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