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Nebraski

Ran 1980–1996. A small chairlift ski area by Interstate 80 near Gretna, between Omaha and Lincoln, open from 1980 as Trail Ridge and later as NebraSki until 1996.

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The area stood beside Interstate 80 near Gretna, about 23 miles from Omaha and 35 from Lincoln. It opened in 1980 as Trail Ridge and took the name NebraSki in 1991.1,2

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Timeline

5 events · swipe

  1. 1980Opens as Trail Ridge1,2
  2. 1991Renamed NebraSki1,2
  3. 1994Does not open for the 1994–95 season1
  4. 1995Runs again for the 1995–96 season1
  5. 1996Closes for good1

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Lost near Nebraski

The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.

  • Raccoon River

    Opened 1971 · 112.8 mi away · IowaA small ski area two miles north of Dexter, also called Dexfield Sports Area and Deer Run, with its lodge at the top, that ran from 1971 to about 1986.

  • Sunset

    Opened 1982 · 124.1 mi away · IowaA small ski area on old Iowa 3 just east of Cherokee, with 145 feet of vertical, recorded from 1982 to 1992.

  • Holiday Hill

    Opened 1963 · 141.1 mi away · South DakotaA small ski hill on the north shore of Lewis and Clark Lake, six miles west of Yankton, run in the mid-1960s.
All 2 lost ski areas in Nebraska