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LOST
AREAS
Bendix Woods
Long Mountain
- Nashville, IN (Brown County)-
south central Indiana (one mile SW of Nashville
on Ind. 46 )
- o: 1979, c: 1982, South facing slopes
- v: 150 ft.
- In 1980: 3 rope tows, 1 quad
chairlift
- Google Maps / Google Earth
39.1907583, -86.2553382
- Skiers and
Snowboarders of the Midwest Facebook Group
- Two resorts
set up slopes in Nashville - Evansville Press (Evansville,
Indiana) · Tue, Nov 20, 1979
- Skiing in
Brown County -
The Republic, Sat. Dec. 22, 1979
- Long Mountain
Ready for Snow -
The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana) · Fri, Dec
28, 1979
- Four Southern
Indiana Ski Resorts Ready for Winter Snow
Skiing Season -
The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) · Sat, Nov 14,
1981
- skimap.org
Mt Wawasee
Nashville Alps (became Ski World in 1986)
- Nashville, IN (2887 State Rd
46 W) - south central Indiana
- o: 1979, c: 2002
- In 2001: 2 rope tows, 1 triple
chair, 1 quad chair
- Google Maps / Google Earth
39.15658467989174, -86.29771406350747
- Two resorts
set up slopes in Nashville - Evansville Press (Evansville,
Indiana) · Tue, Nov 20, 1979
- Skiing in
Brown County -
The Republic, Sat. Dec. 22, 1979
- Four Southern
Indiana Ski Resorts Ready for Winter Snow
Skiing Season -
The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) · Sat, Nov 14,
1981
- Abandoned and Forgotten
Indiana Facebook Group 1 2 3
- Falling Down
Is Easy! |
Classic Across Indiana Facebook video (2:19)
Thank you to Ted Kissel
- Ski World /
Nashville Alps Ski Area - wikimapia
- yelp.com
- Old ski hill? - reddit
- Indiana Ski
Areas - skibum.net
- Former Ski
World / Nashville Alps Ski Area - wikimapia.org
- skimap.org
Pines Peak
Family Ski Area (The Pines)
- Valparaiso, IN - northwestern
Indiana (674 Meridian Road, Valparaiso, IN)
- o: 1962, c: 2008
- v: 135 ft. (170 ft.)
- FIRST IN
STATE (along
with Tamarack Mountain and Pines Peak (?)
- In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows, 4 handle lifts
- In 1989: 1 rope tow, 3 handle
tows, 1 quad chairlift
- Google Maps / Google Earth
41.531844871848534, -87.06618967392588
- tried Astroturf and plastic
pellets
- Owner puts
Porter County ski slope up for sale, Dec. 2008 " . . . it first opened
47 years ago."
- SKI Magazine,
Jan. 1975 (link)
- SKI Magazine,
Sept. 1983 (link)
- Cincinnati
Magazine Jan 1985
(link)
- Indiana Ski
Areas - skibum.net
- Abandoned
Pines Peak Family Ski Area - YouTube video (9:49)
- Abandoned and Forgotten
Indiana Facebook Group 1 2
- Abandoned
Midwest Ski Area Is A Shell Of Its Former Self
-
Unofficialnetworks.com
- skimap.org
Pleasant Run
- Greencastle, IN - west
central Indiana (2 miles north, off US 231,
located at the home of co-founder Dr. John Lloyd
Stamper DDS ) 1 mi on 231 to top of hill, turn
right then 1 1/2 mi)
- o: 1979, c: 1986
- v: 150 ft. (125 ft.)
- 4 surface lifts
- Google Maps / Google Earth
39.668830682679705, -86.86796232628532
- Pleasant Run
Ski Area to open
- Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), Sept. 18,
1979
- Indiana's 9
ski areas -
Evansville Press, Nov. 19, 1979
- Like Early
Alpine Skiing -
The Indianapolis News, Feb. 11, 1981
- Ski Resorts
Welcome December Snow Cover - Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Dec.
25, 1983
- Cincinnati
Magazine Jan 1985
(link)
- Closing Out
Auction -
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) · Mon,
Dec 8, 1986
Ski Starlite (Starlight)
Ski Valley
Ski World * (see Nashville
Alps)
Starlight *( see Ski Starlite)
Tamarack Mountain Country
Club
- Angola, IN (3 1/2 miles north
of Angola on I 69 [US 27 ], then 1/2 mile east
- o: 1962 c: 1965 (?)
- FIRST IN
STATE (along
with Tamarack Mountain and Pines Peak (?)
- first
chairlift in Indiana
- Google Maps / Google Earth
41.69746553683853, -84.98964736175985
- New Recreation Area Mid-West
Ski Center - Angola Herald, Sept. 5, 1962 - part 1 / part 2
- Private
Indiana Country Club Open To Public - Palladium-Item (Richmond,
Indiana) · Fri, Feb 7, 1964 - "Tamarack Mountain
club has Indiana's only double chairlift."
- New Ski
Facilities -
Sports Illustrated, Dec 3, 1962
- Pamphlet
available at Evergreen Indiana Library
Consortium
MWLSAP
Homepage
Pokagon State
Park ^
No Tow, But
Refrigerated Toboggan Slide:
- Angola, IN - northeast
Indiana, 450 Lane 100 Lake James, Angola, IN
46703
- Google Maps / Google Earth (Toboggan Run - good view on
Google Earth)
41.70438937173898, -85.02880865884148
- Midwestern
States Offer Winter Sport - Chicago Tribune (Chicago,
Illinois) · Sun, Dec 18, 1955
- Indiana Has 5
Areas for Skiing
- Chicago Tribune, Dec. 8, 1967
- Pokagon State
Park Wins Fame As Ideal Spot for Winter Sports - Indianapolis Star, Dec. 31, 1967
- Skiing:
Beaucoup Snow -
The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana) ·
Sat, Jan 7, 1978
- Go out and
play! - The
Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) · Sun,
Dec 11, 2005 - picture of refrigerated toboggan
slide
Paoli Peaks - STILL OPEN
- owned by Vail Resorts
- o: 1978
- 38.55556999182344,
-86.51224123395552
- website
- skimap.org
Perfect North
Slopes - STILL OPEN
MWLSAP
Homepage
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The
Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana) · Sat,
Jan 7, 1978
Indianapolis Star,
Nov. 11, 1984, p. 41
LaPorte
- Ski Valley
New Carlisle - Bendix Woods
New Paris - Mt. Wawasee
Valparaiso - Pines Peak
Greencastle - Pleasant Run
Nashville - Nashville Alps (Ski World) and
Long Mountain
Lawrenceburg - Perfect North Slopes
Paoli - Paoli Peaks
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