If you’re looking for a day out in the Winter, the ski resorts near the lake house are plentiful. There are numerous options that provide both skiing/snowboard and tubing options.
Cascade Mountain – Portage
Perched on a long ridge overlooking busy I-90/I-94, Cascade is considered the top day trip area in the Midwest. Weekend crowds can be big, but the ski area is equipped to handle them.
With 12 lifts including 2 high-speed, detachable quads, they can move a lot of skiers uphill quickly. Cascade offers 45 trails, four terrain parks and 15 snow tubing lanes.
Features
The park has 48 total runs, 11 lifts (8 chair, 3 surface) and a summit of 1,280 feet.
Cascade Mountain
W10441 Cascade Mtn. Rd.
53901 Portage, WI
Christmas Mountain – Wisconsin Dells
Christmas Mountain, located in the Wisconsin Dells, is a great ski and snowboard resort for learning. Christmas Mountain has a variety of beginner, intermediate and advanced terrain as well as a terrain park.
Features
The park has 16 total runs, 3 lifts (1 chair, 2 surface) and a summit of 1,250 feet.
Christmas Mountain Village
S-944 Christmas Mountain Road
53965 Wisconsin Dells, WI
Devil’s Head Resort – Merrimac
Devil’s Head, located in the beautiful Baraboo Bluffs region of central Wisconsin, is a big resort by Midwest standards – in fact, it’s the third largest in the Midwest. The resort’s strengths are long blue cruising runs that are impeccably groomed.
Features
The park has 30 total runs, 9 lifts (7 chair, 2 surface) and a summit of 995 feet.
Devil’s Head Resort
S-6330 Bluff Road
53561 Merrimac, WI
Nordic Mountain – Wild Rose
Nordic Mountain, located in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, is a place to take the family for skiing and snowboarding fun. Those interested in other snow activities can enjoy tubing. The mountain offers a great snow sports school for those just learning and dining for guests.
Features
The park has 16 total runs, 7 lifts (2 chair, 5 surface) and a summit of 1137 feet.
Nordic Mountain
W5806 Cty Rd W
54984 Wild Rose, WI
Tyrol Basin – Mount Horeb
Tyrol Basin, located near Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, has long been known around the heartland for its skiing and snowboarding. It is known for having some of the best terrain parks in the Midwestern United States.
Features
The park has 18 total runs, 5 lifts (3 chair, 2 surface) and a summit of 1160 feet.
Tyrol Basin
3487 Bohn Road
53572 Mt. Horeb, WI
Granite Peak – Wausau
While this is the farthest from the lake house, it’s well worth the trip. Rising high above the city, Rib Mountain, the highest point in the Badger State, plays host to one of the Midwest’s largest ski areas. Granite Peak, which resembles a small New England ski area and at night you would swear you were in Vermont with the lights of the ski trails shimmering high above the town.
What We Love
The park has 60 total runs, 7 lifts (5 chair, 2 surface) and a summit of 1942 feet.
Granite Peak
227200 Snowbird Ave
Wausau, WI 54401
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