Skiing Fun Near Cedar Rapids in Winter
Winter readers learn nearby ski options in Eastern Iowa. Squaw Creek Park in Marion offers two slopes with rope tow and weekend hours, lights for night skiing, and a lodge with fireplaces. Nearby shops rent equipment, enabling a same day, low cost outing for families.
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Cedar Rapids- Marion
Iowa County
Waverly
Decorah
Dubuque
Iowa
Squaw Creek Park
Marion
Squaw Creek
Ski slope opens in Iowa County Park for season two
Cluridom, Marion Ski and Recreation, and Chalet Ski rent equipment. The Iowa County Park slope near Millersburg opens Dec 30 with rope tow and separate hills for skiing, tobogganing, and sledding. Hours: Sat Sun 1 9 pm, Wed 6 9 pm. Private party slots require week ahead bookings for 20+. Park number Millersburg (319) 655-7308.
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Marion Ski and Recreation
Iowa County
Millersburg
Lake Iowa
Iowa County Conservation Board
Earl O’brien
Fun Valley
Montezuma
Poweshiek County
Try slopes in adjoining states
Eastern Iowans have several nearby ski areas across Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota. Chestnut Mountain Lodge near Galena Illinois offers daily hours 9 to 4 30 with night skiing 6 to 10 Tuesday through Saturday. Wisconsin lists La Crosse Mount LaCrosse Mills Snowbow Boscobel Bull Run Arena Timberline Ski Mount Horeb Tyrol Basin Spring Green Wintergreen and more with varied runs lifts and rental rates. Minnesota slots include Rochester Wabasha Decorah area Frontenac and Sundown near Dubuque Iowa details phone numbers and prices for each facility provided.
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Wisconsin
Koelsch
la Crosse
Mount LaCrosse
Mississippi River
Mills — Snowbow
Apple Orchard
Mississippi
Lansing
Boscobel
Bull Run
Wisconsin River
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Arena — Timberline
Madison
Highway 14
Mount Horeb
Tyrol Basin
Wintergreen
Wisconsin Division of Tourism
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Rochester
Wabasha’s
Frontenac
Mount Frontenac
Red Wing
Welch
Edwin Bryan
Nor-Ski
Decorah Ski Association
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
Decorah Parks and Recreation Office
Waverly
Ski Villa
Sundown
Asbury Road
Dubuque
Midwest
Veterans Memorial Park
32Nd Street
Highway 52
Duck Creek Park
Davenport
Boone
Hardy
Humboldt
Horseshoe Bend
Milford
Holiday Mountain
Estherville
Deer Run
Dexter
Crescent
Council Bluffs
Tourism and Travel Division
Iowa Development Commission
Jewett Building
Des Moines
Marion area students take to the slopes for skiing
Marion High School juniors and seniors joined a one day pilot skiing course with lessons from physical education instructor Roger Hanson. Kennedy High School clubs plan trips to Minnesota and Wisconsin while Linn-Mar and College Community schools expand ski offerings for this school year.
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Dubuque
Roger Hanson
Marion High School
Hanson
Kennedy High School
Harold Wilkinson
Kennedy
Hills
Minnesota
Wisconsin
John Fenton
Fenton
Linn-Mar High School
Arnold McCoy
McCoy
Sundown
Galena
Colorado
College
Mick Mattiace
Marion
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Jim Mayer
Gazette
Rob Courtney
Cluridom
By Jim Mayer
Pella
Chestnut Lodge
C.R
Christie Wallace
Cedar Rapids
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Henry Witwer
Witwer Insurance
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