Granite Peak Ski Area
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Granite Peak Ski Resort is located just south of Wausau
, Wisconsin, United States, features 74 snow runs and 6 terrain parks as of 2011 and boasts 700 vertical feet. Its vertical rise makes it the 3rd tallest ski area in the Midwest after Mount Bohemia
(900 ft.) and Lutsen Mountains
(825 ft.) It is ten miles north-northeast of Central Wisconsin Airport
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When the ski area opened on the slopes of Rib Mountain 1937, it was one of the first ski areas in North America. Stowe in Vermont had opened a few years earlier in 1934. Sun Valley in Idaho had become the nation's first ski area in the western states in 1936.
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city. The city is adjacent to the town of Wausau.According to the 2000 census, Wausau had a population of 38,426 people...
, Wisconsin, United States, features 74 snow runs and 6 terrain parks as of 2011 and boasts 700 vertical feet. Its vertical rise makes it the 3rd tallest ski area in the Midwest after Mount Bohemia
Mount Bohemia
Mount Bohemia may refer to:* Mount Bohemia , mountain and ski centre in Michigan, * Mount Bohemia , mountain in Oregon,...
(900 ft.) and Lutsen Mountains
Lutsen Mountains
Lutsen Mountains is a downhill and cross-country ski and snowboard area located on the North Shore region in Cook County, Minnesota, USA.Lutsen is one of the northernmost ski areas in the United States outside of Alaska. It is located in the rugged Sawtooth Mountains, part of the Superior...
(825 ft.) It is ten miles north-northeast of Central Wisconsin Airport
Central Wisconsin Airport
Central Wisconsin Airport , referred to as "C-Way", is a public airport located southeast of the central business district of Mosinee, in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States...
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When the ski area opened on the slopes of Rib Mountain 1937, it was one of the first ski areas in North America. Stowe in Vermont had opened a few years earlier in 1934. Sun Valley in Idaho had become the nation's first ski area in the western states in 1936.