Where Hardscrabble’s numbers come from
5 observations from 2 publishers behind 3 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Advertised vertical drop400 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinPublishedOct 2026“v: 400 ft. (or 350)”Also said 350 ft (Oct 2026)
Named trails111 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wisconsin Historical Society
Hardscrabble Ski Area (postcard, 1952) — Wisconsin Historical Society, Image ID 148658PublishedOct 2026“T-Bar Lift & 8 Tows . . . 11 Runs.”
Total lifts72 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinPublishedOct 2026“In 1978 (Skalka): 5 rope tows, 2 T-bars”
Hardscrabble Ski Area (postcard, 1952) — Wisconsin Historical Society, Image ID 148658Oct 2026Differs: 9 “T-Bar Lift & 8 Tows . . . 11 Runs.”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinSki history · Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · mwlsap.org
- Hardscrabble — Skimap.orgSki guide · Skimap.org · skimap.org
- Hardscrabble Ski Area (postcard, 1952) — Wisconsin Historical Society, Image ID 148658Other site · Wisconsin Historical Society · wisconsinhistory.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedSkimap.org · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Hardscrabble — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Doyle