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Greenbush Ski Hill

Closed after the 1979 season. A small upside-down ski hill in the Kettle Moraine State Forest's northern unit near Campbellsport, with parking on top, that closed in 1979.

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Greenbush Ski Hill was on an east-facing slope in the northern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest near Campbellsport. It was one of the Midwest's upside-down ski areas, with the parking at the top and the lodge at the bottom.1,2,3

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Timeline

4 events · swipe

  1. c. 1940May have opened about now, per MWLSAP1
  2. 1951Wisconsin State Journal runs a picture story on the hill1
  3. 1978Two rope tows listed1
  4. 1979Closes, per the Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project1

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Lost near Greenbush Ski Hill

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

  • Calumet

    1950–1996 · 27.4 mi away · WisconsinA rope-tow ski hill in Calumet County Park near Stockbridge, once called Calumet Hills, that ran from 1950 to 1996.

  • Kiwanis Hill

    Opened 1949 · 37.8 mi away · WisconsinA volunteer-run rope-tow hill in Ripon's Kiwanis Park, first skied from 1949 and revived from 1978 into the 1980s.

  • Hidden Valley Ski Area

    1956–2013 · 39.7 mi away · WisconsinA ski area near Maribel in Manitowoc County, with 200 feet of vertical, that ran from 1956 to 2013 apart from four closed years before 2006–07.
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