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Gander Mountain

Ran 1958–1973. A ski area on the Illinois side of the Wisconsin line, right beside Wilmot Mountain, that ran from 1958 to 1973 with its lodge at the top.

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Gander Mountain sat just south of Wilmot Mountain, across the state line in Illinois, west of Antioch near Spring Grove. Its lodge stood at the top of the hill.1,2

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  1. 1958Opens beside Wilmot Mountain, per the Midwest project1
  2. 1973Closes, per the Midwest project1

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Lost near Gander Mountain

The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.

  • Lost Valley

    1974–1980 · 4.5 mi away · IllinoisA ski area on U.S. 12 north of Fox Lake, opened as Hidden Valley in 1974 and renamed Lost Valley in 1976, that closed in 1980.

  • Holiday Park

    1967–1986 · 8.8 mi away · IllinoisA ski hill at Ingleside, two miles south of Fox Lake, that ran from 1967 to 1986 with a chairlift, rope tows and night skiing.

  • Mount Tom

    Years not yet collected · 11.3 mi away · WisconsinA private ski hill with a ski jump near Burlington, in southeastern Wisconsin, skied from about 1952 and last mentioned in 1980.
All 9 lost ski areas in Illinois