Local Skiing

Janet Davies checks out the local skiing scene. After getting outfitted and taking an indoor lesson on the Mogulslope Snowsports Trainer at Snowcrest Ski and Snowboard Center, Janet goes to the Northwest Suburbs for night skiing at Villa Olivia. This 185-foot ski hill has one four-person chairlift and eight rope tows. Villa Olivia is actually a country club with golf in the summer. The facility also hosts banquets and wedding receptions, so if you ever want to get married and then hit the slopes right away, Villa Olivia is the place! Still within a 90-minute drive, Janet travels to southern Wisconsin to ski at The Mountaintop at Grand Geneva. Once a Playboy Club, this 211-foot resort now welcomes families with an extensive ski school. The Grand Geneva Resort and Spa complex offers overnight lodging and an indoor water park. Also in Wisconsin, Janet takes a quick lesson at Wilmot Mountain, a 230-foot hill with eight chairlifts. Dating back to 1938, Wilmot Mountain is one of the oldest ski areas in the Midwest. The resort has been owned by generations of the same family throughout its history.

For More Information:

Snowcrest Ski and Snowboard Center
13352 South Cicero Ave.
Crestwood, IL 60445
(708) 389-4963
www.snowcrestskicenter.com
snowcrest@sbcglobal.net

Villa Olivia Country Club
1401 W. Lake St. (Route 20 & Naperville Road)
Bartlett, IL 60103-1632
(630) 289-1000 ext. 740
For Snow Conditions (630) 289-SNOW
www.villaolivia.com
info@villaolivia.com

The Mountaintop at Grand Geneva
7036 Grand Geneva Way (Hwy 50 East and 12)
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
(800) 558-3417
For Snow Conditions (262) 249-4790
www.grandgeneva.com/ski
grandgeneva.ski@grandgeneva.com

Wilmot Mountain
PO Box 177 (resort located on Hwy W, mile south of Wilmot, WI)
Wilmot, WI 53192
(262) 862-2301
For Snow Conditions (773) 736-0787
www.wilmotmountain.com
general@wilmotmountain.com