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Lost Valley

Where Lost Valley’s numbers come from

5 observations from 3 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

How a figure is chosen
Advertised vertical drop120 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: 120 ft.”
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026Differs: 200 ft “Vertical Drop: 200 Lifts: 2 chairlifts, 2 rope tows”
Total lifts43 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Vertical Drop: 200 Lifts: 2 chairlifts, 2 rope tows”
Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectOct 2026Differs: 5 “In 1978 ( Skalka ): 3 rope tows and 2 chairlifts”
Discover Lost Valley during the Grand Opening (advertisement, Chicago Tribune, January 9, 1976), copy on the Midwest Lost Ski Areas ProjectOct 2026Differs: 5 “Two double chair lifts • Three rope tows”

Pages cited

Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.

Other facts

Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.

Coordinates
Lost Valley — Skimap.org
Year opened
Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
closedYear
Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
History
Fox Trails Sports Area — Lost Illinois Ski Areas, Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project

Operating status

The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.

  • abandonedSkimap.org · Ski guide · 2026-09-28Lost Valley — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Burton