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Mt. LeBett was a ski hill in northeastern Wisconsin, 5 miles west of Coleman on County B.1,2
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Lost near Mt. LeBett
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- Opened 1960 · 12.9 mi away · WisconsinA small rope-tow ski hill west of Crivitz that opened in 1960 or 1961 and closed sometime between 1985 and 1987.
- 1941–1998 · 37 mi away · WisconsinA volunteer-run ski hill in Potawatomi State Park near Sturgeon Bay, open from the 1940s through the 1997–1998 season.
- 1960–1977 · 44.1 mi away · WisconsinA Door County ski hill south of Fish Creek, built in 1960 and later called the Omnibus, where skiing ended in the 1970s.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 2 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Mt. LeBett was a ski hill in northeastern Wisconsin, 5 miles west of Coleman on County B. MWLSAP dates it from 1965 to 1985 and gives it 300 feet of vertical; a 1978 listing it cites shows three rope tows, and it links SKI Magazine listings from January 1975 and December 1982. Skimap.org holds trail maps from 1977 and 1979.1,2
Sources for this history (2)
- 1Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · Mt. LeBett, Coleman — Wisconsin
- 2Skimap.org · Mt. LeBett ski maps
Photos
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Memories
What skiers remember of Mt. LeBett, in their own words.
Facts
Location
45.0589° N · 88.1459° W · Wisconsin
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
1965–1985
Closed after the 1985 season. It stays here as part of the record of U.S. ski areas.
Its numbers
all 2all 2, in one list
Terrain contours: USGS 3D Elevation Program, public domain