Where Pere Marquette’s numbers come from
4 observations from 2 publishers behind 3 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
Base elevation500 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Vertical Drop: 420 ft Top: Base: 500”
Advertised vertical drop380 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: 380 ft.”
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryOct 2026Differs: 420 ft “Vertical Drop: 420 ft Top: Base: 500”
Total lifts51 source1 of 1 agreefrom Colorado Ski History
Lost Areas #26 (The Lost Ski Areas of Illinois), The Colorado Skier, July 30, 1998 — Colorado Ski HistoryPublishedOct 2026“Lifts: chairlift, 4 rope tows 100% snowmaking”
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
- OpenSkiMap — Pere MarquetteCommunity 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 — Pere Marquette
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Pere Marquette — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Quarry