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Timberline opened for the winter of 1966–67, one of six new Wisconsin ski areas the Chicago Tribune counted that December. It stood two miles west of Arena on Highway 14 and began with two runs, a T-bar and a longest run of 2,000 feet.1,2
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Lost near Timberline
The closest other lost ski areas, as the crow flies.
- 1969–1991 · 7.6 mi away · WisconsinA ski hill overlooking the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway near Spring Green that opened in December 1969 and closed in 1991; its land is now a nature preserve.
- Opened 1954 · 16.2 mi away · WisconsinA small ski hill between Sauk City and Baraboo, first called Suicide Hill, that opened in 1954 and was gone by about 1971.
- Opened 1941 · 23.1 mi away · WisconsinA rope-tow ski hill near Devil's Lake State Park outside Baraboo, opened as Alpine Hill in 1941 and later run by Chicago's Windy City Ski Club.
History
Written by aurora.ski from the 3 pages below, each sentence numbered to its sources.
Timberline opened for the winter of 1966–67, one of six new Wisconsin ski areas the Chicago Tribune counted that December. It stood two miles west of Arena on Highway 14 and began with two runs, a T-bar and a longest run of 2,000 feet.1,2
By 1978 it had eight rope tows, a T-bar and three chairlifts, two of them quads, in the count of the Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, which gives its vertical as 256 feet, with 300 to 320 feet also noted, and 1982 as its closing year. Billed as Timberline Ski Mountain, it hosted a Greg Kihn Band concert on August 22, 1981.1,3
Sources for this history (3)
- 1Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project · Timberline — Wisconsin
- 2Chicago Tribune (via Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project) · When Snows Pile Up, Wisconsin Awaits Skiers: Six New Areas Will Welcome Ski Fans (George Bushnell Jr.)
- 3setlist.fm · Timberline Ski Mountain, Arena, WI, USA
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Memories
What skiers remember of Timberline, in their own words.
Facts
Location
43.1405° N · 89.9322° W · Wisconsin
OpenSkiMap lists it as abandoned.
Years operated
1966–1982
Closed after the 1982 season. It stays here as part of the record of U.S. ski areas.
Its numbers
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Terrain contours: USGS 3D Elevation Program, public domain