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Hidden Valley was a ski area near Maribel, in the hills of northern Manitowoc County south of Green Bay. MWLSAP dates it from 1956 and gives it 200 feet of vertical; a 1978 listing it cites shows three rope tows and a chairlift.1,2,3
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Lost near Hidden Valley Ski Area
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- Opened 1964 · 16 mi away · WisconsinA small hill near De Pere, just south of Green Bay, that ran as the Pink Panther, then Snowburst, and last as Bear Valley.
- 1950–1996 · 29.8 mi away · WisconsinA rope-tow ski hill in Calumet County Park near Stockbridge, once called Calumet Hills, that ran from 1950 to 1996.
- Closed 1979 · 39.7 mi away · WisconsinA small upside-down ski hill in the Kettle Moraine State Forest's northern unit near Campbellsport, with parking on top, that closed in 1979.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 4 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Hidden Valley was a ski area near Maribel, in the hills of northern Manitowoc County south of Green Bay. MWLSAP dates it from 1956 and gives it 200 feet of vertical; a 1978 listing it cites shows three rope tows and a chairlift. A WTMJ-TV film record in the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee archives says owner Jack Froelich installed snowmaking in March 1965, when a snow drought was hurting the ski business.1,2,3
The area had been closed for four years when David Lodl took it over in 2006–07. After seven seasons, its website said it would not open for 2013–14; First Tracks then described a 50-acre area with one chairlift and several rope tows. MWLSAP gives 2013 as its closing year. Skimap.org holds trail maps from 1989 to 2007.1,2,4
Sources for this history (4)
- 1Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · Hidden Valley Ski Area, Maribel — Wisconsin
- 2First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine · Hidden Valley Ski Area Shutters (October 29, 2013)
- 3University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Libraries · Hidden Valley Ski Area in Manitowoc — WTMJ-TV News Search (Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, UWM Libraries Archives Department)
- 4Skimap.org · Hidden Valley Ski Area ski maps
Photos
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Memories
What skiers remember of Hidden Valley Ski Area, in their own words.
Facts
Location
44.2704° N · 87.7602° W · Wisconsin
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
1956–2013
Closed after the 2013 season. It stays here as part of the record of U.S. ski areas.
Its numbers
all 3all 3, in one list
Terrain contours: USGS 3D Elevation Program, public domain