Conscious Choice: Winter Sports Resources

January 1999

Winter Sports Resources

by Scott Murrish

Cook County Forest Preserve District
800-870-3666

Toboggan sites:
Bemis Woods, Ogden Ave., west of Wolf Rd.
Dan Ryan Woods, 87th and Western Ave.
Deer Grove, Grove No. 5. north of Dundee Rd. west of Quentins Rd.
Jensen Slides, Devon Ave., east of Milwaukee Ave.
Swallow Cliff, Rt. 83 west of Mannheim Rd. (Rt. 45).

Chicago Park District Ice Skating
312-74 SKATE
11 refrigerated outdoor skating locations Nov 25-March 1
open skating hours, lessons and rentals available
M-F 3:00-7:30
FRI 7:30-8:45
SAT-SUN 12:30-5:30 (fee required)

Skate on State
110 N. State St.
Chicago, IL
312-744-2883
Free admission.
Skate rental $3 adults, $2 kids 12 & under.
Listing of Chicago and suburban outdoor skating rinks

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
185 Spring Avenue
P.O. Box 2339
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630-790-4900
630-942-6090 Winter Hotline
(DuPage operates a tubing hill at Blackwell Forest Preserve, but no longer maintains any ice skating locations)

Lake County Forest Preserves
2000 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, Illinois 60048-1199
847-367-6640
847-367-3675 TT/TDD
847-367-3676, ext. 165 Winter Sports Hotline

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Northern Illinois Coordinator
312-814-2073

Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
412 5 Boundary Rd.
Ontonagon, MI 49953
PHONE: (906) 885-5275
FAX: (906) 885-5798
(cabins, miles of trails for skiing or snowshoeing, downhill also)

Rentals
D - Downhill
B - snow Boards
X - Cross Country
S - Snowshoes

Quiet Hut Sports X, S
186 W Main St.
Whitewater, WI 53190-0053
414-473-2950

The General Store X, S
LaGrange, WI
414-495-8600

Windward Sports B
3317 N Clark
Chicago, IL
773-472-6868
King-Keyser D, B, X
41 S Washington
Hinsdale, IL
630-323-4320

Viking Ski Shop D,B,X,S
3422 W. Fulerton
Chicago, IL
773-276-1222

Recreation Equipment, Inc (REI)
17 W 160 22nd St D,B,X,S
Oakbrook Terrace,IL
630-574-7700

8225 Golf Rd S
Niles ,IL
847-470-9090

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
1000 W North Ave X, S
Chicago, IL
312-337-7750

2155 W 22nd St X, S
Oakbrook, IL
630-574-2729

Downhill Areas

Chestnut Mountain Resort - Galena , IL
Information: 800-397-1320
Snow Conditions: 800-798-0098

Four Lakes Village - Lisle, IL
Information: 708-964-2551
Snow Conditions: 708-964-2550

Plumtree Ski Area - Lake Carroll, IL
Information: 815-493-2881

Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park - Algonquin, IL
Information: 847-836-RAGE

Snowstar Ski Area - Taylor Ridge, IL
Information: 309-798-2666

Villa Olivia Ski Area - Bartlett, IL
Information: 630-289-5200
(xc rentals & trails also available on golf course)

Alpine Valley - East Troy, WI
Information: 414-642-7374

Wilmot Mountain - Wilmot, WI
Information: 414-862-2301

Tyrol Basin - Mt. Horeb, WI
Information: 608-437-4135

Devil’s Head Lodge - Merrimac, WI
Information: 608-493-2251

Cascade Mountain - Portage, WI
Information: 608-742-5588
Snow Conditions: 800-992-2SKI

Nordic & Snowshoe or Dogsled Destinations

Chain O’Lakes State Park
8916 Wilmot Road
Spring Grove, IL 60081
847-587-5512

Moraine Hills State Park
914 S. River Road
McHenry, IL 60050
815-385-1624
(9 miles of rolling trails, great for skiing)

Nordic Hills Resort
1401 Nordic Road
Itasca, Il
630-773-2750
630-773-3667 Fax
(xc rentals, golf course trails, lodging)

Arrowhead Golf Club
Wheaton, Il
630-653-5800
(xc rentals, skiing on golf course and adjacent forest preserve trails)
Wheaton Park District
630-665-4710

Kettle Morraine State Forest,
Eagle, WI
414-594-6200
(xc skiing & snowshoe trails, rentals at stores below)

Bear Paw Inn
N3494 Hwy. 55
White Lake, WI 54491
715-882-3502
(nordic skiing, snowshoe, dogsledding, lessons, workshops)

The Northwest Passage
1130 Greenleaf Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091
800-RECREATE
847-256-4409
(dogsled & ski trips, arctic expeditions)

Trek & Trail
Bayfield, WI
800-354-8735
(dogsled & ski trips)

Just-N-Trails Country Inn & Nordic Ski Center
7452 Kathryn Avenue
Sparta, Wisconsin
608-269-4522
800-488-4521
608-269-3280 Fax

Out Spokin’ Adventures
409 N. Court St.
Sparta, WI 54656
800-493-2453
608-269-6087
FAX: 608-269-6081
(ski and snowshoe tours)

Michigan Snowshoe Center
3800 W. Federal Highway
Roscommon, Michigan 48653
800-478-8151
(hosting Winter Trail Days event)

Wehr Nature Center
9701 West College Avenue
Franklin, Wi 53132
414-425-8550
(hosting Winter Trail Days event)

WEB SITES

Wisconsin Winter Recreation Guide
(listings of everthing winter in Wisconsin)

WinterNet Snow Report

Starting Out for Beginner Cross Country Skiers

The Northern Wisconsin Traveler

Cross Country Ski Areas Association
Nordic, Cross-Country and Snowshoeing Information Center - conditions and locations for all states

North Central Ski Area Observations

GoSKI The USA - ski resorts

Kick! Snowshoeing as Cross-Training for Runners

Mushing Magazine
907-479-0454

Snowshoe Central

Lake Shore Ski Club
Skokie, IL

Snowbird Ski Club
Palatine, IL

Ski Club Central

Chicago Metro Ski Council

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