Where Timberline’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
Advertised vertical drop256 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinPublishedOct 2026“v: 256 (300 - 320) ft”
Named trails21 source1 of 1 agreefrom Chicago Tribune (via Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project)
When Snows Pile Up, Wisconsin Awaits Skiers: Six New Areas Will Welcome Ski Fans (George Bushnell Jr.) — Chicago Tribune, December 4, 1966 (clipping on MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“Timberline, two miles west of Arena on highway 14, has two runs, a T-bar lift and a 2,000 foot longest run.”
Total lifts122 sources1 of 2 agree · differfrom Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, WisconsinPublishedOct 2026“In 1978 ( Skalka ): 8 rope tows, 1 T-bar, 3 chairlifts (including 2 quads)”
When Snows Pile Up, Wisconsin Awaits Skiers: Six New Areas Will Welcome Ski Fans (George Bushnell Jr.) — Chicago Tribune, December 4, 1966 (clipping on MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 1 “Timberline, two miles west of Arena on highway 14, has two runs, a T-bar lift and a 2,000 foot longest run.”
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
- When Snows Pile Up, Wisconsin Awaits Skiers: Six New Areas Will Welcome Ski Fans (George Bushnell Jr.) — Chicago Tribune, December 4, 1966 (clipping on MWLSAP)Other site · Chicago Tribune (via Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project) · mwlsap.org
- OpenSkiMap — TimberlineCommunity 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.
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- abandonedOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Community map · 2026-09-28Timberline — status: abandoned; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 0; downhill runs mapped: 0; Arena