Minnesota

Val Chatel - Park Rapids, MN, 13 miles from Mississippi Headwaters at Lake Itasca,

Buena Vista - still OPEN, Bemidji, MN, 8 miles to Mississippi River (Lake Bemidji)

Shingobee Ski Area - Walker, MN, 24 miles to Mississippi River at Cass Lake

Mount Itasca - still OPEN, Coleraine, MN, 5 mi to Mississippi river at Grand Rapids. MN

Sugar Hills - Grand Rapids, MN 7.5 miles to Mississippi River

Quadna - Hill City, MN, 12 miles to Mississippi River

Mount Ski Gull - still OPEN, Brainard, MN, 10 miles to Mississippi River (Brainard)

Twin Cities

Buffalo Valley Ski Area - Buffalo, MN, 11 miles to the Mississippi River

Birch Park, 21 miles from Mississippi River

Afton Alps - still OPEN, Hastings, MN (Dakota County), 7.5 miles to Mississippi Riiver (Prescott MN)

Barkers Alps (North Star Tow) Bayport MN, , 14 miles to the Mississippi River

Theodore Wirth Park ( also called Wirth Park, Mt. Wirth) now open as Loppet Foundation Alpine Learning Hill - Minneapolis, MN, 2.5 miles to Mississippi River

Bush Lake - 10 miles to Mississippi River

Mt. Normandale - still OPEN as Hyland Hills, 8 miles to Mississippi river (Fort Snelling)

Marthaler Ski Area - West St. Paul, MN (Dakota County), 2.3 miles to Mississippi River

Inver Hills Ski Hill (previously called NorSki) - Inver Grove Heights MN (Dakota County), 2.5 miles to Mississippi River

Battle Creek Park, St Paul, MN 1.8 miles to Mississippi River

Cedar Hills Ski Park - 15 miles

Eco Bakken - 23 miles

Edina Ski tow - 7 miles

Hidden Valley - 12 miles

Lone Lake - 10 miles

Mt. Sitzmark - 7.5 miles

North Oaks - 9.5 miles

Prior Lake - 17 miles

Ski tonka - 18 miles

SnoFun 3.6 miles

Snowcrest 24 miles

TCAAP 5.5 miles

Villa Park - 4.5 miles

Buck Hill, Burnsville MN, 13 miles to the Mississipp River

Pine Bend Ski Area - Hastings, MN (Dakota County). 0..6 miles to Mississippi River

Moon Valley Ski Area - Shakopee / Chaska, MN (Dakota County), 17 miles to Mississippi River

Southern Minnesota

Welch Village Ski Area - still OPEN, Welch, MN (Goodhue County), 6.5 miles to Mississippi River

Mt. Frontenac - Frontenac, MN (near Red Wing, (Goodhue County), 2.25 miles to Mississippi River

Snobakken Ski Tow - Wabasha, MN (Wabasha County), about a mile to the Mississippi River

Little Squaw Valley - Wabasha (Kellogg), MN (Wabasha County), 1.5 miles to Mississippi River

Coffee Mill - still OPEN, Wabasha, MN (Wabasha County) , 1.5 miles to Mississippi River

Wisconsin

Hiawatha Hills (Buffalo Valley Inc.) - between Cochrane and Alma, WI, 0.25 miles to Mississippi River

La Crosse Snow Bowl - La Crosse, WI , 2..25 miles to Mississippi River

Mt. LaCrosse - still OPEN, Lacrosse, WI, 1 mile to Mississippi River

Iowa

Sundown Mountain Resort - still OPEN, Dubuque, IA, 8 miles to Mississippi River

Illinois

Chestnut Mountain Resort - still OPEN, Galena, IL, lodge 0.5 miles from Mississippi River

Ski Snowstar Winter Sports Park - still OPEN, Andalusia, IL, 1 mile from Mississippi River

map from Skiing The Big Muddy SKI Magazine, Jan. 2002