skimap.org Mt. Camden - also called Camden Park Rope Tow Milan IL - northwest Illinois o: 1978; still open 1989 Google Maps / Google Earth 41.42582899347047, -90.56383252935717 41°25'33.0"N 90°33'49.8"W Mt. Camden ski slope opens a new season - The Rock Island Argus (Moline, Illinois) · Fri, Jan 15, 1982 Ski, Sled, or Skate - Quad City Times, Dec. 31, 1987, p. 48 Ski resorts near Q-C - Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) · Thu, Dec 31, 1987 Hit the slopes, ride the hills,and . . . - Quad City Times, Jan. 12, 1989, p. 52 Facebook Post and Comments on Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Group - see comment by Chad Mayerhofer picture1 picture2 picture3 (Facebook) Mt. Trashmore* (see James Park) Norge Ski Hill Fox River Grove, IL - 100 Ski Hill Road, Fox River Grove, IL Ski jump still operating; at one time also had alpine skiing o: 1960; c: ??? 1965 (last mention?) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.20326702365525, -88.20520439111714 Sububanites May Ski Close To Home At Fox River Grove - Arlington Heights Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) · Thu, Dec 1, 1960 Fox River Grove Norge Ski Club to Sponsor Spring Carnival 18th - The Herald (Crystal Lake, March 8, 1962 - "slalom" races Ski Race - The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) · Thu, Sep 16, 1965 MWLSAP Facebook Page - see comments sign / rope tow (courtesy of Peter Brooks) Pere Marquette Grafton, IL (north of St. Louis) southwest Illinois (5 miles east of Pere Marquette State Park Lodge on Highway 100; entrance is a few hundred feet beyond the Pere Marquette Cross Monument)) o:1971; 1972 (rope tow opened in 1972, no snowmaking yet - Jan. 1972) c: 1974 v: 380 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 38.97456003321953, -90.47196906454677 38°58'28.4"N 90°28'19.1"W Please email - mark@mwlsap.org - if you know a more precise location. advertisement1, advertisement2 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri · Sunday, October 31, 1971 State Park Skite Is Ready - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) · Sun, Oct 31, 1971 Ski Area To Be Ready In December - St. Louis Post dispatch, Sept. 24, 1972 Picture of chairlift - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri · Wednesday, January 23, 1974 Pere Marquette State Park - An Official Guide to History, Natural History, trails, and Drives by Richard c. Keating, 2017 missiouri Botanical Garder Press, page 16 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1972 - (link) brief mention Ski Area at Pere Marquette - Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois) · Sun, Dec 9, 1973 Plumtree (also called Lake Carroll) - private Lanark, IL (Lake Carroll) - north central Illinois o: 1973 c: 2000 (AI google) v: 185 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 42.16458251085092, -89.88739455845803 Area's newst ski area opens with sea of mud replacing snow - The Rock Island Argus (Moline, Illinois) · Wed, Jan 31, 1973 For a plum satisfied day of skiing - Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) · Fri, Jan 30, 1981 Illinois Ski Areas - skibum.net YouTube skimap.org Quincy Park Quincy, IL - west central Illinois - York St.?? or maybe Prospect Heights, IL  o:   c:   Google Maps / Google Earth ?? 39.92915105215366, -91.41513467637274 39°55'44.9"N 91°24'54.5"W SKI Mag, Sept. '67 ?? The Colorado Skiers Newsletters - July 1998 coloradoskihistory.com, Lost Areas #26 - Published 30 Jul 1998 - Scroll down "QUINCY PARK ( ?? ), [very obscure], New lift in 1967. [Sep 67 SKI] " Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (previously called Buffalo Park and later Buffalo Mountain ) Algonquin, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1962 - 1982 and 1993 - 2019 (AI) v: 200 ft. now Buffalo Park Forest Preserve, Kane County, Illinois Upside down (lodge at the top) Google Maps / Google Earth 42.14763991117609, -88.29385201372283 42°08'51.5"N 88°17'37.9"W 1992 Brochure 1 / 1992 Brochure 2 Thank you to Jon Pofahl Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group Transworld Snowboarding Magazine SKI Magazine, Dec. 1974 - Chicago Metro Areas (scroll down) (link) At Raging Buffalo, no chance of getting snow bored - Chicago Tribune, Feb. 7, 2003 Ski Conditions for Week-end - Chicago Tribune, Feb. 23, 1962 The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois - coloradoskihistory.com - Scroll down Vintage Video: Raging Buffalo Ski park at Algonquin Illinois (7:18) Dec 4, 2010. Lost Ski Area: Raging Buffalo (3:01) Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (1:14) 2010 So-Gnar Mighty Midwest Snowboard Camp Tour - Raging Buffalo, IL snowboarding (3:42) Jan 6, 2012 skimap.org Soldier Field * (see Winter Wonderland) Terrapin Ridge Manor Elizabeth, IL - northeast Illinois, 2 mi. E of Elizabeth on US Route 20, 30 mi. W of Freeport - "Four ski slopes across Route 20 to the north . . ." o: 1962 - restaurant opened 1961 does not appear to be Terrapin Ridge Ski Area that opened in 1965 upside down? Google Maps / Google Earth ??? 42.314485225782406, -90.19185845250341 Ski Resorts Are Ready To Go - But Need Snow! - The Lanark Gazette (Lanark, Illinois) · Thu, Dec 20, 1962 advertisement - The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Jan. 9, 1964 on 1964 map ?? Terrapin Ridge Ski Area Elizabeth, Illinois (JoDaviess County) - northwest Illinois -News articles of the time locate it at: 5 mi. off hwy 20 on Derinda Rd. north facing, overlooking Rush Creek, 35 mi E of Dubuque o: Jan. 16,1965  c:  1969   (last mention) v: 280 ft. snow-making with ski jump Facebook (pictures of jump)       1966   1968   Google Maps / Google Earth 42.272602010957876, -90.1678621085023 about 5 mi S of 20 on Derinda Rd Ski Jump To Be Built Near Elizabeth - Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois) · Fri, Jul 31, 1964 Area Ski Jump Nears Completion - Freeport Journal standard (Freeport, Illinois) Wed. Sept. 16, 1964 - thank you to David Jegerlehner Picture of jump and runs - thank you to David Jegerlehner New Ski Area - advertisement - The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) · Tue, Dec 22, 1964 Snow or No, Skiing Is Possible at New Resort - The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) · Fri, Dec 25, 1964, "Six alpine-type slopes vary from 1,200 to 2,000 feet with a vertical drop of 280 feet. Four tows provide uphill transportation, and 750 to 1,000 skiers can be accommodated daily at the resort" Skiing Open To Public At Terrapin - Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois) · Fri, Jan 15, 1965 2,000 Watch Terrapin Ski Jumping Tourney - Freeport Journal-Standard (Freeport, Illinois) · Mon, Feb 8, 1965 Quad Citians Try Skiing -- And like It! - The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois) · Fri, Feb 12, 1965 Ski Jumping On Upswing At New Resort - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Jan 8, 1965 Ski Reports - The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) · Fri, Jan 21, 1966 Mahy Ski Resorts nearby When Weather Cooperates - Dubuque Telegraph Herald, Jan. 02, 1966 patch - Thank you to Blair Birkett Facebook Post and Discussion:This was the first Terrapin Ridge Ski Jumping Tourament, at Terrapin Ridge, off of Derinda Road, Elizabeth, Illinois, in the winter of 1964-65. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1916909148600918/permalink/3669974143294401/ Thunder Mountain - also called Brickyard Mall / Brick Factory Chicago, IL - corner of Diversey Avenue and Narragansett Avenue, 2600 N Narrangansett Ave., entrance at Narragansett and Fullerton o: 1968 (one season); c: 1968 v: 285 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 41.93076429188729, -87.78749264786421 Chicago Gets 1st Resort in City Limits - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Dec 29, 1967 Ski Conditions at Resorts - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Feb 9, 1968 No Snow, But Chicago Areas Did All Right - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Mar 22, 1968 50 Years Ago, Chicago Had The Biggest Ski Hill Around (Seriously) - dnainfo.com Twin Sisters Hills Park Rope Tow    Rockford, IL - Dahlquist Park Google Maps /  Google Earth   42.26129268569356, -89.04957509557055 upside down   Rockford Rewind Facebook Page   2019  2020   2025 Growing Up In Rockford, IL Facebook Post  2018 Valley View Ski Resort Frankfort, IL - E of Wolf Road (21200 South) and N of US 30 (1 mi. W of rt 45 ?), 21200 S Wolf Rd. Thank you to Patrick Ross and to the Frankfort Area Historical Society probably only 1963-1964 season o: 1963; c: 1964 Google Maps / Google Earth 41.503057987608685, -87.88835716613055 on 1964 map advertisement - Chicago Tribune, Dec. 20, 1963 Ski Conditions for Week-end - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Dec 20, 1963 Ski Illinois ! - MWLSAP Facebook Post Friends of Frankfort Downtown Facebook Post Valley View Farm map (note: map is oriented with south at the top.) Wagon Wheel Resort Rockton, IL (1.5 mi south) - north central Illinois - Route 75 and Wagon Wheel Road o: 1977 c: 1989 v: 80 ft. 1 rope tow and 1 T-bar Google Maps / Google Earth 42.445612448613176, -89.07963422282077 42°26'42.6"N 89°04'46.5"W Pictures and News Articles from Wagon Wheel historian Gary Glaser picture of T-bar - flickr SKI Magazine, Dec. 1976 Future Developments: " .. expected to open 1977-1978" Hit the slopes, ride the hills,and . . . - Quad City Times, Jan. 12, 1989 Memories of the Wagon Wheel Resort Brochure skimap.org (0 maps) Winter Wonderland (at Soldier Field) Chicago IL 2 rope tows o: 1957 c: 1958 (one season) Google Maps / Google Earth 41.86240106457299, -87.6167098621719 Skiers and snowboarders of the midwest Facebook Group - good picture Picture - Evening Eagle, Wichita, Kansas · Monday, December 30, 1957 Rent Soldiers' Field For Ski Runs In Winter - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Thu, May 30, 1957 Plans Soldiers' Field Skiing - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Thu, May 30, 1957 Winter Wonderland Opens At Soldier Field Dec. 7 - Chicago Daily Calumet (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Dec 6, 1957 Winter Wonderland at Soldier Field - The Daily Calumet (Chicago, Illinois) · Mon, Jan 13, 1958 Thousands Expected to Attend Winter Sports Festival In Soldier Field's "Winter Wonderland" To Be Held Feb. 26 - Chicago Daily Calumet (Chicago, Illinois) · Thu, Jan 30, 1958 Ski Conditions for Week-End - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Fri, Feb 21, 1958 Plan To Call In 1 Million In Park Bonds - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Wed, Jul 9, 1958 - read last paragraph MWLSAP Homepage WORKING ON: Early Ski Jumps: Norge Palos Park 1926?? Grand Beach MI 1923 location of Fox Valley Ski Hills location of Pere Marquette more on Quincy Park  Mt. Elk Grove    WORKING ON ROPE TOW ????? Elk Grove Village, IL - Arlington Heights and Biesterfield Rds. Village Sports Inc. 1967 - 1968 advertised for the ski season Google Maps / Google Earth  ??? 42.00360059657463, -88.00381616198733 no mention of rope tow advertisement - Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois Friday, December 01, 1967 Eagle Ridge Inn - XC SKIING ONLY / DH SKIING IS AT NEARBLY CHESTNUT MTN. Hit the slopes, ride the hills,and . . . - Quad City Times, Jan. 12, 1989, p. 52 NOT Plumtree Skyline Motel - WORKING ON 32550 N. Highway 12, Round Lake, IL N of Volo, W side of Hwy 12 - maybe N of Chain 'O Lake Super Storage (2026) Volo, IL - northeast Illinois 1 rope tow run by Betty Wertke, opened 1953 Google Maps / Google Earth Google Earth 42.338158463907725, -88.171350202921 1/20/26 message sent to https://www.facebook.com/VoloHistoricalSociety/ Location of Fox Valley Ski Hills near Cary - 3 mi. N of Cary railroad depot near Raceway Woods - WORKING ON Carpentersville, IL - northeast Illinois - N of Raceway Woods Forest Preserve; S of Miller Rd., W of Hwy 31 Skiers and Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group - see comments by Steve Drecoll "There were remnants of a rope tow (rims/wheels from cars attached to poles) just north of Raceway Woods on the same side of Rt 31. Not sure if they're still there." "I think where the rope tow was is the property next to Raceway south of Miller Rd (about a mile south of Raging Buffalo), the house there is vacant, but with all the foliage I couldn't see the upper part of the hill. Might try another reconnaissance at a later date." MWLSAP Homepage PLANNED, BUT NEVER DEVELOPED: Eastern Illinois University ? - NEVER OPENED Charleston, IL EIU, SE of Greek Court v: 35 ft Eastern's "ski hill" shaping up - Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois) · 28 Sep 1990 maybe XC skiing only Highland Park, IL - NEVER OPENED E of Skokie Highway, between Park Ave. and half Day Rd. Highland Park Groups Plans Club, Ski Hill -Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 15 Sep 1963 Ski Hill Plans Received Coldly - Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct 1964 Mt. Hoy^ - NEVER OPENED Planned chairlift BUT never became a lift served ski area Warrenville, IL (DuPage County) - northeast Illinois Blackwell Recreational Preserve v: 150 ft. Google Maps / Google Earth 41.832271538101324, -88.18014973732474 41°49'56.2"N 88°10'48.5"W Blackwell Preserve Map showing Mt. Hoy Garbage Mountain: 8th Wonder - The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) · 26 May 1968 #FunFactsFriday: Mount Hoy AKA Mount Trashmore - Warrenvillehistorical.org Turning garbage into ski slopes - Chicago Tribune, Nov. 29, 1973 p. 111 Mt. Ned - Ned Brown Forest Preserve (Busse Woods) - NEVER OPENED Elk Grove Village, IL - near Chicago - Bisner Rd, N of Biesterfield Rd Google Maps / Google Earth 42.01216666321888, -88.02419486681764 "Mount Ned' falls a little short - Daily Herald, Chicago, Illinois · Thursday, January 06, 1977 Forest preserve plans for ski hill slide away - The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) · 24 Aug 1977 Round Lake, IL - NEVER OPENED corner of Route 120 and Fairfield Road in Round Lake, IL proposed year-round resort with Snowflex Google Maps / Google Earth 42.33369337975208, -88.10805135175059 Some neighbors say proposed ski hill in far north suburbs will be a 'disaster' - CBS News Year-Round Snowflex Ski Hill Proposed in the Chicago Suburbs - Unofficial Networks Proposed Chicagoland Year Round Ski Area Met With Local Opposition - Unofficial Networks Strong community opposition helps derail proposed ski hill in Round Lake - Daily Herald (subscription may be needed) The Windings - NEVER OPENED St. Charles, IL - Empire Rd The Windings: New Brannigar Project - Itasca Register (Itasca, Illinois) · 28 Feb 1969 advertisement Palos Park IL - NEVER OPENED McCarth Rd and Will-Cool Rd. Hill, but no resort, promised by developer - Suburbanite Economist (Chicago, Illinois) · 23 Aug 1972 Zion Ski Hill - NEVER OPENED Zion, IL - 14280 W. 9th St., Zion Google Maps / Google Earth 42.48282962838826, -87.9102891887432 Lake County District 4 Newsletter 08/25/2021 MWLSAP Homepage STILL OPEN (IL) Adventure Park at Alpine Hills - See Snowpark at Alpine Hills Chestnut Mountain Resort (formerly Chestnut Hills) still OPEN Galena, IL - northwest Illinois o: 1959 v: 475 ft. 42.319064569087445, -90.39377154719455 upside down (lodge at the top) Start Big Ski Resort at Savanna - Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) · Sun, Dec 14, 1958 https://vault.si.com/vault/1961/12/04/new-ski-facilities Ski Heil! - Quad City Times, Feb. 5, 1961, p. 39 - "opened just a week ago" Railroad Shorts - Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · Sun, Feb 18, 1962 - "only chairlift in Illinois" Ski Resorts Lure Tourists - Arlington Heights Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) · Thu, Dec 27, 1962 SKI Magazine, Jan. 1977 website skimap.org Four Lakes still OPEN Lisle, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1961 v: 100 ft.  41.78228816918524, -88.08358963373908 SKI Magazine, Feb. 1985 website skimap.org Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park still OPEN Andalusia, IL - northwest Illinois o: 1981 v: 262 ft. 41.425194926605215, -90.7462070914352 upside down (lodge at the top) website skimap.org Snowpark at Alpine Hills still OPEN Rockford, IL o: 2014   42.259057833370804, -89.03132687603444 website skimap.org (0 maps) Villa Olivia still OPEN Bartlett, IL - northeast Illinois o: 1966 v: 180 ft. 42.01282497123469, -88.22013854721597 website skimap.org MWLSAP Homepage

1956 Lost Wisconsin Ski Areas Facebook Page - omissions noted   1964 Chicago Tribune, Feb. 21, 1964   1980 Illinois Times (Springfield, Illinois) · Fri, Jan 4, 1980 See also: 8inillinois_Herald_and_Review_1980_01_27_Page_39.pdf Buffalo Mountain Cheztnut Mountain \our Lake Ski Are Holiday Park James Park Marriott's Lincolnshire resort Plumtree Ski Area Villa Oivia Ski Area

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