Where James Park’s numbers come from
4 observations from 2 publishers behind 2 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 drop65 ft2 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“v: 65 ft.”
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026Differs: 300 ft “Vertical Drop: 300 ft Lifts: 2 rope tows”
Total lifts22 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectPublishedOct 2026“2 rope tows”
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026“Vertical Drop: 300 ft Lifts: 2 rope tows”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistorySki history · Colorado Ski History · coloradoskihistory.com
- Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectSki history · Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · mwlsap.org
- Mount Trashmore (Illinois) — WikipediaEncyclopedia · Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- OpenSkiMap — James ParkCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Coordinates
- OpenSkiMap — James Park
- Year opened
- Mount Trashmore (Illinois) — Wikipedia
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28James Park — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Skokie