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Long Mountain stood on State Road 46 about a mile southwest of Nashville, in Brown County. Dr.1,3,4
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Lost near Long Mountain
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- 1979–2002 · 3.2 mi away · IndianaA chairlift ski area on State Road 46 west of Nashville in Brown County that opened in the 1979–80 winter, became Ski World in 1986 and closed around 2002.
- 1980–1984 · 56.6 mi away · IndianaA chairlift ski area on State Road 60 near Memphis and Sellersburg, about 13 miles from Louisville, with some 500 feet of vertical, that ran from 1980 to 1984.
- 1981–1998 · 68.7 mi away · KentuckyA ski area inside General Butler State Resort Park at Carrollton that opened in 1981 and closed during the 1997–98 winter.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 5 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Long Mountain stood on State Road 46 about a mile southwest of Nashville, in Brown County. Dr. Ronald Long, an Illinois cattle breeder, built it through a company he wholly owned on the 155-acre Old Berry Farm. In November 1979 it was one of two new areas taking shape in the valley, with Nashville Alps four miles to the west.1,3,4
It opened in the 1979–80 winter, a warm one in which both new Brown County areas ran only day by day. That first season it had a quad chairlift for its two main slopes, rope tows for the novice area, four slopes in all with the longest about 1,000 feet, night lighting and snowmaking, and a 40-by-80-foot lodge. Before the 1981–82 season it listed six slopes and a 150-foot drop.1,2,5
In late November 1982 the Internal Revenue Service seized the resort over more than $41,000 in federal employment taxes owed from 1979 through 1981 and posted warnings at its gate. People who knew the area saw none of the usual preseason work, and the Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project counts 1982 as its closing year.1,3
Sources for this history (5)
- 1Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · Indiana Lost Ski Areas
- 2The Herald-Times · New ski areas bring local fun (Ramsey Harik, The Herald-Times, Bloomington, January 15, 1980; scan on MWLSAP)
- 3Brown County Democrat · IRS seizes Long Mountain ski resort (Brown County Democrat, December 1, 1982; scan on MWLSAP)
- 4The Evansville Press · Two resorts set up slopes in Nashville (John Kaminski, The Evansville Press, November 20, 1979; scan on MWLSAP)
- 5The Republic · Four Southern Indiana Ski Resorts Ready for Winter Snow Skiing Season (Gary Lewis, The Republic, Columbus, November 14, 1981; scan on MWLSAP)
Photos
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Memories
What skiers remember of Long Mountain, in their own words.
Facts
Location
39.1852° N · 86.2538° W · Indiana
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
1979–1982
Closed after the 1982 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