Where Skyline’s numbers come from
6 observations from 3 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
Advertised vertical drop335 ft2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinPublishedOct 2026“v: 335 ft.”
Sky Line, Wisconsin: Honest and friendly — SKI Magazine, Spring 1974 (page image on MWLSAP)Oct 2026“It has a 335-foot vertical and three rope tows in addition to the chairlifts.”
Named trails71 source1 of 1 agreefrom SKI Magazine (via Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project)
Sky Line, Wisconsin: Honest and friendly — SKI Magazine, Spring 1974 (page image on MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“The area's seven runs include Geronimo and Challenger for the experts”
Total lifts43 sources1 of 3 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinPublishedOct 2026“in 1978 ( Skalka ): 2 rope tows, 1 double chairlift, 1 triple chairlift”
Sky Line Ski Area - Friendship — Relik Ragwear (Wayback Machine copy of October 8, 2025)Oct 2026Differs: 5 “By 1972, Skyline had the first triple chairlift in the Midwest, to go along with the double chair and three rope tows.”
Sky Line, Wisconsin: Honest and friendly — SKI Magazine, Spring 1974 (page image on MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 5 “In recent years two chairlifts, a double and a triple, have been installed ... It has a 335-foot vertical and three rope tows in addition to the chairlifts.”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.
- Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinSki history · Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · mwlsap.org
- OpenSkiMap — SkylineCommunity map · OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · skimap.org
- Sky Line Ski Area - Friendship — Relik Ragwear (Wayback Machine copy of October 8, 2025)Other site · Relik Ragwear · web.archive.org
- Sky Line, Wisconsin: Honest and friendly — SKI Magazine, Spring 1974 (page image on MWLSAP)Other site · SKI Magazine (via Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project) · mwlsap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Skyline — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Adams