Little Switzerland (Wisconsin)
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Little Switzerland was a ski resort
in Slinger, Wisconsin
with 15 runs, 5 chairlift
s and 2 rope tows, featuring a front side and a back side to the hill, with different attractions on each side, and a Bavarian Bar Room at the bottom of the hill, with snack bar and kitchen service. It opened on the same day as the Pearl Harbor
attack, December 7, 1941 with its last day of operation occurring on March 10, 2007, having served southeast Wisconsin for over 65 years.
Its equipment was auctioned off on August 17, 2007. In May 2011, it was reported that the former ski hill was sold to new owners and will reopen later this year.
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
in Slinger, Wisconsin
Slinger, Wisconsin
Slinger is a village in Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,901 at the 2000 census.-History:Originally named Schleisingerville after the founder, state senator Baruch Schleisinger in 1857, it was shortened during the 1920s to Slinger, a nickname which was already in...
with 15 runs, 5 chairlift
Chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs...
s and 2 rope tows, featuring a front side and a back side to the hill, with different attractions on each side, and a Bavarian Bar Room at the bottom of the hill, with snack bar and kitchen service. It opened on the same day as the Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...
attack, December 7, 1941 with its last day of operation occurring on March 10, 2007, having served southeast Wisconsin for over 65 years.
Its equipment was auctioned off on August 17, 2007. In May 2011, it was reported that the former ski hill was sold to new owners and will reopen later this year.
Front side
- Chicken Bowl (Green)
- Wineskin (Blue)
- Big Deal (Black)
- Chairlift Run (Blue)
- Bridge Run (Blue)
- First Avenue (Blue)
- Turn Pike (Blue)
Back side
- Happy Trail (Green)
- Southern Comfort (Blue)
- Schuss (Black)
- Shorty's Run (Black)
- Death Valley (Blue)
- Tyrol (Blue)
- Snow Bowl (Blue)
- Grandpa's Run (Green)