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Winterset

Where Winterset’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

How a figure is chosen
Advertised vertical drop225 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: 225 (180) ft.”
Skiable acres8 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Green Bay Press-Gazette (via Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project)
For winter fun, it's Winterset (advertisement) — Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 15, 1963 (clipping on MWLSAP)PublishedOct 2026“8 acres of well-groomed open slopes, serviced by 3 rope tows.”
Total lifts42 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 ): 3 rope tows, 1 cable hand tow”
For winter fun, it's Winterset (advertisement) — Green Bay Press-Gazette, December 15, 1963 (clipping on MWLSAP)Oct 2026Differs: 3 “8 acres of well-groomed open slopes, serviced by 3 rope tows.”

Pages cited

Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, the resort’s own pages first.

Other facts

Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.

Coordinates
OpenSkiMap — Winterset
Year opened
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, Wisconsin
History
Pink Panther (later Snowburst, then Bear Valley) — Midwest Lost Ski Areas Project, Wisconsin

Operating status

The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.